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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 L.A. 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 Frank began appearing in a number of memorable guest starring roles on episodic television in popular series such as Bonanza, The Virginian, Marcus Welby, M.D., Mission: Impossible, The High Chaparral and Hawaii Five-O. Frank also demonstrated his versatile acting abilities in occasional movie roles such as Disney's "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" alongside Kurt Russell and in the crime thriller "The Todd Killings". 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 Frank 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 injuries 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).