Famous Players: The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor (Treasury of XXth Century Murder)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1561635553 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 76 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Was it the star May Miles Minter or a former butler? A scandal sheet delectable murder mystery.. Early Hollywood director Taylor is found shot
His quirky b&w ink drawings are full of expression, recalling the melodrama of silent films and giving life to such characters as actresses Mary Miles Minter and Mabel Normand and other early film business insiders. The narrative presents this murder, along with the Arbuckle case, as the beginning of Hollywood's lurid history, which he evokes with a series of plates depicting actors whose tragic deaths are noted beneath. (Aug.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly The 10th in Geary's ongoing, multi–Eisner-nominated historical murder series, Famous Players tells the story of one of the first major Hollywood scandals. Silent film actor/director William Desmond Taylor was killed in his home in February 1922, not long after popular actor Fatty Arbuckle was also accused of murder. By including
Very well done, from every aspect. B. Long Famous Players is very well done and is highly recommended. The story is presented in such a manner as to be very accessible to readers who have no previous knowledge of early Hollywood or any of the characters involved in the case. The book presents a very broad overview of the Taylor case, contains a relatively high degree of accuracy, and is presented in a straightforward, informative and crisp manner.As a graphic novel evoking the Hollywood atmosphere of . Brent R. Swanson said A Lively Dead End. One of Hollywood's most enduring legends was born in the shadowless hours between the evening of February 1st and the morning of February "A Lively Dead End" according to Brent R. Swanson. One of Hollywood's most enduring legends was born in the shadowless hours between the evening of February 1st and the morning of February 2nd, when somebody entered the bungalow of director William Desmond Taylor, shot him dead, and then carefully laid-out the body on the floor and made a hasty exit. When the news broke the next morning, there were almost more stars in the bungalow than there were in heaven, forever clouding the crime scene in a case that wou. nd, when somebody entered the bungalow of director William Desmond Taylor, shot him dead, and then carefully laid-out the body on the floor and made a hasty exit. When the news broke the next morning, there were almost more stars in the bungalow than there were in heaven, forever clouding the crime scene in a case that wou. A Perfect True Crime Graphic Novel J. Jordan Rick Geary has a whole series of these books and they are all terrific. They are not heavy handed or sensationalistic like so many true crime books are. Geary picks interesting cases, does his homework and presnets the facts as he knows them to be.Famous Players is a murder mystery of a Hollywood director in tinel town's golden age.William Desomd Taylor found dead in his house and no one was ever caught. Plenty of Hollywood goodness as truths are uncovered an
An award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal, and has contributed to National Lampoon and The New York TimesBook Review.