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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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Quo Vadis Behind the Scenes

Quo Vadis was a long shoot, running from May to November of 1950. The film had been in development since the 1930’s, when it was to star Robert Taylor, who would have been too young. In the late 40s Gregory … 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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The Down Side to Being a Superstar

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Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Hysterical Women Mob Film Stars At Premiere At London Theatre LONDON, March 27, 1947.-Film stars Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck and Paulette Goddard were mobbed by 5000 hysterical women in Leicester Square last … Continue reading

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