Born into a respectable Boston family, Taylor (whose legal name was Cora Ethel Stewart) had already had two brief marriages; her first husband, Vinton Murphy, divorced her on grounds of adultery.
Proveniente dunha familia respectable de Boston, Taylor (de nome legal Cora Ethel Stewart) xa estivera casada en dúas ocasións; o seu primeiro marido, Vinton Murphy, divorciouse dela aducindo adulterio.