Taffy Maginnis
Born: December 19, 1926, in Saranac Lake
Died: 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 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, [Maginnis, local actress famed for her comic talent, dies at 84]