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The Music of Quo Vadis

The following is from the original program book for Quo Vadis. The musical score which Dr. Miklos Rozsa, brilliant two-time Academy Award winner, has created for “Quo Vadis” is expected to set a whole new pattern for the scoring of … 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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Thirties Glamor in “The Crowd Roars” (1938)

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Robert Taylor was a fine actor, a man of integrity and a nice guy.  He was also drop dead handsome.  Lloyd Nolan was only one of the colleagues who observed that Mr. Taylor never appreciated the advantage his looks gave … 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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