1. On December 22,1912, she married British-born playwright J Hartley Manners, who wrote the play Peg o' My Heart, a successful play and an enduring personal triumph for Taylor, who toured in it extensively throughout the US The play's success inspired a 1922 film version starring Taylor and directed by King Vidor.
Laurette Taylor remained married to Manners until his death in 1928.
Laurette Taylor made her Broadway debut in The Great John Ganton in 1908 and appeared in other stage productions such as The Ringmaster, Alias Jimmy Valentine, Seven Sisters, Lola Lola, and The Bird of Paradise.
In 1945, Laurette Taylor was voted the best actress in a poll by Variety.
Laurette Taylor's biggest hit was Peg o' My Heart, a simple Cinderella-formula vehicle written for her by her husband Manners, it ran on Broadway from December 20,1912, to May 1914, setting a new Broadway dramatic-play run record of 607 performances.
In 1918, Laurette Taylor starred in Happiness, another successful Manners vehicle, and she reprised the role in the 1924 movie of the same name.
In 1924, Laurette Taylor starred in a film version of Happiness, directed by King Vidor, which told of the adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that riches do not necessarily lead to happiness.
Laurette Taylor seems to have enjoyed making One Night in Rome as she kept a personal print of the movie to show guests at her home, running it over and over again.
Laurette Taylor was inspired by this visit to write, in just three days, his comedy of manners Hay Fever.
Laurette Taylor planned to make her film debut in Peg o' My Heart, but the film version of the hit play was coveted by nearly every screen actress, including Mary Pickford, who made an offer considerably in excess of the highest amount ever paid for the picture rights to a play or story.
Almost any actress in the famous role was assured of a resounding success; however, Laurette Taylor clung to the movie rights if she decided to appear in a film.
Laurette Taylor never appeared in another film, but David O Selznick did invite her to film a sound test for a role in his 1938 film The Young in Heart, which Taylor did, but she declined the part and actress Minnie Dupree was cast.
Laurette Taylor wrote an essay on acting titled "The Quality Most Needed", which was included in some of the early editions of the text Actors on Acting.
Laurette Taylor sharply criticizes performances where you can "see the acting" and warns against paying too much attention to the traditions of acting, saying it "cramps creative instinct".
Laurette Taylor applauded the imaginative actress who "builds a picture, using all her heart and soul and brain", not for the audience but for herself.
Laurette Taylor died from a coronary thrombosis on December 7,1946, at age 63.
Laurette Taylor's ashes were interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
In 1960, the play Laurette Taylor, starring Judy Holliday and directed by Jose Quintero, closed out of town in Philadelphia owing to Holliday's battle with breast cancer.
In 1963, a musical adaptation of Laurette Taylor opened on Broadway.