Category Archives: Biography

Items relating to Robert Taylor’s life.

Robert Taylor on the Cover: the Thirties

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1930’s Movie Magazines During the 1930’s, Robert Taylor’s face was everywhere. He beamed from every newsstand in black and white and living color.  Most of the images were romantic and emphasized his good looks but a few differed.  The one … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor Died on June 8, 1969

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Robert Taylor died on June 8, 1969, On June 9, the New York Times published this obituary, starting on the front page. This is copyright the New York Times and I am claiming no rights to it. ROBERT TAYLOR, 57, … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor’s Expense Account

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The following are excerpts from a letter written in the early 1950s by Robert Taylor to Eddie Mannix, MGM studio executive.  Mr. Taylor had received a reprimand from Mannix about his personal expenses connected with the filming of Ivanhoe (1952). … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor: Handsome and Modest

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Robert Taylor Few Actors Have More Handsome and More Modest By Ronald L. Bowers Films in Review Volume XVIII, No. 1 January 1967 Robert Taylor is an exceptionally handsome man, but that does not explain his stardom. An analysis of … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor and Spangler Arlington Brugh

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Robert Taylor was born in 1934. He sprang fully formed from the head of Louis B. Mayer.* His name was chosen by Ida Koverman, Mayer’s secretary. He was tall, dark and handsome with sparkling blue eyes and black hair. His … Continue reading

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