Category Archives: Biography

Items relating to Robert Taylor’s life.

Robert Taylor on Being an Actor

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The Milwaukee Journal September 10, 1960 Robert Taylor Hits Actors Who Strut, Pose as Artists By Robert Taylor North American Newspaper Alliance A frequent source of embarrassment to actors fortunate enough to have achieved that ephemeral state known as stardom … Continue reading

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50 Reasons To Remember Robert Taylor

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Mostly drawn from E.A. Kral. Accomplishments and Recognition of Robert Taylor (1911-1969). Gage County Historical Society, Beatrice Nebraska, 2009. Mr. Kral is an historian who has done extensive research on Mr. Taylor’s life and work.  His work, Robert Taylor’s Nebraska … Continue reading

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Hollywood, Feminism and Robert Taylor

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I found this truly strange but not unconvincing article online. Although Robert Taylor’s photo is at the beginning, along with Clark Gable’s, he isn’t mentioned much in the article.  Despite this, I think it’s relevant to Mr. Taylor’s life so … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor: the Harried Chest

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Mr. Taylor had to endure a tremendous amount of harassment from the media early in his career–especially on the matter of his chest.  This  tongue-in-cheek article from 1937 pokes fun at the whole fuss. I don’t know the original publication. No … Continue reading

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Taylor and Stanwyck at Grauman’s Chinese Theater

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One of the most prestigious honors for a Hollywood movie star is to have his or her hand and footprints immortalized in cement in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese theater.  The tradition began in1927 with Norma Talmadge.  Legend has it … Continue reading

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