William Desmond Taylor

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The Soul of Youth Director

(1920)

Happiness of Three Women Director

(1917)

Ben Blair Director

(1916)

Huckleberry Finn Director

(1920)

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Director (60 credits)

1922 The Top of New York (as William D. Taylor)

1922 The Green Temptation

1921 Morals

1921 Beyond

1921 Wealth (as William D. Taylor)

1921 Sacred and Profane Love (as William D. Taylor)

1921 The Witching Hour

1920 The Furnace

1920 The Soul of Youth

1920 Jenny Be Good

1920 Nurse Marjorie

1920 Judy of Rogue's Harbor

1920 Huckleberry Finn

1919 Anne of Green Gables

1919 Captain Kidd, Jr.

1918 Johanna Enlists

1918 How Could You, Jean?

1918 Mile-a-Minute Kendall

1918 Up the Road with Sallie

1918 His Majesty, Bunker Bean (as William D. Taylor)

1918 Huck and Tom

1918 The Spirit of '17

1917 Tom Sawyer

1917 Jack and Jill

1917 North of Fifty-Three

1917 The Varmint

1917 Big Timber

1917 The World Apart

1917 Out of the Wreck

1917 Happiness of Three Women

1916 Redeeming Love

1916 Her Father's Son

1916 The House of Lies

1916 The Parson of Panamint

1916 Davy Crockett

1916 The American Beauty

1916 Pasquale

1916 The Heart of Paula (as William Taylor, unconfirmed)

1916 Ben Blair

1916 He Fell in Love with His Wife

1915 A Woman Scorned (Short)

1915 Peggy Lynn, Burglar (Short)

1915 The Soul of the Vase (Short)

1915 The Lonesome Heart

1915 Tricks of Fate

1915 Eyes That Cannot See (Short)

1915 The Diamond from the Sky

1915 The High Hand (as William D. Taylor)

1915 An Eye for an Eye

1914 The Last Chapter

1914 Brass Buttons (Short)

1914 The Beggar Child (Short)

1914 A Slice of Life (Short)

1914 When the Road Parts (Short)

1914 The Judge's Wife

1914/II The Awakening (Short)

1914 The Criminal Code (uncredited)

1914 The Song of the Sea Shell (Short)

1914 A Soul Astray (Short)

1914 The Smouldering Spark (Short)

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Actor (27 credits)

1915 The Mission of Morrison (Short)
Douglas Kent - Dora's Uncle (as William Taylor)

1915 An Eye for an Eye
Dave Harmon

1914 The Last Chapter
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)

1914 The Criminal Code
Roger Neville (as William D. Taylor)

1914 Captain Alvarez
Robert W. Wainwright AKA Captain Alvarez (as William D. Taylor)

1914 A Little Madonna (Short)
Paul Langrois - an Artist

1914 The Kiss (Short)
George Dale - a Society Man

1914 The Night Riders of Petersham
Richard

1914 Millions for Defence (Short)
Arthur Berkow

1914 Master of the Mine (Short)
Arthur Berkow

1914 Tainted Money (Short)
Jack Forsythe

1914 How God Came to Sonny Boy (Short)
Roger Vibrat, A Poor Artist

1914 The Love of Tokiwa (Short)
Richard Davis

1914 Anne of the Golden Heart (Short)
George Blake

1914 The Informer (Short)

1914/II The Brute (Short)
The Stranger

1914 Secret of the Bulb (Short)
Jack, Mrs Richards' Son

1913 Her Husband's Friend (Short)

1913 Exoneration (Short)
Cobb

1913 The Quakeress (Short)
Rev. Cole

1913 Granddad (Short)
The Southern Colonel

1913 A True Believer (Short)

1913 The Battle of Gettysburg
Minor Role (uncredited)

1913 Bread Cast Upon the Waters (Short)

1913 Retrogression (Short)
Jim Hardy

1913 The Iconoclast (Short)
Don Jose

1913/I The Sins of the Father (Short)

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Producer (3 credits)

1920 The Soul of Youth (producer)

1920 Huckleberry Finn (producer)

1917 Happiness of Three Women (producer)

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Writer (2 credits)

1916 Davy Crockett (scenario - as Frank Marlo)

1915 A Woman Scorned (Short) (scenario)

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Archive footage (5 credits)

2007 City Confidential (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) ... Himself

1999 Perfect Crimes? (TV Mini-Series)
Himself

1992 Murderers, Mobsters and Madmen: Hollywood Police Blotter (Video documentary)
Himself

1990 Death in Hollywood (Video documentary)
Himself

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)

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Personal Details

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2 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 29 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Frank Marlo | William D. Taylor | William Taylor

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

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The only things we really keep are the things we give away.

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Reportedly, Patricia Palmer confessed to Taylor's murder on her deathbed. She was one of dozens of actresses to make similar deathbed confessions. See more »

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Taurus

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