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William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

26/04/1872

Day of Death

01/02/1922
(50) years old

Place of Birth

Carlow, Ireland

Biography

Irish-American film director. His 1922 murder remains unsolved.

Known For

Murders of Hollywood

Murders of Hollywood

Death Scenes

Death Scenes

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Captain Alvarez

Captain Alvarez

The Kiss

The Kiss

The Quakeress

The Quakeress

Granddad

Granddad

Filmography

Cast

2003

Murders of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1989

Death Scenes

as Self (archive footage)

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1914

The Last Chapter

1914

Captain Alvarez

as Robert W. Wainwright AKA Captain Alvarez

1914

A Little Madonna

as Paul Langrois

1914

The Kiss

as George Dale - a Society Man

1914

Anne of the Golden Heart

as George Blake

1913

The Quakeress

as Reverend Cole

1913

Granddad

as The Southern Colonel

Crew

1922

The Top of New York

as Director

1922

The Green Temptation

as Director

1921

Morals

as Director

1921

Beyond

as Director

1921

Wealth

as Director

1921

Sacred and Profane Love

as Director

1921

The Witching Hour

as Director

1920

The Furnace

as Director

1920

The Soul of Youth

as Director

1920

The Soul of Youth

as Producer

1920

Jenny Be Good

as Director

1920

Nurse Marjorie

as Director

1920

Huckleberry Finn

as Director

1920

Huckleberry Finn

as Producer

1920

Judy of Rogues' Harbor

as Director

1919

Anne of Green Gables

as Director

1919

Captain Kidd, Jr.

as Director

1918

Johanna Enlists

as Director

1918

How Could You, Jean?

as Director

1918

Mile-a-Minute Kendall

as Director

1918

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

as Director

1918

Up The Road With Sallie

as Director

1918

Huck and Tom

as Director

1918

The Spirit of '17

as Director

1917

Tom Sawyer

as Director

1917

Jack and Jill

as Director

1917

North of Fifty-Three

as Director

1917

The Varmint

as Director

1917

Big Timber

as Director

1917

The World Apart

as Director

1917

Out of the Wreck

as Director

1917

Happiness of Three Women

as Director

1917

Happiness of Three Women

as Producer

1916

Redeeming Love

as Director

1916

Her Father's Son

as Director

1916

The House of Lies

as Director

1916

The Parson of Panamint

as Director

1916

Davy Crockett

as Director

1916

Davy Crockett

as Writer

1916

The American Beauty

as Director

1916

Pasquale

as Director

1916

The Heart of Paula

as Director

1916

Ben Blair

as Director

1916

He Fell in Love with His Wife

as Director

1915

The Diamond from the Sky

as Director

1914

The Last Chapter

as Director