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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.

Johnny Eager, 1942, Is Playing on TCM on April 13

Posted on April 6, 2021 by giraffe44

Johnny Eager, 1942, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, April 13, at 4 a.m. This is one of Mr. Taylor’s best. Don’t miss it. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert … Continue reading →

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Ivanhoe, 1952, Is Playing on TCM on April 12

Posted on April 6, 2021 by giraffe44

Ivanhoe, 1952 is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday, April 12 at 10 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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More Robert Taylor Trivia

Posted on March 25, 2021 by giraffe44

I ran across these two items recently and thought they were fun: Note the price of the Fezzes in 1954. And…my all-time favorite from the filming of Valley of the Kings.

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Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on March 29 (USA)

Posted on March 22, 2021 by giraffe44

Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on Monday, March 29 at 1:15 p.m. January 19 (USA) Closed Captioned. 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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Billy the Kid, 1941, Is Playing on TCM on March 8 (USA)

Posted on March 2, 2021 by giraffe44

Billy the Kid, 1941, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday, March 8 at 6:00 a.m. Billy the Kid (1941) is an early example of the use of Technicolor. The film is visually outstanding. Cinematographers Leonard V. Skall and Leonard … Continue reading →

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