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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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Billy the Kid (1941) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Mon, April 08, 2013 10:45 AM est. Listed as Closed Captioned. A misunderstood youngster turns into one of the West’s most notorious outlaws. Billy the Kid. Say that name … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1941, 1958, acting, actor, Billy the Kid, Brian Donlevy, closed captioned, deforest kelley, entertainment, handsome, henry silva, hollywood, john sturges, Law and Jake Wade, matinee idol, MGM, movie stars, notorious outlaws, Richard Widmark, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, westerns
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Flight Command was the movie that got Robert Taylor hooked on flying. He began to spend all of his spare time at airfields, took flying lessons and became a qualified pilot. Barbara Stanwyck said it was an obsession and recommended … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, airfields, aviation, Barbara Stanwyck, celebrities, entertainment, Flight Command, flight instructor, flying, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, matinee idol, Missy, movie stars, pilot instructor, Robert Taylor, training films, transportation
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Mostly drawn from E.A. Kral. Accomplishments and Recognition of Robert Taylor (1911-1969). Gage County Historical Society, Beatrice Nebraska, 2009. Mr. Kral is an historian who has done extensive research on Mr. Taylor’s life and work. His work, Robert Taylor’s Nebraska … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, accomplishments, acting, actor, beatrice high school, biographies, box office appeal, box office star, celebrities, Charles Tranberg, doctorate, E.A. Kral, Egypt, entertainment, gage county historical society, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, Golden Globes, handsome, Henrietta Award, highway, hollywood, Jane Ellen Wayne, Kanab, King of Hollywood, Lawrence J. Quirk, Linda J. Alexander, longest contract, matinee idol, MGM, movie stars, Nebraska, nebraska wesleyan college, Norman Rockwell, oscars, outdoorsman, pilot, recognition, Robert Taylor, saturday evening post, scholarship, stamps, television, top 10, Ursula Thiess
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I found this truly strange but not unconvincing article online. Although Robert Taylor’s photo is at the beginning, along with Clark Gable’s, he isn’t mentioned much in the article. Despite this, I think it’s relevant to Mr. Taylor’s life so … Continue reading →
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Tagged "the new sex", 1930s, actor, Ava Gardner, Barbara Stanwyck, celebrities, Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Eleanor Parker, feminism, glamor, Golden Era, gossip, Greta Garbo, he-man, hollywood, Irene Hervey, Lana Turner, linda darnell, Magnificent Obsession, marriage, matinee idol, movie stars, pat nixon, predatory. pursuing, psychologist, Robert Taylor, Ursula Thiess, yvonne de carlo
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Mr. Taylor had to endure a tremendous amount of harassment from the media early in his career–especially on the matter of his chest. This tongue-in-cheek article from 1937 pokes fun at the whole fuss. I don’t know the original publication. No … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, acting, actor, bosom, Cary Grant, celebrities, Charles Boyer, chest, chest hair, chest toupee, Clark Gable, Don Ameche, Eddie Cantor, entertainment, Errol Flynn, glamor, Golden Era, hairy chest, handsome, hollywood, Joel McCrea, Laurel & Hardy, Leslie Howard, matinee idol, movie stars, Robert Taylor, Tyrone Power
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