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Don Taylor (director Born 1920)
Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including the 1948 film noir ''The Naked City'', ''Battleground (film), Battleground'', ''Father of the Bride (1950 film), Father of the Bride'', ''Father's Little Dividend'' and ''Stalag 17''. He later turned to directing films such as ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' (1971), ''Tom Sawyer (1973 film), Tom Sawyer'' (1973), ''Echoes of a Summer'' (1976) and ''Damien: Omen II'' (1978). Biography Early life and work The son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Taylor, Donald Ritchie Taylor was born in Freeport, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1920. (Another source says that he was born "in Pittsburgh and raised in Freeport, Pa.") He studied speech and drama at Penn State University and hitchhiked to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1942. He was signed as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appeared in small roles. Drafted into the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport, Pennsylvania
Freeport is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; it is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwest corner of the county. The population was 1,813 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census. Geography Freeport is located at (40.674337, -79.686320). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.20%, is water. Streams The Kiskiminetas River joins the Allegheny River near Freeport; specifically on its eastern bank between Schenley, Pennsylvania, Schenley and Kiskiminetas Junction, Pennsylvania, Kiskiminetas Junction, less than one mile northeast of Freeport. Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River), Buffalo Creek enters the Allegheny River on its western bank at Freeport. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,962 people, 878 households, and 532 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,697.9 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
