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William Desmond Taylor (born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner; 26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish-American film director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s, Taylor directed fifty-nine silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in twenty-seven ...
May 21, 2018 · William Desmond Taylor was shot in his home in the middle of the night and his death – in the midst of a slew of showbusiness scandals – led to the start of people’s interest in the sensationalized inner-workings of Hollywood.
William Desmond Taylor. Director: Happiness of Three Women. Born in Carlow, Ireland. Came to USA c. 1890. Worked as stage actor, engineer, antique dealer, gold miner. Entered silent film industry as actor in 1912; most noted film as actor was Captain Alvarez (1914) for Vitagraph. Directed first film for Balboa Films in 1914.
Jul 22, 1990 · </i> An hour after sunset on Feb. 1, 1922, while smudge pots warmed nearby orange groves and a streetcar rattled through Westlake Park, a killer lurked in the shadows behind Hollywood film director...
Nov 13, 2009 · 1922. Director William Desmond Taylor is found murdered. Police discover the body of film director William Desmond Taylor in his Los Angeles bungalow. Lieutenant Tom Ziegler responded to a call...
William Desmond Taylor. Director: Happiness of Three Women. Born in Carlow, Ireland. Came to USA c. 1890. Worked as stage actor, engineer, antique dealer, gold miner. Entered silent film industry as actor in 1912; most noted film as actor was Captain Alvarez (1914) for Vitagraph. Directed first film for Balboa Films in 1914.
Apr 27, 2021 · Hollywood film director William Desmond Taylor's career came to a violent end when he was discovered murdered in his Alvarado Court Apartments bungalow with a bullet in his back, per History.
Oct 15, 2019 · Filmmaker William Desmond Taylor, who had directed almost 60 movies, was shot in the back in his own home. A portrait of William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) in 1917. Photograph: Albert...
Jan 26, 2022 · Filmmaker William Desmond Taylor, whose murder remains a mystery. Marking the centenary of of a case considered to be Hollywood's greatest real-life murder mystery, writer and filmmaker Marc-Ivan...
Mar 5, 2024 · One hundred years ago, Hollywood was stunned by the murder of Irish film director William Desmond Taylor. A century later, the murder of the Carlow man remains a mystery.
