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Yvonne Joyce Craig was born on May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois. As a young teenager, Yvonne showed such promise as a dancer that she was accepted to Denham's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Her training progressed until she left the company in 1957 over a disagreement on casting changes. She moved to Los Angeles hoping to continue her dancing, but was soon cast in movies. At first, Yvonne had small roles in movies such as Gidget (1959) and The Gene Krupa Story (1959). After that, her film career just bumped along. As Yvonne was dating Elvis Presley at the time, she did have a supporting role in the two Elvis movies, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) and Kissin' Cousins (1964).
But her fame would come with the cult television series Batman (1966) in which she played Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara. Her secret identity was Batgirl and as the Commissioner's daughter, she had access to all the calls of trouble taking place in Gotham City. Her character, Batgirl, was part of the 1967-68 season, which was the end of the run for the series. After Batman (1966), she also appeared on other television series such as Star Trek (1966) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). As her career wound down, Yvonne went into the real estate business. Yvonne Craig died at age 78 of breast cancer at her home in Pacific Palisades, California on August 17, 2015.- Actress
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Born in Taylorville, Illinois, Joyce Taylor sang in amateur shows at age ten and turned professional when she was a very grown-up-looking 15, signing on with Mercury Records. She was under contract to Howard Hughes' RKO in the 1950s but the eccentric and enigmatic tycoon only allowed her to act in one picture (a small part in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956). After the end of seven frustrating years "bottled up" by Hughes, she became a regular on the TV sci-fi/adventure series Men Into Space (1959) and acted in many other TV shows (as well as a handful of features).- Actor
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Jamie Harrold was born and raised in Taylorville, Illinois. His father was a cross-country truck driver, as was his grandfather. His mother came from a long line of coal miners, (his oldest brother mines). He graduated from The Academy (Chicago's High School for the Arts) and received his B.F.A. from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Jamie most recently costarred opposite David Rakoff in The New Tenants (2009) which won Best Live Action Short from The Academy Awards (2010). Movies include: Tell Tale (2009), The Last Winter (2006), Flannel Pajamas (2006), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Score (2001), Swimming (2000), Erin Brockovich (2000), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Natural Born Killers (1994). He has co-starred in television movies including: Kingdom Hospital (2004), Glimpse of Hell, A (2001) (TV), _Family Pictures (1993)(TV)_ opposite Anjelica Huston, and Darrow (1991) opposite Kevin Spacey. Guest TV appearances include: Law & Order (1990), New Amsterdam (2008 tv series), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and Cracker: Mind Over Matter (1997 tv series). He lives in Smallwood, New York and New York City.- Kevin Klee was born on 3 July 1973 in Taylorville, Illinois. He was an actor, known for Idiocracy (2006) and Gretchen (2005). He died on 4 March 2017.
- Ty Ballion is an up and coming film actor who goes the extra mile. Having played in a documentary writing home to his family showing how Italians were treated when first coming to America, to playing in a several variety of films in Chicago, He is always eager and ready to take on new roles to test out his abilities as an actor and go to far lengths.
- Harrison Lewis was born on 9 June 1900 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Lawman (1958), Patty (1962) and Official Detective (1957). He died on 24 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Perri Sinclair was born on 18 June 1941 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for My Three Sons (1960). She died on 13 June 2003 in Decatur, Georgia, USA.
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Lester A. Sansom was born on 24 April 1910 in Taylorville, Utah, USA. He was a producer, known for Crack in the World (1965), Battle Flame (1959) and Queen of Outer Space (1958). He died on 24 January 2001 in Laguna Hills, California, USA.- Writer
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Brandon Clayton was born on 31 January 1983 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for For Glory and Gashes (2006), Zombie Movie (2007) and Operation Wild (2010).- Jon Corzine is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006 and the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving politics, he was CEO of MF Global from 2010 to 2011.
- Larry Bucshon was born on 31 May 1962 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. He is married to Kathryn. They have four children.
- After graduating from Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois, USA, he founded the Walnut Grove Fine Arts Association in Eureka, IL. Graduated from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA, with a MA in Speech/Theatre, and from Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA, with a Doctor of Arts in history. In 2010 the United States Naval Institute Press published his first work: "Beneath the Waves: The Life and Navy of Edward L. Beach, Jr." In 2015 Winchilsea Press published his first novel: "Assassin Town: A Gabby Gordon Mystery." That was followed by "Tumbling Blocks: A Gabby Gordon Mystery" in 2015 and "Elegy: A Novel" in 2016. Currently lives in Freeport, Illinois, USA.
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Doug Shetlar was born on 24 May 1956 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Universal Soldier (1992), Tombstone (1993) and Shadowhunter (1993). He died on 2 November 2017 in Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.- Herbert Skinner was born on 10 June 1894 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Take My Life (1942), One Dark Night (1939) and The Lady Fare (1929). He was married to Arella E. (Odom) Booker. He died on 6 June 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rick Venturi was born on 23 February 1946 in Taylorville, Illinois, USA.