In the summer of 1961 LIFE Magazine sent well-known photographer Dmitri Kessel to photograph the Taylor family at their cabin in Wyoming. Although apparently not used as a cover, the photos are an extraordinarily charming look at a man at peace with himself. After a turbulent marriage to Barbara Stanwyck, he was reluctant to remarry. Ms. Thiess described him as having an “emotional limp” when it came to marriage. However, they did marry in May 1954 and had two children Terry, born in 1955 and Tessa, born in 1959. It’s so good to see this fine man enjoying life at 50. There are several groups of these photos and I will put them up over time. LIFE allows their reproduction for personal, non-commercial use.
Robert Taylor Actor 