Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph is damaged in several places.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. First photograph caption dated January 26, 1927 reads, "The reconciliation of Mary Miles Minter, Los Angeles film star, and her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, pictures above, who are living together in Paris, recalls the famous William Desmond Taylor murder mystery and its strange influence on Minter's life."; Second photograph caption dated November 8, 1927 reads, "When Miss Minter became of age, she sued her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, for accounting of $1,000,000 alleged earnings. The murder of William Desmond Taylor brought more grief into Miss Minter's life. Then she and her mother became reconciled, as pictured, and live in Paris."; Third photograph caption dated December 23, 1929 reads, "Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, right, mother of Mary Miles Minter, today demanded exoneration by the district attorney of any complicity in the death of William Desmond Taylor seven years ago. Mrs. Shelby's name was drawn into the case through revelation that Miss Minter and Taylor were close friends."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Minter, Mary Miles,--1902-1984 Minter, Mary Miles,--1902-1984--Family Taylor, William Desmond,--1877-1922--Death and burial Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Mothers and daughters--France--Paris Women--France--Paris Bouquets--France--Paris Paris (France) Group portraits Portrait photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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