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Bob Taylor’s Career Has Been Scandal Free

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April 5, 1957 Toledo Blade Hollywood’s Ageless Stars (8th of a series) Bob Taylor’s Career Has Been Scandal-Free Robert Taylor is so normal, he’s almost a bore. He has never been involved in a scandal, has never won an Oscar … Continue reading

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Remembering Robert Taylor 1911-1969

Robert Taylor died on June 8, 1969 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica after a long battle with lung cancer. Governor Ronald Reagan gave the eulogy. Here are some of the things he said: “How to say farewell to … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor: We’ll Always Remember Him This Way

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This is a magazine article from 1969. “He was more than a pretty boy….he was a man who respected his profession and was a  master of it….” said Governor Ronald Reagan, overcome with emotion as he recited the eulogy at … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor Trivia: Stanwyck & Taylor Christmas Cards

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These cards were for sale recently on eBay.  The seller dates them from the 1960s but I think 1951-53 is much more likely at least for the Taylor card because those are the years Mr. Taylor was divorced.  He married … Continue reading

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Remembering Nancy Reagan and a Great Friendship

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Nancy Reagan’s death this week brought to mind the close friendship between Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Robert Taylor and Ursula Thiess. Ronald Reagan and Robert Taylor lived parallel lives for decades.  Both were midwesterners, both college educated, both successful … Continue reading

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