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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.

Robert Taylor Died on June 8, 1969

Posted on June 8, 2021 by giraffe44

June 8, 2021 is the 52nd anniversary of Robert Taylor’s death. As a personal tribute to him, these are two of my favorite Taylor photos. The top photo is from 1935 and the second one approximately 20 years later. Robert … Continue reading →

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Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937 Is Playing on TCM on June 12 (USA)

Posted on June 5, 2021 by giraffe44

Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, June 12 at 6:00 a.m. The film cost $1,588,000 and made a profit of $271,000 or $4,609,188.57 in today’s money.  Broadway Melody of 1938 is one of those pure … Continue reading →

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Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on June 11 (USA)

Posted on June 5, 2021 by giraffe44

Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on Friday, June 11 at 4:00 p.m. This is the love story of all love stories and shouldn’t be missed. This film further proves that the assembly-line system of Hollywood studios back then should … Continue reading →

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Party Girl, 1958, Is Playing on TCM on June 8 (USA)

Posted on June 1, 2021 by giraffe44

Party Girl, 1958, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, June 8 at 10:00 p.m.  Nicolas Ray uses color in this movie like some directors use dialogue. It is spectacular to look at with reds and blacks predominate all … Continue reading →

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Many Rivers To Cross, 1955, Is Playing on TCM June 8 (USA)

Posted on June 1, 2021 by giraffe44

There are 6 Robert Taylor films playing between June 5 and June 16 and perhaps more after that. June is the month Mr. Taylor died and June 8 is the date of his death. TCM has often played a lot … Continue reading →

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