Robert Taylor
Actor, Film actor
1911 – 1969
Who was Robert Taylor?
Robert Taylor was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time.
Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in A Yank at Oxford, Waterloo Bridge, and Bataan. During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he took over hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days.
Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1951. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, with whom he had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968. He died of the disease in June 1969 at the age of 57.
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- Born
- Aug 5, 1911
Filley - Also known as
- Spangler Arlington Brugh
- Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R.
- Lieut Robert Taylor USNR
- The New King
- "The Man with the Perfect Profile"
- Bob
- Arly
- Steve
- Bill
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ursula Thiess
(1954/05/23 - 1969/06/08) - Barbara Stanwyck
(1939/05/14 - 1951)
- Ursula Thiess
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pomona College
- Doane College
Music
- Lived in
- Muskogee
- Fremont
- Kirksville
- Beatrice
(1917 - ) - Los Angeles
(1932 - )
- Died
- Jun 8, 1969
Saint John's Health Center - Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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on July 23, 2013
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