LEADER 03976nam 22006854a 450 001 9910963656403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612269592 010 $a9780299203634 010 $a0299203638 010 $a9781282269590 010 $a1282269593 035 $a(CKB)1000000000723266 035 $a(OCoLC)318251105 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10288080 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000206921 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11201359 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000206921 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10228478 035 $a(PQKB)10074761 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444822 035 $a(OCoLC)826515705 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12192 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444822 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10288080 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL226959 035 $a(OCoLC)816321707 035 $a(Perlego)4398582 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000723266 100 $a20040407d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMurder in Hollywood $esolving a silent screen mystery /$fCharles Higham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison, Wis. $cTerrace Books$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (243 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299203641 311 08$a0299203646 311 08$a9780299203603 311 08$a0299203603 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue -- 1 Last Day -- 2 A Wandering Life -- 3 George and Mary -- 4 A Gay Association -- 5 Death and After -- 6 Mirrors of Deceit -- 7 False Leads and Red Herrings -- 8 What Happened to the Cast -- 9 Last Events -- Acknowledgments -- Source Notes -- Index. 330 8 $aFor more than eighty years, the famous unsolved murder of William Desmond Taylor, the legendary bisexual film director, has generated debate and controversy. Now, best-selling author Charles Higham has solved the crime. Higham uncovers the corruption and intrigue of Los Angeles in the Roaring Twenties-and the film industry moguls' complete domination of the city's authorities. When it was discovered that a famous star of the day had probably killed Taylor, a massive cover-up began-from the removal of crucial evidence to the naming of innocent people as killers-which has continued until now to protect the truth. Murder in Hollywood goes beyond the killing to unearth unknown details about the life of Taylor before his arrival in Hollywood, as well as the stories and histories buried by the crooked authorities and criminals involved the case. The author's exclusive interviews with the culpable star, his unique possession of long-vanished police records, and the support of the present-day Los Angeles county coroner-who examined the evidence as if the murder had taken place now-have ensured a hair-raising thriller. Charles Higham successfully presents the most plausible and convincing solution yet to the mystery. In the process he paints a vivid portrait of Hollywood in the 1920s-from its major stars to its bisexual subculture. The result is a compelling answer to a long-standing mystery and a fascinating study of a place, and an industry that, as today, let people reinvent themselves. Murder in Hollywood is more extraordinary than any crime of fiction and more exciting than any action adventure movie. 606 $aMurder$xInvestigation$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vCase studies 606 $aMotion picture producers and directors$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vBiography 615 0$aMurder$xInvestigation 615 0$aMotion picture producers and directors 676 $a364.152/3/0979494 700 $aHigham$b Charles$f1931-2012.$0296892 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963656403321 996 $aMurder in Hollywood$94358906 997 $aUNINA