40. Famous Final Hours - William Desmond Taylor Mystery

Video 40: Director William Desmond Taylor
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Sources
Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 Inclusive
William Desmond Taylor: A Dossier book by Bruce Long
Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery book by Charles Higham
The Unsolved Murder of William Desmond Taylor - web.archive.org/web/201006291...
The Hollywood Book of Scandals book by James Robert Parish
www.iamnotastalker.com
Edna Purviance: Nevada’s Forgotten Movie Star by David W. Toll - Nevada Magazine via nevadaweb.com
photofriends.org
William Cahill discusses the William Desmond Taylor case 1986 interview on RUclips
Silent victim by Simon Louvish www.theguardian.com/film/2003...
Who Killed William Desmond Taylor by Denise Noe - www.thoughtcatalog.com
It’s Still a Hot Chase on a Very Cold Trail for a Hollywood Killer article by Caryn James - New York Times
A Deed of Death book by Robert Giroux
1970 interview with Mary Miles Minter with author Charles Higham
Mother is Sued by Miss Minter article - Los Angeles Times, January 30, 1925
Mary Minter, a Golden Girl Tinged with Scandal Dies article - Los Angeles Times, August 11, 1984
Memorial Rites for Real Estate Developer Set article - Los Angeles Times, August 24th, 1965
silentera.com/taylorology/
www.classichollywoodbios.com/W...
Screen Star Faces Judge article - Los Angeles Times, Nov 3rd 1923
Photos
1. Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
2. Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
3. Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
4. Nelson Evans, L.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
5. Photoplay magazine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
6. Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
7. Ruth Waterbury, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
8. Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
9. Herman Mishkin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
10. Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
11. Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
12. James Wong Howe, cinematographer. 1923 portrait of Mary Miles Minter., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
13. Film Daily 1920, scanned by archive.org, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
14. Henry Clive, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
15. Movie Souvenir Card Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
16. Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
17. Kromo Gravure Photo Co. out of Detroit, Michigan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
18. Photoplay magazine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
19. the Water Color Co., NY., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
20. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
21. Kromo Gravure Photo Co. - Detroit, Michigan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
22. Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
23. Paramount, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
24. Paramount Pictures press photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
25. My own photo
Crime scene tape - www.dpp.law.com/

[@weylguy]

Excellent video, and thank you for posting it! The murder remains unsolved after 100 years, and several books have been written claiming different identities of the murderer. Still more fascinating is the effort of silent film director King Vidor, who late in life attempted to solve the murder himself using his extensive knowledge of the case and familiarity with those involved. The drug connection is possibly indicative of the involvement of drug dealers, although in my opinion Charlotte Shelby is almost also certainly involved. Her daughter Mary Miles Minter was truly bonkers, but probably innocent of the murder, as was Mabel Normand, whose talent, fame, drug addiction and tragic early death also makes for interesting reading.

[@famousfinalhours]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a fascinating case. I have read that King Vidor ended up thinking it was Charlotte.

[@stephaniejoles4043]

I think it was Charlotte Too

[@famousfinalhours]

@@stephaniejoles4043 She seems like the most likely suspect!

[@cm9439]

Charlotte killed him. Thank you for your interesting videos.