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William Desmond Taylor was the director of the silent films Huckleberry Finn, Anne of Green Gables, Captain Kidd, Jr., Tom Sawyer, and Davy Crockett.

Full or original name at birth: William Cunningham Deane-Tanner

Date and place of birth: April 26, 1872*, Carlow, Ireland

Date, time, place and cause of death: February 1, 1922, at 7:50 p.m., at 404-B South Alvarado Street, Los Angeles**, California, U.S.A. (Murdered - Gunshot)

* William Desmond Taylor's birth certificate clearly states he was born on April 26th, 1872, not 1877, or 1867, as several published sources erroneously claim.

** Many reports erroneously state Taylor died in "Hollywood." His home (which no longer exists) was on South Alvarado Street, in central Los Angeles, not Hollywood.

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