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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 (1937) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Wed, August 26, 2015 01:45 AM est. Closed captioned. *NOTE*:A TCM programming day begins at 6:00am EST on the calendar day listed and runs to 5:59am EST in the morning on … Continue reading →
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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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Tagged 1930s, A Yank at Oxford, acting, actor, celebrities, drama, Edward Rigby, entertainment, gentleman, glamor, Golden Era, Griffith Jones, handsome, hollywood, lionel barrymore, matinee idol, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, movie stars, Oxford, Rfmund Gwenn, Robert Coote, Robert Taylor, romance, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Vivien Leigh
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Waterloo Bridge (1940) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tue, August 18, 2015 10:00 AM est. Closed captioned. This was both Robert Taylor’s and Vivien Leigh’s favorite movie. Robert Taylor was an inspired choice for the role… Not only … Continue reading →
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Robert Taylor was born on August 5, 1911 in Filley Nebraska. Originally named Spangler Arlington Brugh, he became Robert Taylor at MGM. During his much-too-short life he brought happiness to millions of people through his films. He was an actor, … Continue reading →
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Bataan (1943) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sun, August 09, 2015 06:00 AM est. Closed captioned. This is one of the best war films of its era, and it is actually less anti-Japanese than many that came later, … Continue reading →
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Tagged acting, actor, adventure, atrocities, Back to Bataan, Bataan, courage, Desi Arnaz, drama, George Murphy, gritty, heroism, Japanese, John Wayne, Kenneth Spencer, Lloyd Nolan, Pacific Theater, Robert Taylor, Robert Walker, Tay Garnett, TCM, Thomas Mitchell, tough, Turner Classic Movies, World War II
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