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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.
My two favorite Robert Taylor movies, High Wall, 1947 and Quo Vadis, 1950 are playing on our anniversary, September 10. High Wall is at 9 a.m. and Quo Vadis is at 3:15 p.m. Both films are closed captioned. No other … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abraham Sofaer, Ancient Rome, Audrey Totter, Curtis Bernhardt, Deborah Kerr, Finlay Currie, Golden Era, Herbert Marshall, High Wall, hollywood, Leo Genn, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, movie stars, murder, mystery, Norman Wooland, Patricia Laffan, Peter Ustinov, psychiatry, Quo Vadis, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies
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Billy the Kid, 1941, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, August 13 at 10:30 a.m. Not closed captioned. Billy the Kid (1941) is an early example of the use of Technicolor. The film is visually outstanding. Cinematographers Leonard V. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Billy the Kid, Brian Donlevy, cinematograpy, Eric Keating, Gene Lockhart, hollywood, Ian Hunter, Leonard Smith, Mary Howard, MGM, movie stars, Robert Taylor, Technicolor, Western
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Robert Taylor was born on August 5, 1911. 2019 is the 108th anniversary of his birth. Mr. Taylor died on June 8, 1969 from lung cancer. Robert Taylor was one of the most talented and versatile actors of Hollywood’s Golden … Continue reading →
The three films are The Bribe, 1949, Ride, Vaquero! 1953 and Knights of the Round Table, 1953. Ava Gardner co-stars in all three. The Bribe, 1949, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Thursday, August 8 at 6:00 a.m. est. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Quinn, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Howard Keel, J. Farrow, Joseph Ruttenberg, Knights of the Round Table, Mel Ferrer, MGM, Richard Thorpe, Ride Vaquero, Robert Taylor, Robert Z. Leonard, Stanley Baker, TCM, The Bribe, Turner Classic Movies, Vincent Price
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Camille, 1936, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, July 28 at 6 a.m. est. Not 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 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, Camille, drama, entertainment, Golden Era, Greta Garbo, henry daniell, hollywood, Laura Hope Crewes, lionel barrymore, MGM, movie stars, Robert Taylor, romance, Turner Classic Movies
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