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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.
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Robert Taylor appeared on the television program “What’s My Line” on February 26, 1956. John Daly was (as always) the host and the panelists were Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf and Fred Allen. When he signed in there was … Continue reading →
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Left: the arena set; it’s only one story high; the other two stories were paintings. Right: Filming the triumphal procession. The following is from the program book published in 1951. The more spectacular scenes of the film including the triumphal … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, adventure, cafeteria, celebrities, Deborah Kerr, drama, entertainment, extras, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, Marina Berti, matinee idol, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, movie stars, Peter Ustinov, Robert Surtees, Robert Taylor, sets, Technicolor cameras, Triumphal procession
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The Hangman was Robert Taylor’s first independent film after leaving MGM. In later years, he would describe it as one of his failures. Like many Taylor movies, it’s an unusual twist on a familiar subject. Mackenzie Bovard, a Deputy Marshal, … Continue reading →
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In the summer of 1961 LIFE Magazine sent well-known photographer Dmitri Kessel to photograph the Taylor family at their cabin in Wyoming. The photos are an extraordinarily charming look at a man at peace with himself. After a turbulent marriage … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Happy Man, acting, actor, age fifty, celebrities, Dmitri Kessel, fishing, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, log cabin, matinee idol, movie stars, Robert Taylor, Terry Taylor, Tessa Taylor, tranquility, Ursula Thiess, Wyoming
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Johnny Eager (1942) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday November 17 at 8:00 PM est. Closed captioned. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Glenda Farrell, Barry Nelson. … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, adventure, Barry Nelson, celebrities, dog racing, drama, Edward Arnold, entertainment, gambling, gangsters, glamor, glenda farrell, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, Johnny Eager, Lana Turner, matinee idol, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, movie stars, parolee, Patricia Dane, robert sterling, Robert Taylor, romance, TCM, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, van heflin, violence
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