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Joyce Taylor Profile
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| 14 September 32 | is born in Taylorville, Illinois. Her father is a singer with his own radio show in St. Louis. |
| ? | sings at the Lake Club in Springfield, Illinois |
| c. 47 | signs with Mercury Records at age 15 |
| March 54 | sings on "The Walter Wichell Show." Soon after, Winchell gets a phone call from Walter Kane asking for her. |
| ? | is put under contract by billionaire Howard Hughes; then Hughes puts the contract on hold |
| ? | meets Hughes for the first time at RKO and for the second time on an empty sound stage, where he stays in the dark, unseen by her |
| ? | Hughes places her with her mother and sisters in a home in Bel Air |
| ? | accompanied by chaperones, she goes with Hughes to Palm Springs and Florida |
| 57 | is to be in Ten Thousand Bedrooms opposite Dean Martin, when Howard Hughes makes his attorney, Greg Bautzer, cease her contract. As a result, producer Joseph Pasternak has to drop her. A week later, Bautzer again offers her a contract for $3,500 a week, but she declines. |
| September 58 | entertains at the St. Elisabeth's Parish of Van Nuys Hawaiian luau, held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Bisaccio, 14947 Hamlin Street, Van Nuys |
| 59 | marries Edward S Bellinson |
| May 60 | promotes a do-it-yourself shuffleboard game in local newspapers |
| June 60 | promotes a barbecue pit in local newspapers |
| September 60 | director Andrew Stone casts her for his Ring of Fire after testing 14 girls |
| January 63 | is off to Lake Arrowhead for location filming of William Castle's The Candy Web |
| 63 | does an unsold pilot for director-producer William Castle, "The 13th Gate" |
| is in the pilot for "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." |
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| her son, Robert L Bellinson is born |
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| ? | has her own publishing company, Joyce Taylor Music, and writes for other recording artists |
| 72 | marries Richard Perry Hinnant |
| 96 | makes her home in Colorado writing poetry |
| 24 | dies |
| Sources: Giseld Dervishi, Monsters, Mutants and Heavenly Creatures by Tom Weaver, Van Nuys News, Reno Evening Gazette, The Odessa American, The Valley Independent, Ulitzer95, Richard Hinnant, www.IMDb.com | |
| Recommended Books: Monsters, Mutants and Heavenly Creatures by Tom Weaver | |
| Links: Filmography | |