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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.
- Kara Goldfarb
In Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's book Cast of Killers (1986), largely based on research and interviews conducted by Director King Vidor who was fascinated with the Taylor case, it is theorized that Charlotte Shelby, mother of Mary Miles Minter, killed William Desmond Taylor. The theory is that Shelby dressed as a man slipped into Taylor's bungalow ...
Murder. At 7:30 on the morning of Thursday, 2 February 1922, [18] Taylor's body was found inside his bungalow at the Alvarado Court Apartments, [18] 404-B South Alvarado Street, [19] in Westlake, Los Angeles, a trendy and affluent neighborhood.
Nov 13, 2009 · Police discover the body of film director William Desmond Taylor in his Los Angeles bungalow. Lieutenant Tom Ziegler responded to a call about a “natural death” at the Alvarado Street home of ...
- Missy Sullivan
Jan 27, 2012 · During the evening of February 1, 1922, silent movie director William Desmond Taylor was shot to death by a single bullet in his Los Angeles bungalow. His body was found the next morning by his houseman.
Jul 22, 1990 · 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...
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May 21, 2021 · Taylor’s final scene. Taylor was last seen alive on the evening of February 1, 1922, when Normand left his apartment at 7:45 p.m. Fifteen minutes later, residents of the apartment complex heard what many describe as either a gunshot or a car backfiring.
