Mauryne Brent(1921-2013)
- Actress
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.
