| Years active 1965–1977 Name Delores Taylor | Role Film actress | |
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| Born 1932 (age 82–83)Winner, South Dakota, U.S. Occupation Actress, screenwriter, producer Spouse Tom Laughlin (m. 1954–2013) Education University of South Dakota Children Teresa Kelly, Frank Laughlin, Christina Laughlin Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress Movies Billy Jack, The Trial of Billy Jack, The Born Losers, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, The Master Gunfighter Similar People Tom Laughlin, Teresa Kelly, Cisse Cameron, Susan Foster, David Roya | ||
Billy jack tom laughlin and delores taylor interview on his 80th birthday warriors part 1
Delores Taylor (born September 27, 1932) is an American former film actress, writer and producer, known for her roles in the Billy Jack films of the 1970s.
Contents
- Billy jack tom laughlin and delores taylor interview on his 80th birthday warriors part 1
- Billy jack tom laughlin and delores taylor interview on his 80th birthday warriors part 2
- Life and career
- References
Billy jack tom laughlin and delores taylor interview on his 80th birthday warriors part 2
Life and career
Taylor was born in 1932. She was raised in Winner, South Dakota. She met actor Tom Laughlin while a student at the University of South Dakota in 1953, and married him on October 15, 1954. Together the couple developed the character of "Billy Jack", who first appeared in the 1967 film The Born Losers. They followed that with Billy Jack in 1971, then The Trial of Billy Jack in 1974, and Billy Jack Goes to Washington in 1976. Taylor and Laughlin played the starring roles in the latter three films. Taylor was nominated for a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1972.
Taylor co-produced both The Born Losers and the 1975 film The Master Gunfighter.
Delores Taylor is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
