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==Background==

==Background==

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Taylor was born in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Taylor, Jr. He has an older sister, Faydean Taylor Tharp (born c. 1931) of the Greater Los Angeles Area. His father was the character actor Dub Taylor, sometimes known as "Cannonball" Taylor, a native of [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]]. Buck Taylor was born in the same year that his father got his first acting role in the [[film]], ''You Can't Take It with You.'' Dub Taylor, one of cinema's most prolific supporting actors, appeared with dozens of leading actors, including [[John Wayne]] and the [[musician]]s Tex Ritter and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Buck grew up on the various Hollywood sets and was close to his father's Texas friend, the western actor Chill Wills.<ref name=buck>{{cite web|url=http://www.bucktaylor.com/files/bio.htm|title=Buck Taylor, Actor and Western Artist|publisher=bucktaylor.com|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>​

Taylor was born in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Taylor, Jr. He has an older sister, Faydean Taylor Tharp (born c. 1931) of the Greater Los Angeles Area. His father was the character actor Dub Taylor, sometimes known as "Cannonball" Taylor, a native of [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]]. Buck Taylor was born in the same year that his father got his first acting role in the [[film]], ''You Can't Take It with You.'' Dub Taylor, one of cinema's most prolific supporting actors, appeared with dozens of leading actors, including [[John Wayne]] and the [[musician]]s Tex Ritter and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Buck grew up on the various Hollywood sets and was close to his father's Texas friend, the western actor Chill Wills.<ref name=buck>{{cite web|url=http://www.bucktaylor.com/files/bio.htm|title=Buck Taylor, Actor and Western Artist|publisher=bucktaylor.com|accessdate=August 26, 2012; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

Taylor graduated from North Hollywood High School and studied theatre arts at the [[University of Southern California]] in Los Angeles. In 1960, he tried out for the [[Olympic Games]] in [[gymnastics]]. He served two years in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=tvcom/>​

Taylor graduated from North Hollywood High School and studied theatre arts at the [[University of Southern California]] in Los Angeles. In 1960, he tried out for the [[Olympic Games]] in [[gymnastics]]. He served two years in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=tvcom/>​

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==Acting career==

==Acting career==