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Died
This
Day -- William Desmond
TAILOR/TAYLOR, 1922
Saturday, February 1, 2003, Page F11
Actor, filmmaker and soldier born William
DEANE-
TANNER in Carlow,
Ireland, on April 26, 1872; in 1890, immigrated to United States
in 1890; in 1908, deserted wife and family to appear in movies
in 1914, made his directorial debut with The Awakening, followed
by 40 more films; served as a captain in the Canadian Army during
the latter part of First World War; returned to filmmaking and
made 15 more films, including Captain Kidd, The Green Temptation
and Anne of Green Gables; found murdered in his Hollywood home
police complained a number of Hollywood personalities had visited
the scene to remove or tamper with evidence; investigation focused
on such stars as actresses Mabel
NORMAND and Mary Miles
MINTER
later accounts reported the film Community sought to avoid a
scandal that coincided with murder trial of actor Fatty
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crime never solved.
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