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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.
Valley of the Kings, 1954, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, March 21 at 4 a.m. (actually March 22). Closed captioned. This is another of my favorite Taylor pictures–he never looked sexier than he does here. Mark Brandon, … Continue reading →
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Tagged adventure, Carlos Thompson, drama, Egypt, Eleanor Parker, Golden Era, handsome, Kurt Kazsnar, MGM, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Valley of the Kings, Victor Jory
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Lucky Night, 1939, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday, March 13 at 3:15 p.m. Closed Captioned. This is not one of my favorite Taylor films. He didn’t have much chemistry with Myrna Loy. The first part is very … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, comedy, entertainment, Golden Era, Henry O'Neill, hollywood, Lucky Night, MGM, movie stars, Myrna Loy, Robert Taylor, romance, TCM, Turner Classic Movies
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Here are a few fun items I came across recently: Text: Edwin Styles and Coral Browne are playing the leads in the Somerset Maugham play Lady Frederick at the Savoy theatre in London now. It is expected that the play … Continue reading →
Johnny Eager, 1942, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Thursday, February 27 at 6:30 a.m. est. Closed captioned. This is one of Mr. Taylor’s best. Don’t miss it. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Nelson, Edward Arnold, glenda farrell, Golden Era, hollywood, Johnny Eager, Lana Turner, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, Oscar, Patricia Dane, robert sterling, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, van heflin
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Three Robert Taylor films were shown on TCM on February 23 and I completely missed posting them. Mea culpa. However, you can see all three on Turner Classic Movies on demand through March 1. They were: Ivanhoe was one of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Felix Aylmer, George Sanders, Ivanhoe, Joan Fontaine, Knights of the Round Table, Lucille Watson, Mel Ferrer, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, Richard Thorpe, Robert Taylor, Vivien Leigh, Waterloo Bridge
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