Jacqueline Devon Taylor Fries (June 29, 1925 – May 5, 2014), professionally known as Jackie Lynn Taylor, was an American

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Biography

Jacqueline Devon Taylor was born in Compton, California, and appeared in five '' Our Gang'' short subjects from 1934 to 1935. She often portrayed the sister or girlfriend of one of the boys, usually

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. She joined

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in 1951 as the hostess of the first daily two-hour

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in the

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area. For over ten years, she had the top-rated television show in the

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area. Her credits also include directing and producing television programs as well as performing in over seventy-five movies, numerous TV dramas and national commercials.

Personal life

In 1948, Taylor married Ben Bard, who was a movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. They divorced in 1954. Taylor and her second husband, television producer/journalist Jack Fries, who were married for 48 years until her death, produced and co-hosted '' Little Rascals Family Theater'', which aired in Southern California from the mid 1970s through the mid 1980s. Segments of the show, including interviews with several former Gang members as adults, are available on home video. Jackie and Jack discussed bias in the news as well as Taylor's ''Our Gang'' films. In 1975, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, to study for the ministry. Jack was ordained in 1977, Jackie in 1979. They have served churches in St. Joseph and Kansas City (Missouri), San Juan Capistrano and San Diego (California), and

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(Nevada). The couple retired in

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. Both taught ''Voice Power Dynamics'' at

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, operated their RascalandUSA.com website, and spoke before service clubs and civic organizations in Northern California. They were working on a joint autobiography, ''Suddenly It’s Tomorrow'', which was to be released in late 2006.

Death

Jackie Taylor Fries died from Alzheimer's disease on May 5, 2014.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jacqueline 1925 births 2014 deaths Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in California 20th-century American actresses American voice actresses American child actresses Actresses from Los Angeles County, California People from Compton, California People from Citrus Heights, California Hal Roach Studios actors Our Gang 21st-century American women