Don Taylor (American actor and director)

Don Taylor was an American actor and film director. He costarred in 1950s classics, including Stalag 17, Father of the Bride, and the 1948 film noir The Naked City. He later turned to directing films such as Escape from the Planet of the Apes , Tom Sawyer , and Damien Omen II .

The son of Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Taylor, he was born Donald Ritchie Taylor in Freeport, Pennsylvania, on December 13, 1920. He studied speech and drama at Penn State University and hitchhiked to Hollywood in 1942. He was signed as a contract player at MetroGoldwynMayer and appeared in small roles. Drafted into the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, he appeared in the Air Forcess Winged Victory Broadway play and movie , credited as Cpl. Don Taylor.

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