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Robert Taylor

Birth Name:
Spangler Arlington Brugh
Birth Place:
Filley, Nebraska, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Robert Taylor

Fast Facts

  • Helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals
  • Served as a flight instructor for the U․S․ Naval Air Corps during World War II, as well as starring in a number of instructional films
  • His professional acting career began after being signing a seven year contract with Metro-Goldwyin-Mayer in 1934
  • Pursued a career in acting after joining a theatre group at Pomona College in Los Angeles
  • Quote: "A screen metamorphosis is more psychology than histrionics․ The thing is to analyse the character you are playing and then the various stages of self-development become a logical outgrowth of that individual finding himself․"
  • Quote: "I was a punk kid from Nebraska who's had an awful lot of the world's good things dumped in his lap․"
  • Cited the 1940 war drama "Waterloo Bridge" as his favorite film

Awards

  • 1936Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
  • 1936Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (October):Winner
  • 1937Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
  • 1938Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (April):Winner
  • 1938Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (October):Winner
  • 1939Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
  • 1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
  • 1942Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
  • 1943Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
  • 1944Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (April):Winner
  • 1948Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
  • 1952Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
  • 1952Gold Medal - Most Popular Male Star:Nominated
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