Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 â€" February 19, 1965) was an
American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different
decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color
films.Taylor was born in Bloomington, Illinois. His father managed the
Dreamland Theatre in Kewanee, Illinois, and a news item in 1916
reported, "Manager Chris Taylor of Dreamland at Kewanee features his
son, E. Forrest Taylor, in Western pictures every Monday."Taylor was a
veteran of the stage by the time he started appearing as a silent lead
in both short and feature-length films. His talents extended beyond
acting to include management. The Richfield Reaper, in a January 23,
1908, article, wrote about Taylor's efforts with the Empire Amusement
Company, saying, "Mr. Taylor certainly deserves success as when he
took hold of the company it was badly disorganized and in debt, but he
has brought order out of the chaos and is now in good shape ..."A
newspaper article published in The Arizona Republic on October 13,
1922, described Taylor and Anne Berryman as "two of the best known
players in the western portion of the country." At that time, Taylor
headed his own troupe after having spent nine months with the Majestic
Theatre Players in Los Angeles.
American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different
decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color
films.Taylor was born in Bloomington, Illinois. His father managed the
Dreamland Theatre in Kewanee, Illinois, and a news item in 1916
reported, "Manager Chris Taylor of Dreamland at Kewanee features his
son, E. Forrest Taylor, in Western pictures every Monday."Taylor was a
veteran of the stage by the time he started appearing as a silent lead
in both short and feature-length films. His talents extended beyond
acting to include management. The Richfield Reaper, in a January 23,
1908, article, wrote about Taylor's efforts with the Empire Amusement
Company, saying, "Mr. Taylor certainly deserves success as when he
took hold of the company it was badly disorganized and in debt, but he
has brought order out of the chaos and is now in good shape ..."A
newspaper article published in The Arizona Republic on October 13,
1922, described Taylor and Anne Berryman as "two of the best known
players in the western portion of the country." At that time, Taylor
headed his own troupe after having spent nine months with the Majestic
Theatre Players in Los Angeles.
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