Robert Taylor is an American handsome actor of the last century, who conquered many women's hearts. Having successful roles in cinema, he had no happiness in the family. The firstborn son, whom Robert was looking forward to, turned out to be a drug addict and a rowdy.
Biography of Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor, real name Spangler Arlington Brew, was born on August 5, 1911 in Philly, Nebraska, USA. He didn't grow up in an acting environment. The father was a provincial doctor. Robert Taylor learned acting at a young age, already studying at the Hollywood, theater school of Neely Jackson.
Career Robert Taylor
Successful years of the actor
Robert Taylor began acting in the thirties of the last century. At twenty-five he played his first role in the film "Camilla". It was a tremendous success and glory. The audience was fascinated by the work of the young, talented actor. In 1936, a film was released with the participation of the actor based on the play by Dumas-son "Lady with the Camellias". Two years later, Americans watched two more excellent films with the participation of Robert Taylor, "Three Comrades", "The Crowd Roars". Three years before serving in aviation, the actor seemed to have a presentiment of the events of his biography. He starred with the beautiful Vivien Leigh in Waterloo Bridge. This film is still considered a cult film. Here Robert Taylor can be seen as the brave American officer Roy Cronin. Unfortunately, the most popular years for Robert Taylor are behind us.
Years of hope for success
After the service, in 1944, the actor starred in the film "Song of Russia", where he played a friendly to Russia, open and sincere American John Meredith. A few years later, Robert publicly renounced this role, as the fanaticism of an American patriot began to prevail in his soul. It was convenient for the directors to work with the actor. Having invited Robert Taylor to a production once, they wanted to collaborate with him again and again. All due to the fact that the actor was very serious about his activities.
After the fifties, Robert Taylor is less popular. He starred in two films, starring in "Ivanhoe" and "Quentin Dorward". Almost until his death, the actor worked in full force, but unfortunately not as successfully as it was at the beginning of his acting career. The last motion picture is called "Ruble with Two Tails", which was published in one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.
Filmography of the actor
- 1936 - "Lady of the Camellias" - Armand Duval.
- 1938 - "Three Comrades".
- 1940 - "Waterloo Bridge".
- 1941 - Johnny Yeager.
- 1944 - "Song of Russia" - John Meredith.
- 1946 - "Undercurrent" - Alan Garroway.
- 1947 - "The High Wall" - Stephen Kenet.
- 1949 - "The Conspirator".
- 1949 - "Bribery" - Rigby.
- 1951 - "Camo Gryadeshi" - Mark Vinicius.
- 1952 - "Ivanhoe" - Wilfred Ivanhoe.
- 1953 - "Knights of the Round Table" - Lancelot.
- 1953 - "Rogue Cop" - Detective Sergeant Christopher Kelvaney.
- 1955 - "Quentin Dorward" - Quentin Dorward.
- 1958 - "Party Girl" - Thomas "Tommy" Farrell.
- 1966-1969 - "Days in Death Valley" - narrator behind the scenes (in 78 episodes).
- 1968 - "Ruble with two tails".
Personal life of Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor's first marriage was with actress Barbara Stanwick on May 14, 1939. The beautiful actress played perfectly different roles. Barbara Stanwyck's name is associated with the introduction to fashion of female and daring roles, which portrayed superiority over men. She could easily play the role in a half-naked form, which in those years was not equally perceived by the viewer. She had a second marriage with Robert, in which children were absent. From her first marriage, Barbara Stanwick also did not have her own children, only one adopted son. But Robert Taylor is a legendary Hollywood star, he was a real favorite of women. In one thousand nine hundred and fifty, the actor files for divorce from Barbara Stanwick. He needed his children, which Barbara could not give. They parted, remaining friends for many years.
In one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, Robert Taylor's second marriage was concluded with "the most beautiful woman in the world", with the successful German fashion model Ursule Tiss. She tried to make a career in kin, but to no avail. But through cinematography, Ursula met the famous Robert Taylor, who in turn fell in love with the beauty without memory. Their marriage was happy. The newlyweds named their first-born son Terrance. Four years later, daughter Tessa was born. Robert Taylor was bathed in the attention and love of his wife, who always accompanied her husband on the set. They lived on a ranch in California. Together we went hunting and fishing.
But a happy, calm life ended in one thousand sixty-nine. Children of Robert and Ursula brought joy only at the beginning of their formation. The eldest son turned fifteen when he began to show himself aggressively, dealing with the police every time. Once he wanted to kill his father, for which he was imprisoned for one year. At the age of twenty-three, Robert's son dies of a drug overdose. A month after the tragedy, the actor himself dies from a pulmonary disease. Ursula spent the last years of her life in a nursing home, forgotten by her daughter and grandchildren. In 1923, she wrote her autobiography I Must Keep My Promise: My Life Before, Together, and After Robert Taylor. At the age of eighty-six, Ursula Tiss died.
