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Remembering Joan Fontaine

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It’s been a tough week for Robert Taylor’s leading ladies: first Eleanor Parker then Audrey Totter died.  Now Joan Fontaine has passed away at the age of 96. The following is adapted from a mini-bio Ms. Fontaine by Denny Jackson … Continue reading

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Remembering Eleanor Parker

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Eleanor Parker, a star of film, television and the Broadway stage died on December 9, 2013 of complications from pneumonia.  Born on June 26, 1922, she was ninety one years old.  Ms. Parker had appeared in roughly 80 films, TV … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor in “The Hangman” 1959

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The Hangman was Robert Taylor’s first independent film after leaving MGM. In later years, he would describe it as one of his failures. Like many Taylor movies, it’s an unusual twist on a familiar subject. Mackenzie Bovard, a Deputy Marshal, … Continue reading

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Johnny Eager Is Playing on TCM on Sunday November 17 (USA)

Johnny Eager (1942) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday November 17 at 8:00 PM est.  Closed captioned. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Glenda Farrell, Barry Nelson. … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor’s Coffee Commercial

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Around 1960 Robert Taylor and Ursula Thiess made a commercial for Maxwell House Instant Coffee.  It ran regularly on his show “The Detectives” and probably other places.  The commercial is charming.  It starts with Mr. Taylor introducing his ranch and … Continue reading

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