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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Desmond_TaylorWilliam Desmond Taylor - Wikipedia

    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 ...

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    • Irish (1872–1890), American (1890–1922)

  2. allthatsinteresting.com › william-desmond-taylorWilliam Desmond Taylor, The Unsolved Murder That Rocked 1920s ...

    May 21, 2018 · William Desmond Taylor was born in Carlow, Ireland on April 26, 1872. He was sent to a finishing school in Kansas when he was 18 and fell in love with America. Between 1914 and 1915, he landed roles in several silent films and made his directorial debut with The Awakening. Over the next seven years, with a stint in the Army during the end of ...

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  3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › murder-inDirector William Desmond Taylor is found murdered - HISTORY

    Nov 13, 2009 · The film director was shot in his bungalow in 1922, sparking a scandal and speculation about his lovers. No one was ever charged for the crime, but Mary Miles Minter and her mother were suspected of involvement.

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  5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1990/07/22-bkThe Butler Didn't Do It : A DEED OF DEATH The Story Behind ...

    Jul 22, 1990 · The Butler Didn’t Do It : A DEED OF DEATH The Story Behind the Unsolved Murder of Hollywood Director William Desmond Taylor <i> by Robert Giroux (Alfred A. Knopf: $19</i> .<i> 95; 264 pp ...

  6. www.irishcentral.com › roots › historyWilliam Desmond Taylor - Murder of a Hollywood director unsolved

    Mar 5, 2024 · Learn about the life and death of William Desmond Taylor, a Hollywood director from Carlow who was shot in 1922. Explore the suspects, the motives and the mystery behind his killing.

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  8. www.historicmysteries.com › major-crimes › williamMurder of Silent Movie Director William Desmond Taylor

    Jan 27, 2012 · by Doug MacGowan January 27, 2012. 1. 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. These would be the only solid facts known about the murder, as the chaos that ensued made it impossible ...

  9. www.theguardian.com › film › 2003Silent victim | Movies | The Guardian

    Oct 24, 2003 · Thu 23 Oct 2003 21.19 EDT. O n the night of February 1 1922, someone shot Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor in the back, between neck and shoulder, leaving him dead on the floor of his ...

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