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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.
July is going to be a good month for Robert Taylor films on Turner Classic Movies. There are 6, including two showings of Party Girl. The first is The Crowd Roars, made in 1938. It is showing on Saturday July … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, actor, boxing, drama, Edward Arnold, entertainment, Frank Morgan, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, Jane Wyman, Lionel Stander, Madison Square Garden, matinee idol, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, movie stars, nat pendleton, Robert Taylor, romance, TCM, The Crowd Roars, Turner Classic Movies
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In Memoriam Robert Taylor August 5, 1911 June 8, 1969 George Cukor, director. “Robert Taylor was my favorite actor. He was a gentleman. That’s rare in Hollywood.” (W.F. Buckley, “MGM Moles Dig Themselves a Hole,” Column, Jan 30, 1990) Mr. … Continue reading →
Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, June 5 at 4:15 p.m. est. Not closed captioned. This the only Robert Taylor film on TCM in June. July, however, will be a feast. There are … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, Broadway Melody of 1936, broadway rhythm, Buddy Ebsen, Eleanor Powell, entertainment, Golden Era, hollywood, Jack Benny, June Knight, MGM, musical, nacio herb brown, Robert Taylor, roy del ruth, Sid Silvers, TCM, una merkel, vilma ebsen
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What do you know! Beautiful Ursula Thiess has just married lonely old Bob Taylor—that poor cuss who has nothing to offer a girl but love, fun and security! By Richard Moore Screen Album, 1954 The beginning of the article is … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, Barbara Stanwyck, glamor, Golden Era, hollywood, lonely, MGM, movie stars, Ralph Couser, Robert Taylor, Ursula Thiess
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Valley of the Kings, 1954, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday May 19 at 6.15 p.m. est. Closed captioned. Mark Brandon, the ruggedly handsome archaeologist played by Robert Taylor is thought to be the inspiration for Indiana Jones. … Continue reading →
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Tagged adventure, Carlos Thompson, drama, Egypt, Eleanor Parker, Elizabeth Taylor, entertainment, Felix Aylmer, George Sanders, Golden Era, handsome, Joan Fontaine, Kurt Kazsnar, matinee idol, medieval, MGM, Middle Ages, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Valley of the Kings, Victor Jory
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