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Cinemateca - William Desmond Taylor
William Desmond Taylor
Directing
1913–2003
Died at 49
Carlow, Ireland
58
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Biography
Irish-American film director. His 1922 murder remains unsolved.
Details
Born
April 26, 1872
Died
February 1, 1922
Age at Death
49
Birthplace
Carlow, Ireland
Also Known As
Frank Marlo, William Cunningham Deane-Tanner
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Career Stats
Total Credits
58
As Actor
12
As Director
42
As Writer
1
As Producer
3
Genre Profile
Drama
33
Comedy
13
Romance
7
Western
6
Crime
5
Documentary
5
Adventure
4
Action
2
Horror
1
History
1
Filmography
Director (42)
Actor (12)
Producer (3)
Writer (1)
Morals
1921 · Director
Tom Sawyer
1917 · Director
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
1920 · Director
Nurse Marjorie
1920 · Director
Johanna Enlists
1918 · Director
Captain Kidd, Jr.
1919 · Director
Sacred and Profane Love
1921 · Director
The Heart of Paula
1916 · Director
The Soul of Youth
1920 · Director
Mile-a-Minute Kendall
1918 · Director
Her Father's Son
1916 · Director
Huckleberry Finn
1920 · Director
The Diamond from the Sky
1915 · Director
The World Apart
1917 · Director
Anne of Green Gables
1919 · Director
The Furnace
1920 · Director
Up The Road With Sallie
1918 · Director
Big Timber
1917 · Director
The Top of New York
1922 · Director
Davy Crockett
1916 · Director
The Parson of Panamint
1916 · Director
The Green Temptation
1922 · Director
How Could You, Jean?
1918 · Director
Huck and Tom
1918 · Director
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Frequent Collaborators (1)
Julia Crawford Ivers
Writer · 3 films together
He Fell in Love with His Wife (1916)
Huckleberry Finn (1920)
Morals (1921)