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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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I just got my copy of the Criterion Collection’s two DVD set of Magnificent Obsession, containing both the 1935 and 1954 versions. I had watched the Taylor version previously on the internet and the picture and sound quality were awful. … Continue reading →
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The following is from Ronald Reagan Speaking My Mind, Simon and Schuster, 1999, p. 46: Now you might wonder why I put this eulogy to Robert Taylor in here. It obviously has nothing to do with my being governor or … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, celebrities, Cold War, eulogies, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, liberalism, matinee idol, MGM, movie stars, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Union, speeches
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On May 5, 1933 Robert Taylor made a screen test at Samuel Goldwyn Studios. He was dressed in a Roman (not quite Quo Vadis) costume. The original caption for the pictures is: This is what producer Sam Goldwyn saw when … Continue reading →
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f the ad: His face made over $300,000,000 for MGM. Yet Robert Taylor never knew what the fuss was all about. He preferred to spend his time on the 113 acre ranch he placed between himself and the rest of … Continue reading →
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Tagged $300.000.000, 1930s, acting, actor, ad, celebrities, entertainment, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, John Weitz, legend, matinee idol, MGM, movie stars, Robert Taylor, shirt
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I just got my copy of the new Last Hunt DVD. It is remastered and looks wonderful. My overall impression, however, is equivocal. I do love animals and the buffalo killing scenes were hard to take. A TCM article quotes … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, adventure, buffalo, celebrities, Debra Paget, drama, entertainment, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, hollywood, Last Hunt, Lloyd Nolan, matinee idol, MGM, movie stars, Oscar, Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger
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