[1] Born in Taylorville, Illinois on September 14, 1937,[2] she based her stage name on her hometown.
When she was 16, she was singing at Chez Paree nightclub in Chicago and other similar venues.
[3] She was under contract to Howard Hughes-owned RKO Pictures in the 1950s, but he only allowed her to act in one movie (a small part in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt in 1956).
[citation needed] Taylor married stockbroker Edward Bellinson.
Taylor died in Fort Collins, Colorado in January 2024, at the age of 87.