Frank Webb(1948-1974)
- Actor
Frank Taylor Webb was born in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of
Chicago immediately north of Evanston. He attended high school in
Scottsdale, Arizona, and following graduation moved to California where
he attended Los Angeles City College. During this time Frank began to
pursue acting roles and in 1967 he appeared in the Los
Angeles/Hollywood production of "The Fantasticks" at the Hollywood
Center Theatre. Shortly thereafter he began appearing in a number of
memorable guest-starring roles in such series such as
Bonanza (1959),
The Virginian (1962),
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969),
Mission: Impossible (1966),
The High Chaparral (1967)
and Hawaii Five-O (1968). He
also demonstrated his versatile acting abilities in occasional movie
roles, such as Disney's
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
alongside Kurt Russell and in the
crime thriller
The Todd Killings (1971).
Frank was married to Lynn Wilson in 1972 and by 1974 they had left Hollywood and moved to Slayton, Minnesota, where Frank worked as a minister and school bus driver. On December 20, 1974, he was riding as a passenger in a car that was involved in a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highways 30 and 71 in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County, and died as a result of the injuries he sustained. He was only 26 years old. Frank's funeral was held on December 26, 1974, and he was buried in Slayton Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, mother (Ruth Braun Webb), a brother (John) and a sister (Judy).
Frank was married to Lynn Wilson in 1972 and by 1974 they had left Hollywood and moved to Slayton, Minnesota, where Frank worked as a minister and school bus driver. On December 20, 1974, he was riding as a passenger in a car that was involved in a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highways 30 and 71 in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County, and died as a result of the injuries he sustained. He was only 26 years old. Frank's funeral was held on December 26, 1974, and he was buried in Slayton Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, mother (Ruth Braun Webb), a brother (John) and a sister (Judy).
