caption death_date death_place ethnicity birth_date image article_title name occupation death_cause
henry peavey in 1922 27 december 1931 san francisco , california , u.s. african american 03 march 1882 peavey.jpg henry peavey
 henry peavey cook , valet syphilis
henry peavey

henry peavey -lrb- march 3 , 1882 -- december 27 , 1931 -rrb- was the cook and valet of hollywood silent film director william desmond taylor .
peavey worked for taylor for six months prior to taylor 's murder in 1922 .
