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Laurette Taylor
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Although she only appeared in a handful of movies, she is considered one of the most influential stage actresses of all time, being an inspiration to such acting legends as
Katharine Hepburn
,
Marian Seldes
,
June Havoc
,
Martin Landau
,
Uta Hagen
,
Maureen Stapleton
and
Ben Gazzara
.
Suffered from severe alcoholism which almost certainly contributed to her untimely death at the age of 62.
Played Amanda Wingfield in the original Broadway production of "The Glass Menagerie".
At one time planned to have a biopic of her life filmed with Judy Garland as the star.
The actress Judith Bliss of Noel Coward's play "Hay Fever" was apparently modelled on Laurette Taylor.
She turned down the title role in Samuel Goldwyn's 1925 version of Stella Dallas.
Born the same day as
Lon Chaney
.
Began as a child in vaudeville.
Mother of
Dwight Taylor
(b. 1902) and Marguerite (b. 1904)
Aunt of
Michael Owen
.
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