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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.

FREE 2016 Robert Taylor Calendar

Posted on January 2, 2016 by giraffe44

These are the pages of a 2016 Robert Taylor calendar.  Anyone who would like to can print one out.  I think the pictures are better quality than last year’s (with one exception). I hope you enjoy it as much as … Continue reading →

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A Yank at Oxford, 1938, Is Playing on TCM on Sunday January 3 (USA)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by giraffe44
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A Yank at Oxford (1938) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tue, August 18, 2015 01:30 PM est. Closed captioned. A Yank at Oxford is one of several films intended to “toughen up” Robert Taylor’s image after his success … Continue reading →

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The Crowd Roars, 1938, Is Playing on TCM on January 2 (USA)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by giraffe44

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The Crowd Roars, 1938, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday January 2 at 7:30 a.m.  est. Not closed captioned. Boxing doesn’t appeal to me, either for real or on screen so I approached The Crowd Roars with some … Continue reading →

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Christmas with Robert Taylor and Family

Posted on December 12, 2015 by giraffe44

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The following excerpt is from …but I have promises to keep, My Life Before, With & After Robert Taylor, by Ursula Thiess, Xlibris Corporation, 2007, pages 154 & 155. My German heritage of celebrating Christmas rather dominated my family, and … Continue reading →

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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows, 1968, Is Playing on TCM on Dec. 7

Posted on December 6, 2015 by giraffe44

Sadly, there is only one film that even comes close to being a Robert Taylor film playing on Turner Classic Movies in December.  Where Angels Go Trouble Follows, 1968, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on December 7 at 10:00 … Continue reading →

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