Doug Taylor (historian)

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Doug Taylor (June 14, 1938 – July 27, 2020) was a Canadian historian, professor, author, and connoisseur of movie theatres.^[2][3] In two books, and multiple online articles, Taylor wrote about Toronto's history of beautiful cinemas.^[4] He published a history of selected neighbourhoods in 2010, a book on Toronto's lost landmarks in 2018.

Doug Taylor
Born	(1938-06-14)June 14, 1938 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 27, 2020(2020-07-27) (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	John Douglas Taylor
Occupation(s)	Historian, teacher, author
Partners	Ivan Codrington[1]

Toronto Life magazine and Inside Toronto both profiled Taylor when he published Toronto Theaters and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen.^[2][4][5] The Toronto Sun's local historian, Mike Filey, used its publication as a jump-off for his own article on Toronto's cinema history.^[6]

Taylor's parents immigrated to Canada from Newfoundland, when it was an independent country.^[2] Two of Taylor's books are memoirs of his experience growing up in an immigrant family.

Liz Braun, the Toronto Sun's long-term film reviewer, endorsed Taylor's books on Toronto cinemas.^[7]

Taylor died on July 27, 2020, at the age of 82.^[1]

Publications

• Doug Taylor (2008). There Never Was a Better Time: Toronto's Yesterdays. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595899555. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
• Doug Taylor (2010). Arse Over Teakettle: An Irreverent Story of Coming of Age During the 1940s in Toronto. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450205306. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
• Doug Taylor (2010). The Villages Within: An Irreverent History of Toronto and a Respectful Guide to the St. Andrew's Market, the Kings West District, the Kensington Market, and Queen Street West. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450225250. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
• Doug Taylor (2011). The Reluctant Virgin: Murder in 1950s Toronto. iUniverse. ISBN 9781462046478. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
• Doug Taylor (2013). When the Trumpet Sounds. iUniverse. ISBN 9781491708705. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
• Doug Taylor (2014). Toronto Theaters and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen. The History Press. ISBN 9781626194502.
• Doug Taylor (2016). Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear: Brought Back to Thrill You Again. Dundurn Press. ISBN 9781459733428.
• Doug Taylor (2016). Toronto Then and Now. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781910904077.
• Doug Taylor (2018). Lost Toronto. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781911595038. Retrieved May 24, 2017.