Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

Â Â Â Â For more than eighty years, the famous unsolved murder of William Desmond Taylor, the legendary bisexual film director, has generated debate and controversy.Â Now, best-selling author Charles Higham has solved the crime.Â Higham uncovers the corruption and intrigue of Los Angeles in the Roaring TwentiesÂ—and the film industry mogulsâ€™ complete domination of the cityâ€™s authorities.
Â Â Â Â When it was discovered that a famous star of the day had probably killed Taylor, a massive cover-up beganÂ—from the removal of crucial evidence to the naming of innocent people as killersÂ—which has continued until now to protect the truth.Â 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 authorâ€™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 coronerÂ—who examined the evidence as if the murder had taken place nowÂ—have ensured a hair-raising thriller.
Â Â Â Â Charles Higham successfully presents the most plausible and convincing solution yet to the mystery.Â In the process he paints a vivid portrait of Hollywood in the 1920sÂ—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.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of Wisconsin Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780299203603
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of Wisconsin Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780299203603
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

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