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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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In January 1945 the House of Representatives established a permanent standing committee called the House Un-American Activities Committee to replace various temporary committees investigating communism that had met since 1930. Part of its mission was the investigation of the amount … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cold War, communism, communists, contempt of Congress, friendly witness, H.A. Smith, hearings, High Wall, House of Representatives, Howard da Silva, Karen Morley, Lester Cole, Louis B. Mayer, names, Navy, photographers, politicians, reluctant witness, Richard Nixon, Robert Stripling, Robert Taylor, SAG, Song of Russia, subpoena, un-American Activities, unfriendly witness
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At the very end of his testimony, Robert Taylor was asked a few somewhat odd questions by Committee member and future President Richard M. Nixon (R-CA). Nixon expresses concern that Mr. Taylor has been the subject of left-wing criticism and … Continue reading →
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Original caption: While in England to appear in M-G-M’s Conspirator, Robert Taylor pays a weekend visit to Paris, France, with his old flying pal Ralph Couser, who accompanied him on the trip abroad. Here actor and aviator are pictured around … Continue reading →
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Robert Taylor endorsed a number of products during the course of his career. Today someone who does this has to confirm that he or she actually uses the product. I thought it would be interesting to see if these are … Continue reading →
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