Delores Taylor, a Golden Globe-nominated actress who starred with her husband Tom Laughlin in five indie movies featuring counterculture hero Billy Jack, died Friday.
She was 85.News of Taylor’s death was posted by her daughter on a “Billy Jack” Facebook fan page.A native of South Dakota, Taylor met Laughlin in college and married him in 1954.
Together, the two developed the character of Billy Jack, a martial arts expert who was half-Navajo, half-white Green Beret Vietnam veteran and defended youthful members of the counterculture from authorities who just didn’t understand.
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