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[[Walker%20Percy|Walker Percy]][[File:WP%26Taffy.bmp.jpg|right|]][[File:WP%26Taffy.bmp.jpg|right|thumb|[[Walker%20Percy|Walker Percy]]| and Taffy Wilson Maginnis in Covington, Louisiana, c.1990s.]]'''Born: '''December 19, 1926, in Saranac Lake

'''Died:''' <span>October 31, 2011

'''Married: '''Malcolm Gresham Maginnis, Sr.

'''Children: '''Malcolm Maginnis Jr., Ruth Blum

'''Helen Octavia "Taffy" Wilson Maginnis''' was born in Saranac Lake, but she grew up in New Orleans because her father, Dr. [[Julius%20Lane%20Wilson|Julius Lane Wilson]], came to teach at Tulane University School of Medicine.  She became an actress and costume coordinator at a local theater.

'''External link:'''
* ''New Orleans Times Picayune'', November 2, 2011, [[https://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/11/post_65.html|Taffy Maginnis, local actress famed for her comic talent, dies at 84]]