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“Many Rivers To Cross,” 1955, Is Playing on TCM June 5 (USA)

“Many Rivers To Cross,” 1955, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on June 5 at 12:45 p.m.  Closed captioned. This wonderful rollicking comedy set in the early days of the republic, roughly sometime in the Federalist era had to take … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor’s Expense Account

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The following are excerpts from a letter written in the early 1950s by Robert Taylor to Eddie Mannix, MGM studio executive.  Mr. Taylor had received a reprimand from Mannix about his personal expenses connected with the filming of Ivanhoe (1952). … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor, Correspondent

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Robert Taylor enjoyed writing letters.  There are numerous pictures of him on various movie sets, typing on his portable typewriter.   His daughter Tessa remembers her father spending afternoons on his correspondence, holding her in his lap.  (Linda J. Alexander, “The … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor Thanks Miss Mitchell

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The following letter, dated August 7, 1964, is from Robert Taylor to an acquaintance who  sent him a birthday present.  It was written two days after his 53rd birthday.  It’s interesting  that he expresses a desire not to return to … Continue reading

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“Above and Beyond,” 1953, Is Playing on TCM May 27th (USA)

Above and Beyond (1953) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Mon, May 26, 2014 .  03:45 AM est (actually May 27).  *NOTE*:A TCM programming day begins at 6:00am EST on the calendar day listed and runs to 5:59am EST … Continue reading

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