William Desmond Taylor
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 sensationalist and often fabricated newspaper reports. His murder remains an official cold case.
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| Alias (AKA) | William D. Taylor Deane-Tanner William Cunningham William Taylor |
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| Birth date | April 26, 1872 |
| Birth name | William Cunningham Deane-Tanner |
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| Date of death | February 01, 1922 |
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