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Robert Taylor Died on June 8, 1969

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Robert Taylor died on June 8, 1969, On June 9, the New York Times published this obituary, starting on the front page. This is copyright the New York Times and I am claiming no rights to it. ROBERT TAYLOR, 57, … 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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Many Rivers To Cross, 1955

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This movie is a hoot.  Apparently it began as a serious adventure story but morphed into an all-out farce with two very compatible stars. Well worth a look.  I wrote this a while ago. “Many Rivers To Cross” was a … Continue reading

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