I "found" William Desmond Taylor
by Michael B. Druxman on 08/16/14
August 18, 2014
You will recall that, last week, I told you that I was planning to write a stage play about 1922 murder of film director William Desmond Taylor. I had extensively researched the still officially unsolved case back in the 1970s, but had dropped it when other paying projects came my way.
So, last weekend, I pulled out my box of research materials on the case, which had been in storage for years, and I found the manuscript of a novel that I had written about Taylor almost 40 years ago. I had totally forgotten I had ever written this.
The manuscript had been written on a typewriter and was filled with corrections made in pen, which would probably explain why I never went back to it. I would have had to retype the entire manuscript.
I'm currently in the process of typing the manuscript onto my computer, as well as doing a bit of editing and updating. It's my intention that this book, which reads quite well after so many years, will be published within the next few months. More on this project later.
Three new reviews have been added the the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page. They are TRUST ME with Clark Gregg and Alison Janney, HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL with Russ Tamblyn and THE LOVE PUNCH with Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson. So, please take a look.
You have a creative week.
Michael
