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Avonne Taylor was an American actress born in Springfield, Ohio.

Career
Taylor appeared in the 1920, 1921, and 1922 versions of the Ziegfeld Follies and in Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic [1920].

A 1922 newspaper caption reported that the Prince of Wales considered Taylor to be the most beautiful girl he had seen on a stage. In 1923, Taylor was the model for advertising for Yeast Foam Tablets. Text of the newspaper ad quoted Florenz Ziegfeld as saying, "I believe Miss Avonne Taylor, of the Follies, is the most perfect type of the natural girl of 1923." Also in 1923, the San Francisco Chronicle printed a full-page feature article in which Taylor discussed tips to help women to look better.

By 1927, Taylor had signed a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her first film was After Midnight.

Personal life
On July 24, 1925, Taylor married Louis Gress, the Follies' musical director. The wedding occurred in secret, but word soon spread to the couple's Broadway associates.