Joan Taylor
| Joan Taylor | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Rose Marie Emma August 18, 1929 Geneva, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
March 4, 2012 (aged 82) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Rose Freeman |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1989 |
| Spouse(s) |
Leonard Freeman (m. 1953-1974; his death) Walter Grauman (m. 1976-1980; divorced) |
Joan Taylor (August 18, 1929 – March 4, 2012) was an American television and film actress.
Personal life
Taylor was born Rose Marie Emma in Geneva, Illinois. Her father Joseph Emma was from Sicily and became the manager of the Deerpath movie theatre in Lake Forest, Illinois where Joan was brought up [1] and a Hollywood prop man. Her mother Amelia Berky was from Austria and became a vaudeville dancer/singer.[2]
Taylor married Leonard Freeman, later the creator of Hawaii Five-O, in 1953. The couple had three daughters. After her contract for The Rifleman ran out, she retired from acting to raise her children.[3] When Freeman died in January 1974 following heart surgery, Taylor started managing Leonard Freeman Productions and the business of Hawaii Five-O under the name Rose Freeman.[4] She went to at least one Five-O convention to talk to fans.[5]
With her children older, she found herself writing, including co-author credit for the comedy Fools Rush In (1997 film) starring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek.[6]
Taylor married TV producer-director Walter Grauman in 1976; the couple divorced in 1980.[7]
Filmography
Television
- Split (1989) as Tourist
- 77 Sunset Strip as Beth Collins (1 episode, 1963)
- The Rifleman as Milly Scott (18 episodes, 1960–1962)
- The Dick Powell Show (1 episode, 1962)
- Bronco as Lorain (1 episode, 1962)
- My Three Sons as Muriel Stewart (1 episode, 1961)
- Rawhide as Paibada (1 episode, 1961)
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor as Myrna Fontaine (1 episode, 1961)
- Lock Up as Lauren Bodret (1 episode, 1960)
- Colt .45 as Dr. Ellen McGraw (1 episode, 1959)
- The Millionaire as Mary Ann Wilson (1 episode, 1959)
- The Texan (1 episode, 1959)
- Philip Marlowe as Julie Kenton (1 episode, 1959)
- Men into Space as Carol Gordon (1 episode, 1959)
- 21 Beacon Street as Ruth (2 episodes, 1959)
- U.S. Marshal as Maryjo (1 episode, 1959)
- Gunsmoke as Anna Wheat (1 episode, 1959)
- Wagon Train as Bright Star (episode "A Man Called Horse", 1958)
- Peter Gunn as Liz Taylor (1 episode, 1958)
- Yancy Derringer as Lavinia Lake (1 episode, 1958)
- Zane Grey Theater as Rose Bailey (1 episode, 1958)
- Mike Hammer as Diane Baxter / (2 episodes, 1958)
Feature films
- Omar Khayyam (1957) as Yaffa
- 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) as Marisa Leonardo
- War Drums (1957) as Riva
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) as Carol Marvin
- Girls in Prison (1956) as Anne Carson
- Fort Yuma (1955) as Francesca
- Apache Woman (1955) as Anne LeBeau
- Rose Marie (1954) as Wanda
- War Paint (1953) as Wanima
- Off Limits (1953) as Helen
- The Savage (1952) as Luta
- On Dangerous Ground (1952) (uncredited) as Hazel
- Last Date (1950) as Jeanne
- Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) as Evelyn Slocum
References
- ↑ http://www.riflemanconnors.com/20_Million_Miles_of_Memories.htm
- ↑ Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen - The Private Lives and Times
- ↑ Morrison, Pat (1960-12-25), "Joan Taylor Brings Romantic Interest to 'The Rifleman' Series", The Modesto Bee
- ↑ Rose Freeman dies at 82, retrieved 2012-03-07
- ↑ Hawaii Five-O FAQ, retrieved 2012-03-07
- ↑ Actress Joan Taylor Dies at 82, 2012, retrieved 2012-03-07
- ↑ Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. McFarland. p. 285. ISBN 9780786470631.
External links
- Joan Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- Joan Taylor at AllMovie
- Joan Taylor at the TCM Movie Database
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