William Desmond Taylor


About

Also Known As
William D. Taylor
Born
April 26, 1872
Died
February 01, 2022

Bibliography

"William Desmond Taylor: A Dossier"
Bruce Long, Scarecrow Press (1991)
"A Cast of Killers"
Sidney D Kirkpatrick, Dutton (1986)
"A Deed of Death: The Story Behind the Unsolved Murder of Hollywood Director William Desmond Taylor"
Robert Giroux

Notes

There is a newsletter called "Taylorology" edited by Bruce Long which is dedicated to "A Continuing Exploration of the Life and Death of William Desmond Taylor". Copies may be accessed on the internet at http://www.angelfire.com/az/Taylorology/

In a 1922 interview with THE NEW YORK HERALD, Taylor's wife, then Mrs. E L C, Robins told the reporter that his father had been a major in the British Army and that he had two sisters and a brother.

Biography

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Top of New York (1922)
Director
The Green Temptation (1922)
Director
Beyond (1921)
Director
Wealth (1921)
Director
The Witching Hour (1921)
Director
Sacred and Profane Love (1921)
Director
Morals (1921)
Director
Jenny Be Good (1920)
Director
Nurse Marjorie (1920)
Director
The Furnace (1920)
Director
The Soul of Youth (1920)
Director
Judy of Rogue's Harbor (1920)
Director
Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Director
Anne of Green Gables (1919)
Director
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)
Director
The Spirit of '17 (1918)
Director
His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1918)
Director
Huck and Tom; or, the Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1918)
Director
Johanna Enlists (1918)
Director
How Could You, Jean? (1918)
Director
Up the Road with Sallie (1918)
Director
Mile-A-Minute Kendall (1918)
Director
Huck and Tom (1918)
Director
Out of the Wreck (1917)
Director
Jack and Jill (1917)
Director
Big Timber (1917)
Director
The Varmint (1917)
Director
Tom Sawyer (1917)
Director
The Happiness of Three Women (1917)
Director
The World Apart (1917)
Director
Redeeming Love (1916)
Director
He Fell in Love with His Wife (1916)
Director
Davy Crockett (1916)
Director
Ben Blair (1916)
Director
Pasquale (1916)
Director
The American Beauty (1916)
Director
The House of Lies (1916)
Director
Her Father's Son (1916)
Director
The Parson of Panamint (1916)
Director
The Last Chapter (1915)
Director
The High Hand (1915)
Director
The Judge's Wife (1914)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

An Eye for an Eye (1915)
Dave Harmon
The Criminal Code (1914)
Captain Alvarez (1914)
Robert W. Wainwright, alias Captain Alvarez

Producer (Feature Film)

The Happiness of Three Women (1917)
Producer

Life Events

Bibliography

"William Desmond Taylor: A Dossier"
Bruce Long, Scarecrow Press (1991)
"A Cast of Killers"
Sidney D Kirkpatrick, Dutton (1986)
"A Deed of Death: The Story Behind the Unsolved Murder of Hollywood Director William Desmond Taylor"
Robert Giroux

Notes

There is a newsletter called "Taylorology" edited by Bruce Long which is dedicated to "A Continuing Exploration of the Life and Death of William Desmond Taylor". Copies may be accessed on the internet at http://www.angelfire.com/az/Taylorology/

In a 1922 interview with THE NEW YORK HERALD, Taylor's wife, then Mrs. E L C, Robins told the reporter that his father had been a major in the British Army and that he had two sisters and a brother.

It has been erroneously reported over the years that Taylor had an older sister named Grace. This, like much about the man, appears to be a fabrication.