“MY LIFE RUINED.”

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1924, Page 4

“MY LIFE RUINED.”

MAIIY MILKS Ml NT KM Wll.l. If K i ll! K. lON DUN. A up. 11. Mary Miles .Minter. the famous film actress, has announced her retirement from moving pictures savin;: that scandal has ruined her life. Thu is a s.-qiiol to the murder of William De-mond Taylor, the piclureprodiicer. in when there was much po/sip :ih-uii (bo relnliuns hctue -n Mi-s Minter and the murdered mail. Another nclrc-s Mabel Normaud (who afterward-* was a mcniher of the party at. Coiiillaod |line:."s Hat when the latter was shot) was ab-i involved. I.t-Uli act re.-sex were said to have Ivon in love with Taylor, and there were several racy iulcrviovs between the two alter Taylor's death, but earn apn-nl that thi* nilnr was not connected with the murder. CUXKKsSK.I) 11 KB I.UYK. Miss Minter. however, made no secict of (he fact that the ivlal i: !ls hclween her and her maiiaper had been a. pno I deal closer than slim: busine--* requited. In lih-l she admitted that she had vi-iled Taylor in bis ||al at midnight, and i oulessed her love for Ivin. She olaimed [ i have been enpaped to Taylor. Siil.'sfiiiienllv there were startling

stories of attempts to kill Miss Mi titer by persons, who were carrying out a vendetta, which had include:! the murdered producer. Mullets were fired at the actress, hut she esc iped without injury, to become the subject for further scandal !y a <!e.!acni-on iluit she was about to brine a suit apainst her mother for I.Oil!!.()•'.■!) dollars. lieinp the money she had earned since attaininp her majority. My her rc.sipnatioii, it is stated that Miss .Minter will relinquish a salary of £lf),(!!fl) a year,