Autograph collecting mary miles minter silent star. Mary quickly fell in love with taylor against her domineering mothers openly hostile objections. In 1922, minter was involved in scandal surrounding the murder of director william desmond taylor, for whom she professed her love. Mary miles minter, arthur hoyt, vera lewis, william desmond taylor. Published on mar 28, 2019 silent screen star mary miles minter is my favorite and one of my rarest autographs. Vidors theory, or kitrkpatricks i cant remember which, assumed it was done by mary miles mintners mother. Mary miles minter silent film actress who appeared in 54 motion pictures from 1912 to has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Buy online, view images and see past prices for autograph mary miles minter. Catherine mary stewart signed autograph movie still night of the comet. A mary miles minter signed sepia photograph, circa 1916 lot. William desmond taylor news story 1986 newsmagazine. Murder, morphine, and madness at the dawn of hollywood is cleverly inviting and promises a rollicking good tale of greed and all those other things listed in the subtitle. Faith and douglas maclean seated on a bench in alvarado court.
Mary miles minter photo portrait very nice 8 x 10 original portrait of mary miles minter from the film south of suva. But despite a few mentions of mmm, this book is just not worth even a 10th of the. Click on my ebay store link if you want copies of her handwritten letters, autographed. Mary miles minter was one of the golden girls of silent pictures, whose career was cut short by the unsolved 1922 murder of her director and lover. Her first picture directed by william desmond taylor was the highly successful anne of green gables 1919. Robbins and mae belle cook, and was the stepson of george a. That said, only one book is known to have been published during his lifetime. Miles was born in jerome, arizona, the son of lewis e.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a. In a final climactic scene, the book has vidor calling on the aged mary miles minter, who, with tears streaming down her bulbous face, cries out, my mother killed everything i ever loved. As someone whos long held an interest in the stillunsolved 1922 william desmond taylor murder mystery, it was pretty exciting finding this when sifting through a. Mary miles minter april 25, 1902 august 4, 1984 was an american actress. The name mary miles minter came from assorted family names on her mothers side. Mary miles minter net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net. Ziegfeld follies showgirls posing in daring, nude images. Shelby appropriated the younger minter s birth certificate and gave 10yearold juliet shelby a new identity as a 17yearold midget known as mary miles minter. Other silentscreen actresses covered in the book include clara bow, mary pickford, greta garbo, gloria swanson, theda bara, louise brooks, bessie love, mary miles minter, aileen pringle, alice terry, and clara kimball young. In 1922, minter was involved in a scandal surrounding the murder of director william desmond taylor, for whom she professed her love. This book contains biographies of forty silentscreen actresses, including lillian gish.
Although several books have been published about the rice paddy navy, linda kushs book is the most thorough. It was distributed during her days at the flying a studios and dates circa 1917. Charlotte shelby, mary miles minter s dominating mother, had threatened to kill taylor if he didnt stop seeing her daughter, and mabel normand, rumored to be a drug addict, might have sought. Kirkpatrick based his book in king vidors research on the topic when vidor was going to make a movie about taylor in the 60s that never panned out. The actress was born juliet reilly on april 25th, 1902 in shreveport, louisiana.
Her greatest stage success was in the littlest rebel, with william farnum and dustin farnum. An original print with a matte finish, depicting the available at 2016 february 20. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family mary miles minter april 25, 1902 august 4, 1984 was an american actress. She appeared in 54 silent era motion pictures from 1912 to 1923.
Mary miles minter entered films in 1915 and joined the flying a in 1916. She appeared in 53 silent era films from 1912 to 1923. April 25, 1902 august 4, 1984 it had a height of 1,57 was an american actress. Mary miles minter vintage original rare christmas card. A mary miles minter signed sepia photograph, circa 1916. The case was settled out of court, with the settlement being signed by minter and shelby at the american consulate in paris, france on january 24, 1927. Mary miles minter autograph signed letter autographed. Mary miles minter s letters to murdered movie director. She became a liability as the public heard too much fact, as well as inuendo, of the young actresses involvement with the director.
It was called enchanting beauty, and contained 94 blackandwhite photos. At the age of 5 she first appeared on the stage in the play cameo kirby. The christmas card is an american greetings card printed in cleveland, ohio in the usa. Little mary miles minter was a child star who was dominated by her mother. Her mother, then known as lilla pearl reilly, soon tired of what she deemed a lowly existence in the bayou and moved juliet and her sister, as well as her widowed mother, julia miles, to new york, hoping to catch a taste of the good life. He joined the united states navy in 1917 as an apprentice seaman, attending the united states naval academy from 1918 to 1922.
Mary miles minter 19021984 little mary miles minter was a child star who was dominated by her mother. Hancocks brewery wiveliscombe by mary miles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Minters mother routinely signed all her autograph requests. Shelby wilde zelf graag dat juliet en haar oudere zus.
Mary made a total of 26 films between 1916 and 1918. As a student, miles was called mary by his classmates, in reference to the silent film star mary miles minter. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. But dont take my word for it because its been about 30 years since i thought about this. Books, autographs, and patsy ruth miller april 28, 2012 michael g. Mary miles minter signed greetings card regis autographs. Silent screen actress mary miles minter 19021984 used as one of the first movie stars a secretary to signed her fanmail. Solving a silent screen mystery higham, charles on. The book also contains 1 printed miss mary minter calling card and 1. Shed read my story astors autobiography only in the newspapers didnt like it much theres more to you than an affair with george kaufman. Mary miles minter would be among the central figures to fall from grace with taylors death. Mary miles minter diary and personally annotated copy of the. From that time on she worked steadily without a single vacation.
She became a liability as the public heard too much fact, as well as inuendo, of. Shes general bill daughertys widow, very rich, very nob hill. A cast of killers kindle edition by kirkpatrick, sidney. Rare vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of the young actress. Minter werd als juliet reilly geboren in shreveport als dochter van broadway actrice charlotte shelby. And twenty days ago he lived and breathed and walked amongst us. Birth certificate of mary miles minter some data, including the name, is probably incorrect, see what was the real name of mary miles minter. Two books have been written about the unsolved murder of william desmond taylor. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mary miles minter i am selling a letter i received from miss minter in 1979 more than fifty years after she was involved in the scandal that shook hollywood. George arents collection, the new york public library.