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Robert Taylor: Flier

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After starring in Flight Command, 1940, Robert Taylor became fascinated with flying.  He earned a pilot’s license and spent every spare moment in the air.  His wife, Barbara Stanwyck, was even concerned about his obsession and insisted he see the … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor Was Different

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Rome, Georgia News-Tribune June 11, 1969 Funeral Today for Late Actor –  Robert Taylor was Different Hollywood (AP). Some romantic figures of Hollywood’s Golden Era wore their stardom like a talisman. Robert Taylor was never comfortable with his. Tyrone Power … Continue reading

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Taylor and Harlow take on Washington, DC

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Shortly after the completion of Personal Property (1937) Robert Taylor and Jean Harlow were packed off to Washington DC, to, among other things, attend a birthday ball for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  They were both ill, Taylor with a cold or … Continue reading

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What his peers said (part 3)

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Alexander, Linda J. Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood, and Communism. Tease Publishing, LLC, 2008. Quirk, Lawrence. The Films of Robert Taylor. Lyle Stuart, 1979. Thiess, Ursula. …but I have promises to keep. XLibris Corporation, 2007. Tranberg, Charles. Robert Taylor: a … Continue reading

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Magnificent Obsession Remastered

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I just got my copy of the Criterion Collection’s two DVD set of Magnificent Obsession, containing both the 1935 and 1954 versions.  I had watched the Taylor version previously on the internet and the picture and sound quality were awful.  … Continue reading

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