Business
Call it the case of the dime-store Anastasia.
May 29, 1988
Books
Sidney Kirkpatrick’s review of my book, “A Deed of Death,” (Book Review, July 22) mistakenly states that I was “unaware of the explosive new information” concerning “Mary’s and her mother’s frantic last trip to (William Desmond) Taylor’s bungalow on the night of the murder, a trip never even alluded to in Giroux’s book.”
Aug. 19, 1990
An hour after sunset on Feb. 1, 1922, while smudge pots warmed nearby orange groves and a streetcar rattled through Westlake Park, a killer lurked in the shadows behind Hollywood film director William Desmond Taylor’s stylish bachelor’s bungalow at 404 Alvarado St.
July 22, 1990
Movies
The murder of director William Desmond Taylor in February, 1922, created one of Hollywood’s greatest scandals, wrecking the careers of Mary Miles Minter, a youthful rival to Mary Pickford, and comedienne Mabel Normand because both were close to Taylor.
June 1, 1986
Sidney Kirkpatrick’s glib response (Book Review, Aug. 19) to the charge of three major mistakes in his review of my book about the 1922 William Desmond Taylor case, “A Deed of Death,” in no way answers the charge.
Aug. 26, 1990
Entertainment & Arts
One of Hollywood’s most notorious unsolved murders may be unraveled this spring with the publication of “A Cast of Killers,” a nonfiction whodunit probing the death in 1922 of director William Desmond Taylor.
Feb. 9, 1986
Travel & Experiences
Italian cowboys in Nevada? It’s all part of Cowboy Poetry fest
Sept. 18, 2012
Among the program’s offerings is the witty, perceptive ‘Maid of Honor.’
April 20, 2000
When a Map to the Stars’ Homes Just Isn’t Enough
Aug. 8, 2004
California
Two department heads have announced within the last 10 days that they will resign, bringing to four the number of top-ranking bureaucrats to leave the city in eight months.
July 18, 1991