Robert Taylor (American actor)

Robert Taylor
Taylor in 1946
Born	Spangler Arlington Brugh (1911-08-05)August 5, 1911 Filley, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	June 8, 1969(1969-06-08) (aged 57) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Alma mater	Doane College Pomona College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1934–1968
Spouses	Barbara Stanwyck ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1952)​ Ursula Thiess ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	3

Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of cinema.

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 Camille (1936), 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 television series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he assumed hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the series Death Valley Days.

Taylor was married to actress Barbara Stanwyck from 1939 to 1952. He married actress Ursula Thiess in 1954, and they had two children. A chain smoker, Taylor died of lung cancer at the age of 57.