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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.
Camille, 1936, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on November 1 at 6:00 a.m. est. Closed captioned. This is the best romantic movie ever. This film further proves that the assembly-line system of Hollywood studios back then should also be … Continue reading →
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Turner Classic Movies is running a Robert Taylor double header on October 21. Ivanhoe is showing at 2:00 p.m. est and Knights of the Round Table is at 4:00 p.m. est. Both films are closed captioned. These are two thirds … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, adventure, Anne Crawford, Arthurian, Ava Gardner, battles, castles, celebrities, Cinemascope, colorful, drama, entertainment, Felix Aylmer, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, Guinevere, handsome, hollywood, King Arthur, Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot, matinee idol, Mel Ferrer, MGM, movie stars, Queen Guinevere, Richard Thorpe, Robert Taylor, romance, Sir Lancelot, Stanley Baker, sword in the stone, TCM, Turner Classic Movie
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Ride Vaquero, 1953, is playing on Turner Classic Movies On October 29 at 9:00 a.m. est. Closed Captioned. By keeping quiet, speaking only when necessary Robert Taylor as Rio gives one of his best performances. All through the film you … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, adventure, Anthony Quinn, Ava Gardner, brothers, burning, celebrities, dark, entertainment, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, Howard Keel, matinee idol, Mexicans, MGM, movie stars, notorious outlaws, rancher, Rio, Robert Taylor, TCM, torn man, Turner Classic Movies, Western
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Robert Taylor was well-liked in Hollywood. Mr. Taylor had a wide circle of social and professional acquaintances as well as colleagues and a small circle of real friends. He was easy to work with though formal on the set, at … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, Anne Aubrey, Barbara Stanwyck, Binnie Barnes, celebrities, Claudette Colbert, Edward Arnold, entertainment, Frank Borzage, Freddie Bartholomew, Gene Kelly, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, handsome, hollywood, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Benny, Jack Conway, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, John Dimech, Lucille Ball, Max Baer, MGM, movie stars, Pat Boone, Robert Taylor
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Fighting Lady, 1944, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on September 23 at 3:30 a.m. est. Not closed captioned. Robert Taylor is the narrator. Fighting Lady remains, along with William Wyler’s Memphis Belle and John Huston’s Battle of San … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1944, 20th Century Fox, battleship, documentary, drama, Lt. Robert Taylor USNR, movie stars, Navy, Robert Taylor, TCM, The Fighting Lady, Turner Classic Movies, USS Yorktown
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