William Desmond Taylor (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 4)
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The Story of Mary Shellby
In the late summer of 19 23, mary suddenly reversed the story she had been telling for a year and a half. Mary now claimed it was not until mother discovered that mister taylor cared more for me than he did for her that she became bitter towards him. This seems to be the basis of the rumours in hollywood babylon that both mother and daughter were having affairs with the deceased man. But it was most like a lie told by an unhappy young woman who was desperate to rebel against her mother and to stay in the spotlight. Two years later, mary sued shellby for withholding profits the actress had earned over her decade in the film business. She shot two more films
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