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In Memoriam · 1889 – 1968

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Rex Taylor

A struggling Iowa writer risks everything to break into Hollywood, only to discover that success in the golden age of cinema comes at a personal cost.

Born
1889
Died
1968
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64
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4
Decades active

In short · Wrote for four decades — 64 credits.

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Biography

Rex Taylor was an American screenwriter who worked on more than 80 films between 1916 and 1966. He was born in Iowa and spent much of his professional life in the film industry, eventually passing away in San Pedro, California. He married actress Irma Taylor around 1910, and the couple lived in Los Angeles, as noted in the 1920 and 1930 United States Census records.

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