Inside LA STAGE History: Globe Theatre/Shakespeare Society of America
by JULIO MARTINEZ obert Thaddeus (R. Thad) Taylor is born in Wendell, Ohio, on August 29, 1925. Moving to Los Angeles as a teenager, he trains as an electrical engineer prior to serving in the United States Merchant Marine during WWII, followed by a two-year stint in the U.S. Army in the early 1950s. During this time, Taylor develops a passion for reading the works of Shakespeare and attends as many productions…