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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.

2014 in review

Posted on January 8, 2015 by giraffe44

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 81,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at … Continue reading →

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Lady of the Tropics Is Playing on TCM on January 13 (USA)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by giraffe44

Lady of the Tropics (1939) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tue, January 13, 2015 04:00 PM est. Possibly not closed captioned. For those who don’t realize it the Lady of the Tropics we’re referring to is Hedy Lamarr … Continue reading →

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“Remember?” Is Playing on TCM on January 5 (USA)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by giraffe44

“Remember?”  (1939) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Mon, January 05, 2015 11:30 AM 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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FREE 2015 Robert Taylor Calendar

Posted on December 30, 2014 by giraffe44

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Below are the pages of a 2015 calendar I created on Shutterfly.  Each image you see is linked to a larger version.  I do not own the rights to the pictures nor are they for sale.  But, if you have … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Robert Taylor

Posted on December 25, 2014 by giraffe44
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