54 years ago today, Rober Taylor died at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 57.
Robert Taylor was a complicated and incredibly versatile man who could play any sort of character from a Roman general to a mental patient. He was a family man happily settled with his second wife, Ursula Thiess, and their two children.
Mr. Taylor was a patriot who served in the United States Navy for 3 years during World War II. He was a dedicated anti-communist and an early suporter of his friend Ronald Reagan.
I became a Robert Taylor fan at the age of 15 when his TV show, "The Detectives" premiered. My mother wanted to watch it because she remembered Mr. Taylor from the thirties. I took one look and that was it. I spent the rest of my high school career watching Robert Taylor movies on late night TV, buying photos of him, making scrapbooks and being a typical teenager. College, marriage and career intervened. I remember being sad when Mr. Taylor died. I mailed two huge scrapbooks to Ursula Thiess. I hope she got them. Time passed, retirement, moving to Florida. Then in 2012 my husband Fred pointed that there were two Robert Taylor movies that evening on Turner Classic Movies--"Ivanhoe" and "Quentin Durward." I watched both and it happened all over again. I started this blog both for fans and for people who didn't know about Robert Taylor. As the blog passes 200,000 views I'm delighted that so many people have come by and hope it will help preserve the legacy of this fine actor and equally good man.
Thank you for posting the lovely photo of Robert and where he is interred on this special anniversary. His fans will never forget this very special man.
Your comments on the anniversary of his death are kind and true and educate us all as to what a good man he was off the screen. Thanks for the lesson and keep up the good work!
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Beautifully written.
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Thank you, Ms Bmore. I appreciate your comment. Judith
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So many miss this lovely man. If we had more men in this world like him, this world would be a better place. Love this man.
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Karen, you are so right. Our culture devalues masculinity.
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If I could meet a man half of what he was, I would the happiest lady in the world. I’m still waiting.
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Thank you for posting the lovely photo of Robert and where he is interred on this special anniversary. His fans will never forget this very special man.
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It’s good to remember Mr. Taylor, isn’t it? He was one of a kind. Judith
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Your comments on the anniversary of his death are kind and true and educate us all as to what a good man he was off the screen. Thanks for the lesson and keep up the good work!
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Susan, thank you so much. Judith
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