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William Desmond Taylor (26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Irish-born American director and actor. He directed 59 silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in 27 between 1913 and 1915. He was a popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s. Taylor's murder on 1 February 1922, along with other Hollywood scandals, such as the Roscoe Arbuckle trial, led to a frenzy of sensationalistic and often fabricated newspaper reports. His murder remains an official cold case

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  • William Desmond Taylor
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  • William Desmond Taylor (26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Irish-born American director and actor. He directed 59 silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in 27 between 1913 and 1915. He was a popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s. Taylor's murder on 1 February 1922, along with other Hollywood scandals, such as the Roscoe Arbuckle trial, led to a frenzy of sensationalistic and often fabricated newspaper reports. His murder remains an official cold case
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Birth Date
  • 1872-04-26(xsd:date)
death place
  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse
  • 1901(xsd:integer)
  • 1912(xsd:integer)
  • Ethel May Hamilton
Name
  • William Desmond Taylor
resting place
  • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Years Active
  • 1913(xsd:integer)
Other Names
  • William Taylor
  • William D. Taylor
Birth Place
  • Carlow, Ireland
death date
  • 1922-02-01(xsd:date)
Children
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Occupation
  • Director, actor
Death Cause
  • Homicide
Birth name
  • William Cunningham Deane-Tanner
Nationality
  • Irish-American
abstract
  • William Desmond Taylor (26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Irish-born American director and actor. He directed 59 silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in 27 between 1913 and 1915. He was a popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s. Taylor's murder on 1 February 1922, along with other Hollywood scandals, such as the Roscoe Arbuckle trial, led to a frenzy of sensationalistic and often fabricated newspaper reports. His murder remains an official cold case
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