Born 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois, American actress Joyce Taylor sang in amateur shows at age 10 and turned professional at 15, signing with Mercury Records (billed as Joyce Bradley). When she was 16, she was singing at Chez Paree nightclub in Chicago and other similar venues.
Taylor 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). When her seven-year contract ended, she became a regular on the science-fiction adventure TV series Men Into Space (1959–60) and acted in many other TV shows, as well as several feature films.
Taylor starred in movies and TV series mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. She married a stockbroker, Edward Bellison. Take a look at these vintage photos to see the beauty of young Joyce Taylor in the 1950s and 1960s.
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