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About giraffe44

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.

Ivanhoe, 1952, Is Playing on TCM on February 27 (USA)

Posted on February 21, 2023 by giraffe44

Ivanhoe, 1952, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday, February 27 at 3:45 p.m. est. Ivanhoe was one of the most successful films of the year and brought in over $10 million at the box office, about $89,823,018.87 in 2015. … Continue reading →

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Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on February 17 (USA)

Posted on February 13, 2023 by giraffe44

Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on Friday, February 17 at 9:00 a.m. Just in time for Valentine’s Day–this is the love story of all love stories and shouldn’t be missed. This film further proves that the assembly-line system of … Continue reading →

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QuoVadis, 1951, Is Showing on TCM on February 11 (USA)

Posted on February 5, 2023 by giraffe44

The epic Quo Vadis, 1951 is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, February 11 at 5:00 p.m. If you haven’t seen this, you’ve missed something truly special. The 1st century Roman Empire, the fire of Rome, early Christianity, martyrdom…this historical … Continue reading →

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Three Comrades, 1938, Is Playing on TCM on January 30 (USA)

Posted on January 25, 2023 by giraffe44

Three Comrades New York Times Review (summary):  Based on a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, Three Comrades represented one of the few successful screenwriting efforts of  F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set  in Germany in the years just following World War I, the … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Bridge, 1940, Is Playing on TCM on January 21 (USA)

Posted on January 14, 2023 by giraffe44

Waterloo Bridge, 1940 is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. est. This was both Robert Taylor’s and Vivien Leigh’s favorite film.  Waterloo Bridge cost  $1,164,000.00 to make and made a profit of  $491,000.00. Robert … Continue reading →

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