William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor was a screenwriter, film producer, actor, and film director from the Republic of Ireland . He held dual citizenship in the United States and the Republic of Ireland and was born William Cunningham Deane-Tanner on April 26, 1872, in Carlow .

Taylor directed numerous films, including "The Diamond from the Sky," "A Woman Scorned," "Jack and Jill," "The Heart of Paula," "Huck and Tom," "The American Beauty," "The World Apart," "He Fell in Love with His Wife," "The Parson of Panamint," "The House of Lies," "Her Father's Son," "Happiness of Three Women," "Out of the Wreck," "The Varmint," "The Spirit of '17," "His Majesty, Bunker Bean," "Big Timber," "Up the Road with Sallie," "How Could You, Jean?," "Mile-a-Minute Kendall," "Johanna Enlists," "Judy of Rogue's Harbor," "Captain Kidd, Jr.," "Nurse Marjorie," "The Green Temptation," "The Soul of Youth," "The Top of New York," "Jenny Be Good," "The Furnace," and "The Witching Hour" .

William Desmond Taylor passed away on February 1, 1922, in Westlake, Los Angeles .