Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 â€" June
8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer 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 (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940),
and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States
Naval Air Forces, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared
in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the 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, and they had two children. A
chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968.
He died of the disease on June 8, 1969 at the age of 57.Taylor was
born Spangler Arlington Brugh on August 5, 1911, in Filley, Nebraska,
Taylor was the only child of Ruth Adaline (née Stanhope) and Spangler
Andrew Brugh, a farmer turned doctor. During his early life, the
family moved several times, living in Muskogee, Oklahoma; Kirksville,
Missouri; and Fremont, Nebraska. By September 1917, the Brughs had
moved to Beatrice, Nebraska, where they remained for 16 years.
8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer 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 (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940),
and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States
Naval Air Forces, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared
in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the 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, and they had two children. A
chain smoker, Taylor was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1968.
He died of the disease on June 8, 1969 at the age of 57.Taylor was
born Spangler Arlington Brugh on August 5, 1911, in Filley, Nebraska,
Taylor was the only child of Ruth Adaline (née Stanhope) and Spangler
Andrew Brugh, a farmer turned doctor. During his early life, the
family moved several times, living in Muskogee, Oklahoma; Kirksville,
Missouri; and Fremont, Nebraska. By September 1917, the Brughs had
moved to Beatrice, Nebraska, where they remained for 16 years.
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