
Florence Gertrude Heffernan was the wife of Dub Taylor. Florence Gertrude Heffernan’s husband Dub was an American character actor who was active from the 1940s into the 1990s. He worked extensively in films and on television, often in Westerns but also in comedies.
Florence Gertrude Heffernan: Bio Summary
Full Name | Florence Gertrude Heffernan |
famous as | wife of Dub Taylor |
Age at time of death | 81 years old |
Date of Birth | August 27, 1906 |
Place of Birth | Rye, New York USA |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Children | Buck Taylor, Faydean Taylor Tharp |
Parents | Thomas Francis Heffernan and Mary Veronica PASSMORE. |
Florence Gertrude Heffernan was born in Rye, New York on August 27, 1906, to Thomas Francis Heffernan and Mary Veronica PASSMORE. Her father, Thomas Francis Heffernan, was 37 and her mother, Mary Veronica Passmore, was 31 when she was born. She passed away on October 10, 1987, in Woodland Hills, California, USA. She passed away at the age of 81 years old.
Florence Gertrude Heffernan and Dub Taylor’s marriage
Florence Gertrude Heffernan married Walter Clarence “Dub” Taylor. She married Walter Clarence Taylor Jr on 21 April 1931 and they had 2 child. Their children were Buck Taylor and Faydean Taylor Tharp.
Florence Gertrude’s husband, A vaudeville performer, Taylor made his film debut in 1938 as the cheerful ex-football captain Ed Carmichael in Frank Capra’s You Can’t Take It with You. Dub, a name he got while in Georgia as a boy. Walter, Jr. got his lifelong nickname when his friends began calling him “W”, then shortened it further to “Dub”. Dub secured the part because the role required an actor who could play tuned percussion. During the 1950s and early 1960s, he used his xylophone skills on several television shows, including the syndicated series Ranch Party.
In 1994, Florence Gertrude Heffernan’s husband Dub appeared in a commercial for Pace Foods, performing as one of four participants in a fair’s “Dip-Off” contest, where two other competitors and he use their “secret ingredient” of Pace Picante Sauce in their dips. When the fourth participant holds up a jar of “Mexican sauce” as a “secret ingredient”, Taylor’s character proclaims that it was “made in New York City!”
Florence Gertrude’s husband died of a heart attack on October 3, 1994, in Los Angeles. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered near Westlake Village, California.
Her Son Buck Taylor
Taylor Buck is the son of Florence Gertrude Heffernan and character actor Dub Taylor. He is an American actor and artist, best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O’Brian in the CBS television series Gunsmoke. Florence Heffernan’s son, Taylor graduated from North Hollywood High School, where he became a talented gymnast. Actor Guinn “Big Boy” Williams sponsored him to go to the U.S. Olympic Trials as a gymnast, but he failed to qualify for the 1960 Summer Olympics. He served two years in the United States Navy.
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