Dr. Marion Sayle Taylor (1889-1942) was a pioneer radio sex advice broadcaster on CBS, then NBC, and finally on Mutual, in the 1930s.
Sayle was born August 16, 1889, in Morrilton, Arkansas.
He was President of the Hygienic Orificial Co., of Chicago. Dr. Taylor authored a series of books on sexual hygiene, including the following titles:
Pre-determination of Sex and Natural Birth Control
How To Know Your Affinity
Sex Vigor for Men: How Retained, How Regained
Facts for Wives
Social Diseases: A National Menace
The Story of Life and How to Tell It to Children
Sex Knowledge for Children
The Secret of Youth and Charm: Plain Sex Truths for Women
The Lindsey-Taylor Debate on Marriage
The Male Motor
He was elected to The Lambs in 1933 as a theatrical member. Sayle was called “The Voice of Experience” and his lasting contribution to the club is via a painting. In 1934 he donated the St. Patrick’s Day Gambol cover nude painting by Howard Chandler Christy to the club, where it remains today.
Sayle died February 1, 1942, in Hollywood, California.