Robert Taylor Actor

Robert Taylor was a serious and dedicated actor who made many fine movies.  He is, though, best known for being, as Ava Gardner put it, “the beautiful lover.” (Ava Gardner, “Ava, My Story,” 1990).

In the post below, I have assembled more than 50 photos of Mr. Taylor and various actresses.  Their identities are as follows (unless WordPress decides to rearrange things):

Row one: Joan Fontaine, Joan Crawford, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Dorothy Malone
Row two: Janet Gaynor, Janet Leigh, Virginia Bruce, Eleanor Parker, Ann Blythe
Row three: Arlene Dahl, Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Wynter, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer
Row four: Greta Garbo, Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Joan Caulfield, Myrna Loy
Row five: Irene Dunne, Eleanor Parker, Betty Lynn, Jean Parker, Jean Harlow
Row six: Elisabeth Mueller, Greer Garson, Ava Gardner, Cyd Charisse, Ursula Thiess
Row seven: Kay Kendall, Eleanor Powell, Maureen O’Sullivan, Florence Rice
Row eight: Eleanor Parker, June Knight, Deborah Kerr, Nicole Mauren
Row nine: Barbara Stanwyck, Ava Gardner, Maureen O’Sullivan, Lana Turner
Row ten: Debra Paget, Margaret Sullavan, Audrey Totter, Laura Raymond
Row eleven: Barbaa Stanwyck, Susan Peters, Hedy Lamarr, Loretta Young
Row twelve: Barbara Stanwyck