William Desmond Taylor

...is a reference to both Taylor's middle name and one of his actress friends, Mabel Normand. Taylor's murder remains officially unsolved. William Desmond Taylor directing the silent film Top of New York (1921), several months before his...

In this article: Mary Miles Minter, Margaret Shelby, Douglas MacLean, Mabel Normand, Margaret Gibson, New York City, and Los Angeles

...and disgrace for almost the rest of his life. There is also the still unsolved murder in 1922 of silent movie star William Desmond Taylor. In 1928, Joan Crawford drunkenly ran over a woman in her car and attempted to bribe her arresting...

In this article: Roman Polanski, Steven Spielberg, Hollywood Babylon, Hollywood, Peter Biskind, Joan Crawford, Tom Cruise, and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

...Fitzwilliam Strathmore, a.k.a. Jazz, (April 4, 1894 in Marion, Ohio - ?) was a suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor on February 1, 1922. Edward Sands had been employed as Taylor's personal assistant, serving...

In this article: California, Ohio, Hollywood, United States Coast Guard, and Mary Miles Minter

...two days, to make room for the upcoming fall book releases. What's the book? Famous Players: The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor, by Rick Geary. What's it about? Geary is the brilliant cartoonist behind the Treasury of...

In this article: Rick Geary, Jack the Ripper, O.J. Simpson, Fatty Arbuckle, and Hollywood

..."XXth Century" line) has been entertaining, enlightening, and a little unnerving, but Famous Players: The Mysterious Death Of William Desmond Taylor (NBM/ComicsLit) is one of the best, making good use of the double meaning in its title. The...

In this article: Howard Cruse, Marvel, Kitty Pryde, John Constantine, X-Men, Vertigo, Keith Giffen, and Rick Geary

...Arbuckle's manslaughter trial for his involvement in the death of the actress Virginia Rappe; the murder of the director William Desmond Taylor; several drug-related deaths) convinced the conservative American public that the movie...

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...1957) was a popular Broadway actress in her youth and was long noted as a suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor. Shelby was the mother of actresses Mary Miles Minter and Margaret Shelby. She was reportedly...

In this article: Charlotte Shelby, Margaret Gibson, Mary Miles Minter, Buron Fitts, Margaret Shelby, Santa Monica, California, Los Angeles County, and Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale

...1882 - December 27, 1931) was the illiterate African American cook and valet of Hollywood silent film director William Desmond Taylor for six months. His prior history before working for Taylor included employment by Mrs. Christy Cabanne. A...

In this article: Paresis, Hearst, Christy Cabanne, Mabel Normand, Hollywood, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

...Gage Deane-Tanner (born 1876) was the fourth and last child of British Army Major Kearns Deane-Tanner, and Hollywood mogul William Desmond Taylor's younger brother. Tanner was a lieutenant in the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) of the...

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...are never ordinary murders. They always have a catch, or take surprising turns. When the silent-movie director William Desmond Taylor was found dead at home in 1922, with two gunshot wounds to the heart, Paramount Studio executives...

In this article: Mary Miles Minter, Charlotte Shelby, Mabel Normand, Paramount Studio, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Hollywood