Eric Archdale Tayler (4 December 1921 – 6 August 1997) was a New Zealand-born television producer, director and actor, best known for his work for the BBC in the United Kingdom and the ABC in Australia.
Biography
Tayler was born in
Hamilton, New Zealand
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, and educated at
Auckland Grammar School
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He served in the
New Zealand Army
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during World War II as part of the second
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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In 1947, Tayler moved to
London
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, where he attended the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...
(RADA) from 1947 to 1950, which was where he met his wife, Welsh-Australian actress
Lyn James
Lyn James (13 November 1929 – 31 May 2017), credited also as Marilyn James, was a Welsh-born actress of stage and screen and director, who became known for her career in England and later Australia, particularly as receptionist Helen Gordon in ...
, with whom he had two children. In 1955, Tayler joined the drama department of the
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