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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.

Knights of the Round Table, 1953, Is Playing on TCM on February 26 (USA)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by giraffe44

Knights of the Round Table, 1953, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday February 26 at 12 noon est. Closed captioned.  The film was highly successful costing $2,616,000.00 and making a profit of $1,641,000.00 or $14,536,985.95 in today’s money. … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Bridge, 1940, Is Playing on TCM on February 26 (USA)

Posted on February 18, 2016 by giraffe44

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Waterloo Bridge, 1940, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday February 26 at 10:00 a.m. est. Closed captioned. This was both Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh’s favorite film.  Waterloo Bridge cost  $1,164,000.00 to make and made a profit of  … Continue reading →

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The Gorgeous Hussy, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on February 15 (USA)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by giraffe44

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The Gorgeous Hussy, 1936, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday February 15 at 10:30 a.m. est.  Closed captioned. It’s a story about Washington D.C. It’s about dirty tricks, sleazy operatives, scurrilous personal attacks and lies. The 2016 primary … Continue reading →

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Bob and Ursula: a Love Story for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 11, 2016 by giraffe44

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All of the block quotes here come from Ursula Thiess’ book “…but I have promises to keep.  My Life Before, With & After Robert Taylor, 2007.  The page numbers appear after the quotation.  Although I usually refer to people formally … Continue reading →

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All the Brothers Were Valiant, 1953, Is Playing on TCM on February 9 (USA)

Posted on February 2, 2016 by giraffe44

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All the Brothers Were Valiant, 1953, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday February 9 at 7:15 a.m. est.  Closed Captioned.  This film was very successful, bringing in $4,628,000.00 or $41,258,706.67 in today’s money. This film has quite a … Continue reading →

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