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04071aam a22005894i 4500 001 30C3671A5C0C11E49AB2BF93DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20240627010257 008 140821s2014 nyuafohe b 000 0 eng d 010 $a bl2014037152 020 $a 0062242164 020 $a 9780062242167 040 $d lw $d SKYRV $e rda $d CoBoFLC $d SILO 050 $a E 082 0 $a 364.152/3/0979494 100 1 $a Mann, William J., $e author. 245 10 $a Tinseltown : $b murder, morphine, and madness at the dawn of Hollywood / $c William J. Mann. 246 3 $a Murder, morphine, and madness at the dawn of Hollywood 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Harper, $c 2014. 300 $a xii, 463 pages, 32 pages of unnumbered plates : $b illustrations, photographs, facsimilies ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Preamble to intrigue -- A cold morning in Southern California -- Suspects, motives, and circumstances. A man called Creepy ; Babylon ; three desperate dames ; The orator ; A race to the top ; Mabel ; Gibby ; Mary ; Rivals and threats ; Good-time girl ; Locusts ; The maddest woman ; Impudent things ; Dope fiends ; Greater than love ; The sex thrill ; Prying eyes ; So this is what is going on ; five thousand feel of immorality ; Bunco babe ; Among the lions ; Depravity ; Questions of loyalty ; A cluster of calamities ; A product of the gutters ; Riding for a fall ; Bad checks ; The highest possible standards ; On edge ; A work so important ; A ghastly strain ; A house in the hills ; Last day ; A shot -- Hunting, hustling, and hiding. The dead man on the floor ; Reactions ; King of the cops ; The moral failures of one concern ; ; "Do you think that I killed Mr. Taylor?" ; Powder burns ; Evidence found ; Dames even more desperate ; The need for vigilance ; Taking him for a fool ; Mr. Hays goes to work ; The morbidly curious ; Her own boss ; No time to talk ; A great injustice has been done ; A question of motives ; A company of outlaws ; The savior ; The sky's the limit ; The spirits speak ; Last chance ; Evidence missing ; Trigger happy ; A cold-blooded business ; No happy endings ; Raising capital ; A new man on the job ; Unfair competition ; Trapped like rats ; Coming out of hiding ; The end of the road ; Readjustments ; Unexpected developments ; Manhunt -- Closing the case. three dames no longer so desperate ; End of an era ; "We are making real progress" -- A confession -- What happened to everyone else. 520 $a Draws on primary sources--including witness testimonies, coroner's inquest files, FBI records, court transcripts, and contemporary newspapers--to examine the mystery behind the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor, the president of the Motion Picture Directors Association. 600 10 $a Taylor, William Desmond, $d 1877-1922. 650 0 $a Murder $x Investigation $z Los Angeles $z Los Angeles $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Motion picture producers and directors $z Los Angeles $z Los Angeles $v Biography. 941 $a 23 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716061328.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710025805.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012012103.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230706013015.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909033541.0 952 $l BJPD251 $d 20211215024244.0 952 $l TKPE492 $d 20211118015416.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722044212.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528060716.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110060743.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210030317.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20191019010127.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717025444.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107045912.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006081626.0 952 $l DJPD353 $d 20180717023055.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20180523020212.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418103510.0 952 $l SXPC124 $d 20150626011519.0 952 $l TGPD826 $d 20150514024932.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20150514015816.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20150106015839.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20141114011356.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=30C3671A5C0C11E49AB2BF93DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search