Tag: Robert Taylor

September 27, 2017 /

“Egotism – usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.” Barbara Stankwyck

September 14, 2014 /

George Cukor on Garbo, “She is a fascinating actress but she is limited. She must never create situations. She must be thrust into them. The drama comes in how she rides them out.”

February 19, 2014 /

“The boy’s got a lot to learn and I’ve got a lot to teach.” Barbara Stanwyck on her engagement to Robert Taylor

November 28, 2013 /

Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor married in secret ceremony arranged by MGM in 1939

July 28, 2013 /

BARBARA STANWYCK

January 5, 2013 /

THE STARS BAT A THOUSAND

In the 1930s and 40s there was an annual event to raise money for Mount Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Wrigley Field played host to participants, Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper, Groucho Marx, Milton Berle, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Boris Karloff, Buster Keaton… The list goes on and on with appearances…

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August 22, 2012 /

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

Ever have one of those days? Well, I really can’t complain… Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, directed by John M. Stahl, based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas. The 1954 Douglas Sirk version deserves a post of its own…