Category Archives: Biography

Items relating to Robert Taylor’s life.

Robert Taylor, House Guest

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The following excerpts are from Me and Bogie by Armand Deutsch (New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1991).  This book is available from Amazon.com and other online retailers. In 1943 the United States Navy had approximately eighty thousand officers. I was … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor and his Beloved Dogs – Updated

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{actually 26 photos} Robert Taylor loved animals–dogs and horses especially.  He wasn’t sentimental about them, though, being a proficient hunter and fisherman.  I don’t know how he felt about cats, although he cuddles one gently in High Wall.  Here is … Continue reading

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Simplicity, Sincerity and Honesty (and Alfalfa)

The Pittsburgh Press April 8, 1938 Bob Taylor Doesn’t Know ‘Robert Taylor’ of Fan Magazines Popular Screen Idol Is Sincere Bewildered Boy Who Likes Alfalfa By Frank Aston Hollywood–Robert Taylor is something of a problem child to his handlers. They … Continue reading

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A Man’s View of Young Robert Taylor

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Collier’s Magazine October 3, 1936 Heart Bumper By Kyle Crichton The ways of Hollywood are inscrutable. They discover a young guy who is so handsome the hearts of the dolls give a twit! and turn over and play dead and … Continue reading

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Nice Guys Finish First–Gable and Taylor

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It’s a cliche of our time that highly successful people are arrogant and ruthless.  Although there are all too many examples of this, nice guys really do finish first.  Clark Gable and Robert Taylor could have been bitter rivals–both jockeying … Continue reading

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