Robert Taylor by Charles Tranberg
This is the HARDBACK edition. Chuck Tranberg meticulously and painstakingly researched, explored, and carefully chronicled this fascinating time in history. He offers us a glimpse into early Hollywood where the studio system incubated and dominated so many stars, Robert Taylor among them. -Terry Taylor, son of Robert Taylor, in his introduction to this book. Robert Taylor was one of Hollywood's biggest stars for over thirty-years and starred in such classic films as Magnificent Obsession, Camille, A Yank at Oxford, Waterloo Bridge, Johnny Eager, Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe and The Last Hunt. He worked with the cream of Hollywood leading ladies: Irene Dunne, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh, Lana Turner, Katharine Hepburn and Barbara Stanwyck, who he later married, just to name a few. An open and friendly man who usually tried to avoid controversy, Taylor stepped into it when he became a so-called friendly witness appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the height of the Washington investigations into alleged Communism in Hollywood. It has haunted his reputation to this day. A happy second marriage to actress Ursula Thiess produced two children and gave Taylor a contentment he lacked in his earlier marriage. Author Charles Tranberg takes a fresh look at the actor who was once called, The man with the perfect profile. This book also takes a fascinating look at the Hollywood Studio system which existed during Taylor's hey-day.
Charles Tranberg has written four books on Classic Hollywood and contributed articles to CLASSIC IMAGES and FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781593936150 |
| ISBN 10 | 159393615X |
| Title | Robert Taylor |
| Author | Charles Tranberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | BearManor Media |
| Year published | 2010-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 404 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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