Actress. A former typist, Taylor married a banker at age 17 and after leaving him, moved to New York City to study dramatic acting. She modeled for artists and appeared in the chorus of a couple Broadway shows. In the early 1920s she went to Hollywood and was noted as one of the film colony's most beautiful women. She appeared on Broadway in two shows, 1919's 'Come on Charlie' with Lilyan Tashman and 1928's 'The Big Fight' with Jack Dempsey and Edna Bennett. In 1925, she married 1920's heavyweight champion boxer Jack Dempsey, they were divorced in 1931. August 1926 found Taylor signing a contract with Joseph Schenck to appear in pictures for United Artists. On the night of December 4, 1944, she spent an evening of dinner and drinks with actress Lupe Velez, and was the last person to see Velez alive, a victim of suicide. Taylor was founder and president of California Pet Owners' Protective League, was widely known for her devotion to pets and in 1953, served on the City Animal Regulation Commission.
Actress. A former typist, Taylor married a banker at age 17 and after leaving him, moved to New York City to study dramatic acting. She modeled for artists and appeared in the chorus of a couple Broadway shows. In the early 1920s she went to Hollywood and was noted as one of the film colony's most beautiful women. She appeared on Broadway in two shows, 1919's 'Come on Charlie' with Lilyan Tashman and 1928's 'The Big Fight' with Jack Dempsey and Edna Bennett. In 1925, she married 1920's heavyweight champion boxer Jack Dempsey, they were divorced in 1931. August 1926 found Taylor signing a contract with Joseph Schenck to appear in pictures for United Artists. On the night of December 4, 1944, she spent an evening of dinner and drinks with actress Lupe Velez, and was the last person to see Velez alive, a victim of suicide. Taylor was founder and president of California Pet Owners' Protective League, was widely known for her devotion to pets and in 1953, served on the City Animal Regulation Commission.
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