1872 - 1922
William Desmond Taylor Irish Film Director
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William Desmond Taylor dating history
Relationships
William Desmond Taylor was previously married to Ethel May Hamilton (1901 - 1911).
William Desmond Taylor was engaged to Neva Gerber (1915 - 1919).
William Desmond Taylor was in relationships with Mabel Normand (1921 - 1922), Mary Miles Minter (1919 - 1922) and Mary Pickford.
William Desmond Taylor had an encounter with Claire Windsor (1922).
About
Irish Film Director William Desmond Taylor was born William Cunnigham Deane-Taylor on 26th April, 1872 in Carlow, Ireland and passed away on 1st Feb 1922 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 49. He is most remembered for The Awakening (1914). His zodiac sign is Taurus.
William Desmond Taylor is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American film directors and American silent film actors.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 1 |
11 years
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| Engaged | 1 |
5 years
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-
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| Dating | 3 |
2 years, 5 months
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1 year, 2 months
|
-
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| Encounter | 1 |
1 month, 1 day
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-
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| Total | 6 |
11 years
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3 years, 3 months
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1 month, 1 day
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Details
| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Desmond
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| Last Name |
Taylor
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| Full Name at Birth |
William Cunnigham Deane-Taylor
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| Alternative Name |
William Desmond Taylor, William Cunningham Deane-Tanner
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| Birthday |
26th April, 1872
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| Birthplace |
Carlow, Ireland
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| Died |
1st February, 1922
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| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Murder (homicide)
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| Buried |
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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| Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Bisexual
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| Occupation Text |
Director | Actor | Producer
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| Occupation |
Film Director
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| Claim to Fame |
The Awakening (1914)
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| Year(s) Active |
1913–1922
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| Official Websites |
www.allmovie.com/artist/william-desmond-taylor-p185552, www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/william_desmond_taylor/
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| Father |
Kearns Deane-Tanner
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| Mother |
Jane Deane-Tanner
|
| Brother |
Denis Deane-Tanner
|
| Sister |
Nell Deane-Tanner, Daisy Deane-Tanner
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William Desmond Taylor (born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner, 26 April 1872 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-Irish-American film director and actor. A popular figure in the growing Hollywood motion picture colony of the 1910s and early 1920s, Taylor directed fifty-nine silent films between 1914 and 1922 and acted in twenty-seven between 1913 and 1915.
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