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Robert Taylor Trivia: You Could Own Marcus Vinicius’ Uniform

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Someone has listed a costume worn by Robert Taylor as Marcus Vinicius in Quo Vadis for sale on ebay.  This is the seller’s description: “Up for auction is a very rare piece of film and American history. This outfit was … 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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Robert Taylor Trivia: the (almost) nude scene.

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There are apparently a number of different prints of Ambush, 1950, floating around.  The last time Turner Classic Movies showed the film it was a quite different version from those I had seen before.  There was a forward showing a … Continue reading

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Barbara Finds Contentment

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Most of this article strikes me as fanciful but it’s fun to read and indicative of how celebrity “news” was written in 1940. From Movie World, Australia 3/23/40 from Christine Webb, in Hollywood Difficult to believe that this lovely, demure … Continue reading

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Remembering Ralph Moratz 1931-2016

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I only knew Ralph Moratz online. He was very gracious about answering questions and we corresponded about his experiences with Robert Taylor and his opinion of Mr. Taylor. Ralph Moratz died on March 10, 2016 at the age of 84.  … Continue reading

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