Category Archives: Biography

Items relating to Robert Taylor’s life.

Jackie Gleason and Robert Taylor

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Recently I ran across this anecdote from Audrey Meadows book,  “Love Alice, My Life As a Honeymooner.” (1995).  It seemed worth passing on.  Ms. Meadows’ book is available from Amazon and other online retailers. Ladies will recall that not so … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor, Chef

Ruth Brugh, Mr. Taylor’s mother, was an invalid throughout his childhood and he learned to cook in self-defense.  Barbara Stanwyck, his first wife, had no interest in the culinary arts so he continued to prepare meals much of the time. … Continue reading

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Biker BobTaylor

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Robert Taylor had a life-long affair with things that go fast.  Cars, bikes, roller coasters and eventually airplanes satisfied his need for speed.  He and Clark Gable shared a love for motorcycles and according to Jane Ellen Wayne in “Stanwyck” … Continue reading

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Joan Crawford Talks About Bob Taylor

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I recently ran across this on Joan Crawford: the Best of Everything, a site every Joan Crawford fan should visit.  I highly doubt Crawford had anything to do with it.  It reads like a publication of the MGM publicity department, … Continue reading

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A Happy Man

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In the summer of 1961 LIFE Magazine sent well-known photographer Dmitri Kessel to photograph the Taylor family at their cabin in Wyoming.  Although apparently not used as a cover, the photos are an extraordinarily charming look at a man at … Continue reading

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