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'''Ross Taylor''' ({{born|20|September|1923|died|17|June|2007}}) was a member of the sound department at [[Desilu|Desilu Studios]], where ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' was among the shows on which he worked. Other Desilu programs he worked on included ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Untouchables'', and ''Batman'', earning an Emmy Award nomination for his work on the latter.
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'''Ross Taylor''' {{born|20|September|1923|died|17|June|2007}} was a member of the sound department at [[Desilu|Desilu Studios]], where ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' was among the shows on which he worked. Other Desilu programs he worked on included ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Untouchables'', and ''Batman'', earning an [[Emmy Award]] nomination for his work on the latter.
   
Taylor was a sound effects editor on the classic horror film ''The Exorcist'', for which he received a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award nomination. He also received an Academy Award nomination as sound effects editor on the 1977 film ''The Deep''. He and his longtime partner and significant other Kitty Malone worked together on ''The Deep'' as well as many other films, including ''Apocalypse Now'', ''Chinatown'' (featuring [[Roy Jenson]]), ''The Electric Horseman'' (featuring [[Nicholas Coster]] and [[James B. Sikking]]), ''Star Wars'', and ''Urban Cowboy''. Taylor's other film credits include ''Boxcar Bertha'' (starring [[Bernie Casey]]), ''Convoy'' (starring [[Madge Sinclair]] and [[Seymour Cassel]]), ''Raise the Titanic'' (featuring [[Paul Carr]], [[Michael Ensign]], [[Charles Macaulay]], [[Stewart Moss]], [[Michael Pataki]], and [[Mark L. Taylor]]), and ''White Fang'' (starring Seymour Cassel).
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Taylor was a sound effects editor on the classic horror film ''The Exorcist'', for which he received a [[BAFTA Film Award]] nomination. He also received an [[Academy Award]] nomination as sound effects editor on the 1977 film ''The Deep''. He and his longtime partner and significant other Kitty Malone worked together on ''The Deep'' as well as many other films, including ''Apocalypse Now'', ''Chinatown'' (featuring [[Roy Jenson]]), ''The Electric Horseman'' (featuring [[Nicholas Coster]] and [[James B. Sikking]]), ''[[Star Wars]]'', and ''Urban Cowboy''.
   
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Taylor's other film credits include ''Boxcar Bertha'' (starring [[Bernie Casey]]), ''Convoy'' (starring [[Madge Sinclair]] and [[Seymour Cassel]]), ''Raise the Titanic'' (featuring [[Paul Carr]], [[Michael Ensign]], [[Charles Macauley]], [[Stewart Moss]], [[Michael Pataki]], and [[Mark L. Taylor]]), and ''White Fang'' (starring Seymour Cassel).
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Taylor [[Star Trek deaths#June|passed away]] on 17 June 2007 at the age of 83.
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== External links ==
 
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* [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=ross-taylor&pid=89612239 Obituary] at [http://www.legacy.com Legacy.com]
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Template:Realworld Ross Taylor (20 September 192317 June 2007; age 83) was a member of the sound department at Desilu Studios, where Star Trek: The Original Series was among the shows on which he worked. Other Desilu programs he worked on included Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables, and Batman, earning an Emmy Award nomination for his work on the latter.

Taylor was a sound effects editor on the classic horror film The Exorcist, for which he received a BAFTA Film Award nomination. He also received an Academy Award nomination as sound effects editor on the 1977 film The Deep. He and his longtime partner and significant other Kitty Malone worked together on The Deep as well as many other films, including Apocalypse Now, Chinatown (featuring Roy Jenson), The Electric Horseman (featuring Nicholas Coster and James B. Sikking), Star Wars, and Urban Cowboy.

Taylor's other film credits include Boxcar Bertha (starring Bernie Casey), Convoy (starring Madge Sinclair and Seymour Cassel), Raise the Titanic (featuring Paul Carr, Michael Ensign, Charles Macauley, Stewart Moss, Michael Pataki, and Mark L. Taylor), and White Fang (starring Seymour Cassel).

Taylor passed away on 17 June 2007 at the age of 83.

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