William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

Directing

April 26, 1872 — February 1, 1922Carlow, Ireland

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

Known for

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

2016

Death Scenes

Death Scenes

1989

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

1920

Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists

1918

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1917

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990

Nurse Marjorie

Nurse Marjorie

1920

Granddad

Granddad

1913

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1920

The Kiss

The Kiss

1914

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The Top of New York

The Top of New York

1922

Director

The Green Temptation

The Green Temptation

1922

Director

Morals

Morals

1921

Director

Beyond

Beyond

1921

Director

Wealth

Wealth

1921

Director

Sacred and Profane Love

Sacred and Profane Love

1921

Director

The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

1921

Director

The Furnace

The Furnace

1920

Director

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

1920

Director

Jenny Be Good

Jenny Be Good

1920

Director

Nurse Marjorie

Nurse Marjorie

1920

Director

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1920

Director

Judy of Rogues' Harbor

Judy of Rogues' Harbor

1920

Director

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1919

Director

Captain Kidd, Jr.

Captain Kidd, Jr.

1919

Director

Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists

1918

Director

How Could You, Jean?

How Could You, Jean?

1918

Director

Mile-a-Minute Kendall

Mile-a-Minute Kendall

1918

Director

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

His Majesty, Bunker Bean

1918

Director

Up The Road With Sallie

Up The Road With Sallie

1918

Director

Huck and Tom

Huck and Tom

1918

Director

The Spirit of '17

The Spirit of '17

1918

Director

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1917

Director

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill

1917

Director

North of Fifty-Three

North of Fifty-Three

1917

Director

The Varmint

The Varmint

1917

Director

Big Timber

Big Timber

1917

Director

The World Apart

The World Apart

1917

Director

Out of the Wreck

Out of the Wreck

1917

Director

Happiness of Three Women

Happiness of Three Women

1917

Director

Redeeming Love

Redeeming Love

1916

Director

Her Father's Son

Her Father's Son

1916

Director

The House of Lies

The House of Lies

1916

Director

The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

1916

Director

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

1916

Director

The American Beauty

The American Beauty

1916

Director

Pasquale

Pasquale

1916

Director

The Heart of Paula

The Heart of Paula

1916

Director

Ben Blair

Ben Blair

1916

Director

He Fell in Love with His Wife

He Fell in Love with His Wife

1916

Director

The Diamond from the Sky

The Diamond from the Sky

1915

Director

The Last Chapter

The Last Chapter

1914

Director

Acting13

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

2016

Self (archive footage)

Murders of Hollywood

Murders of Hollywood

2003

Self (archive footage)

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Death In Hollywood

Death In Hollywood

1990

Death Scenes

Death Scenes

1989

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last Chapter

The Last Chapter

1914

Captain Alvarez

Captain Alvarez

1914

Robert W. Wainwright AKA Captain Alvarez

A Little Madonna

A Little Madonna

1914

Paul Langrois

The Kiss

The Kiss

1914

George Dale - a Society Man

Anne of the Golden Heart

Anne of the Golden Heart

1914

George Blake

The Quakeress

The Quakeress

1913

Reverend Cole

Granddad

Granddad

1913

The Southern Colonel

Production3

The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth

1920

Producer

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1920

Producer

Happiness of Three Women

Happiness of Three Women

1917

Producer

Writing1

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

1916

Writer