Spangler Arlington Brugh
Sign | Leo |
Born | Aug 5, 1911 Filley, NE |
Died | Jun 8, 1969 Santa Monica, CA |
Age | Died at 57 |
Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Glendale) |
Robert Taylor | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1934-1968 |
Top Roles | Billy Bonney, Ivanhoe, Quentin Durward, Armand Duval, Lee Sheridan |
Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Western, Comedy, Adventure, Action |
Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Aviation |
Top Collaborators | Pandro S. Berman (Producer), Mervyn LeRoy (Director), Richard Thorpe (Director), J. Walter Ruben (Director) |
Shares birthday with | John Huston, Emanuel Cohen, Reginald Owen see more.. |
Robert Taylor Overview:
Legendary actor, Robert Taylor, was born Spangler Arlington Brugh on Aug 5, 1911 in Filley, NE. Taylor died at the age of 57 on Jun 8, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Tall, dark, and in his twenties, idyllically handsome American star who grew a moustache to escape the "pretty-boy" image and stayed at or near the top for 25 years. Although his features hardened quickly after return from war service, his career was prolonged by several first-class slices of historical adventure in the early fifties. Married to Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1952 and Ursula Thiess (1929-) from 1954 on. Died from lung cancer. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Robert Taylor's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #57 on Jun 11, 1941. In addition, Taylor was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum . Taylor was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Robert Taylor Quotes:
Frank Holly: I got a sick wife.
Ward Kinsman: It beats a sick widow!
[Frank and Ward are pursued by Indians]
Frank Holly: I say it ain't much time before they pick up our trail.
Ward Kinsman: Time is what gives a man gray hair.
Armand: I accepted her favors because I thought she loved me. I had her make sacrifices for me when there were others who had more to give. But bear witness, I owe her nothing. Take it, come on, take it! Buy camellias, buy diamonds, horses and carriages, buy moonlight, buy a grave!
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