Joan Tabor Explained

Joan Tabor should not be confused with June Tabor.

Joan Tabor
Birth Date:September 16, 1932
Birth Place:Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Death Place:Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Spouse:
    Children:1[1]

    Joan Tabor (also credited as Jean Tabor; September 16, 1932 – December 18, 1968) was an American film and television actress during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

    Early life

    Tabor was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Tabor. She graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls in 1950[2] and continued her education at Augustana College and Goodman Theatre in Chicago.[3]

    Career

    Her acting credits include the film The Teenage Millionaire in 1961, and numerous appearances in such television series as The Red Skelton Show, playing Daisy June in the "Clem The Painter" sketch aired on April 22, 1958, Mister Ed (1961–1966), Arrest and Trial (1963–1964), Have Gun – Will Travel (1957–1963), Bat Masterson (1958–1961) including starring in its final episode, and Laramie (1959–1963). She guest-starred in the ABC adventure drama series Straightaway in the role of Patrice Hartley in the 1961 episode "The Racer and the Lady".

    She appeared in CBS's Perry Mason in "The Case of the Substitute Face" in 1958 and "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom" (billed as Jean Tabor) in 1959.

    Personal life

    Tabor married actor Broderick Crawford on January 4, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada;[4] the couple separated in 1965 and divorced in 1967.[5]

    Death

    She died in Beverly Hills, California, on December 18, 1968, after accidentally overdosing on influenza medication.[6] [7]

    Partial filmography

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Joan Tabor . Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen . February 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210218021835/http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/263/Joan+Tabor/index.html . February 18, 2021.
    2. News: Joan Tabor Has Had 22 Television Roles . Argus-Leader . January 4, 1959 . South Dakota, Sioux Falls . 16. Newspapers.com. November 16, 2018.
    3. News: Bacon . James . Hollywood Highlights . February 18, 2021 . Spokane Chronicle . Associated Press . November 14, 1957 . 10. Newspapers.com.
    4. News: Broderick Crawford Reweds . February 18, 2021 . The New York Times . United Press International . January 5, 1962 . 34. . ProQuest.
    5. News: Broderick Crawford Divorced . February 18, 2021 . The New York Times . Associated Press . April 28, 1967 . 32. . ProQuest.
    6. News: Actress Joan Tabor Dies; Claim Medicine Overdose . The Journal Times . Associated Press . December 19, 1968 . Wisconsin, Racine . 7 D. Newspapers.com. November 16, 2018.
    7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ja0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J4wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6122,3720152&dq=joan+tabor+dies&hl=en Overdose kills actress Tabor