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- Birth nameMauryne Taylor
- Mauryne Brent was born on November 14, 1921 as Mauryne Eleanor Taylor, the daughter of Julian and Viola Thompson Taylor. Her entrance as a performer came when she was very young singing duets with her father in churches and the gingerbread bandshell at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. She was a model, singer, writer, poet and actress, known for Come On, Cowboy! (1948) and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Her recurring role as Mildred, a maid, on Wyatt Earp began with a credited appearance on the fifth episode of season one in 1955. None of her later appearances were credited, although on many episodes she had speaking roles. She was married to Leland Simmons Brent briefly until his accidental death on November 9, 1943. Mauryne's second marriage was to William W. Grant, Jr., a crane operator, on August 20, 1945 in Washington, DC, USA. They lived in Ansonia, Connecticut, USA. Mauryne Taylor Brent's autobiography, "The Heart Speaks," was published by Vantage Press in 1976. She died on August 3, 2013 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.- IMDb Mini Biography By: SAGE STEPS
- SpousesWilliam W. Grant, Jr.(August 20, 1945 - ?) (divorced)Leland Simmons Brent(? - November 9, 1943) (his death, 4 children)
- Great-aunt of actress Melissa Haizlip.
- Half-sister of author Shirlee Taylor Haizlip.
- Julian Taylor, Mauryne's father, was among other things insurance salesman, dance teacher, radio disc jockey, concert soloist, and evangelist. For a few years in the early 1930s he accepted a call to pastor Ebenezer Baptist Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA. The family lived there until Mauryne's parents divorced. They had been separated much of the time during his pastorate. Later Julian served the Macedonia Baptist Church in Ansonia, Connecticut, USA as pastor for 42 years. In returning to the nation's capital Mauryne's mother, Viola, secured a position as an elevator operator for Woodard & Lothrop, Washington's premiere department store.
- With Mauryne at the time of her passing in August 2013 were her daughter, Leilani Clarkson; son, Desta Brent; grandchildren, Gina, Shane, Michele, Janelle, Alexis, Che and Elijah.
- Jazz pianist and composer Billy Taylor was Mauryne Taylor's cousin. After Hollywood blocked her career path she worked with her cousin at the Wells, a Harlem jazz club. She also sang at jazz clubs on 52nd Street and wrote lyrics for Arnold Records.
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