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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 between 1913 ...
- Homicide by gunshot
- Irish (1872–1890), American (1890–1922)
May 21, 2018 · William Desmond Taylor was successful as an actor and director, but his career would be cut short by his mysterious murder in 1922. His murder involved two of Hollywood's biggest stars at the time. All That's Interesting
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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...
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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...
Apr 27, 2021 · By Tyler MacDonald / April 27, 2021 3:26 pm EST. 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.
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May 21, 2021 · Photo Credit: 1. Albert Witzel / Wikimedia Commons 2. Unidentified Photographer / Wikimedia Commons. William Desmond Taylor is considered a star director of Hollywood’s silent film era. However, for many, his professional success is overshadowed by the tragedy of his murder, which remains unsolved to this day. Hollywood’s star director.
Mar 5, 2024 · Contributor. @IrishCentral. Mar 05, 2024. William Desmond Taylor. Albert Witzel / Creative Commons. Over one hundred years ago, Hollywood was stunned by the murder of Irish film director...
