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Ferris Taylor

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Death: March 07, 1961 (72)
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Son of Pleasant John "Ples" Taylor and Olive B. "Ollie" Taylor
Brother of Lee Morse and Glen H. Taylor, U.S. Senator

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About Ferris Taylor

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11843636/ferris-taylor

Actor. He specialized in playing authority figures, often wearing a pompous air and a blatant toupee. Ferris appeared in some 120 films, among them "Tillie and Gus" (1933), "Behind the Mike" (1937), "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" (1939), "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), "Back Street" (1941), "Blossoms in the Dust" (1941), "Wilson" (1944), "The Gunfighter" (1950), and "The Siege At Red River" (1954). The Texas-born Taylor performed on Broadway and was a radio announcer (which he also played onscreen) before coming to films in 1933.

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Ferris Taylor's Timeline

1888
March 25, 1888
1961
March 7, 1961
Age 72