Francis Lenn Taylor
Francis Lenn Taylor | |
|---|---|
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, California, U.S. | |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
| Known for | Elizabeth Taylor's father |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Howard Taylor (1929-2020) Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) |
Francis Lenn Taylor (December 28, 1897 – November 20, 1968) was an American art dealer and the father of actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Life and career
Taylor was born in Springfield, Illinois, as the fourth child and son of the seven children of Elizabeth Mary (née Rosemond) and Francis Marion Taylor. His brothers were David, John A., Francis M., Willie, and Edward Taylor.[1] While his sister was Mary Ellen Taylor.[1] The family later moved to Arkansas City, Kansas.
Francis began dealing in art in New York City for a wealthy uncle by marriage, Stephen Howard Young,
Taylor married stage actress Sara Sothern (whose real name was Sara Viola Warmbrodt and who was also from Arkansas City) in 1926 in New York.[2]
They were the parents of Howard Taylor and of Elizabeth Taylor.
Within a few years of his marriage, Taylor was transferred to Young's art gallery in London, England, where he and Sara lived for several years, and where their children were born. In April 1939, five months before the outbreak of World War II in Europe, they returned to the United States.
Taylor later ran an art gallery at The Beverly Hills Hotel in California.[5]
He died at age 70 in Los Angeles, California. He is interred beside his widow in
References
- ^ a b "Join Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ a b "Howard Young (1878-1972), a biography". www.countyhistorian.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "S. Howard Young, Art Dealer, Friend of Eisenhower, Is Dead". The New York Times. 24 June 1972. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Luxury Hotel Services - The Beverly Hills Hotel - Dorchester Collection". dorchestercollection.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.