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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.
The Last Hunt, 1956, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday November 29 at 10:15 p.m. est. Closed captioned. Have no illusions, this IS a morality story. Granger is the troubled ex-buffalo hunter, tempted back to the plains one … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, buffalo, buffalo hunt, buffalo hunter, Debra Paget, gentleman, glamor, handsome, hollywood, imdb, Last Hunt, Lloyd Nolan, madness, movie stars, Native American Indian religion, rifles, Robert Taylor, Russ Tamblyn, TCM, The Last Hunt. Stewart Granger, Turner Classic Movies, white buffalo
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Escape, 1940, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, November 24 at 3 a.m. est. Not closed captioned. Note: movies that are scheduled to play from midnight until 6 a.m. will actually play on the following day. Her Cardboard … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, drama, entertainment, Escape, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, Her Cardboard Lover, hollywood, matinee idol, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, movie stars, Nazi Germany, norma shearer, Philip Dorn, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies
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Hollywood has always exploited beauty, be it feminine or masculine. The really good looking performer had a hard time being taken seriously. He or she couldn’t possibly be both beautiful and bright. Robert Taylor was no exception. It’s a shame … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, celebrities, Deborah Kerr, drama, Eleanor Parker, Elizabeth Taylor, entertainment, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, Ivanhoe, matinee idol, MGM, movie stars, Valley of the Kings
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Remember? (1939) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday November 13 at 8 a.m. est. Closed Captioned Greer Garson was a rising star in 1939 and this film was her follow up to “Goodbye Mr. Chips.” She had proved … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1930s, acting, actor, advertising, celebrities, comedy, entertainment, evening clothes, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, goodbye mr chips, Greer Garson, handsome, hollywood, Lew Ayres, love triangle, mariage, matinee idol, memory, MGM, movie stars, rivals, Robert Osborne, Robert Taylor, TCM, Turner Classic Movies
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Quentin Durward (1955) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m. est. Closed captioned. Director: Richard Thorpe. Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morley, George Cole, Alec Clunes, Duncan Lamont, Marius Goring. Taylor plays Sir Walter … Continue reading →
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Tagged 15th century france, actor, chivalry, entertainment, George Cole, glamor, handsome, humor, Kay Kendall, knight in shining armor, Louis XI, Marius Goring, matinee idol, movie stars, Quentin Durward, Richard Thorpe, Robert Morley, Robert Taylor, sir walter scott, swashbuckling, TCM, thrilling, Turner Classic Movies
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