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Items relating to Robert Taylor’s life.

Robert Taylor in Europe 1937

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At the age of 27, Robert Taylor had never been outside of the United States. In August of 1937 he traveled to England aboard the liner Berengaria to make MGM’s first British feature, A Yank at Oxford. (Some accounts say … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck at Home

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Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor Ranch Living and Beverly Hills Glamour for the Stars of Stella Dallas and Ivanhoe Text by Richard Schickel Architectural Digest April 1990 Scandal!  It was January 1939 and suddenly there was Photoplay, one of the … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor: the Perfect Star

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  Robert Taylor The “Perfect Star” Picturegoer Magazine by Margaret Hinxman February 4, 1956 In a little over twenty-two years, no star has given M-G-M better cause to thank its lucky stars than a lean, dark, perennially young, young man … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor: Gone Fishing

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The Compleat Angler, first published in 1653 by Izaak Walton is a “celebration of the art and spirit and fishing in prose and verse.” (Wikipedia).  The subtitle is The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. For centuries people have commented on the sport, … Continue reading

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Letters to LIFE Magazine about Robert Taylor

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Letters to Life Magazine Robert Taylor and Time/Life publications were not a good match.  They looked at him as a good looking star and nothing more.  Mr. Taylor didn’t think much of them, either.  The following is a selection of … Continue reading

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