William D. Taylor — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1914) 🇺🇸

William D. Taylor [William Desmond Taylor], director of the largest dramatic company at the Balboa studios, often plays the leading role, writes the scenario, directs the company, attends to the costuming of the characters and also manages the setting of the scenes.

Formerly a Vitagraph star, he enacted the leading role in the famous six-reeler produced by that company, “Captain Alvarez.”

He joined the Balboa organization several months ago and has produced a number of feature photo-dramas.

He is a native of Ireland. When 19 years old he joined Charles Hawtrey’s company and toured the English provinces. Later he journeyed to New York and became a member of Fanny Davenport’s company, remaining in her organization three years. Following this engagement he enacted leading roles at various times with the Castle Square stock company, Katherine Kidder and Sol Smith.

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Collection: Motography Magazine, October 1914