From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Robert Taylor born Spangler Arlington Brugh August 5 1911 June 8 1969 was an American film and television actor who was one of the most popular leading men of his time Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with MetroGoldwynMayer 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 Corps where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films From 1959 to 1962 he starred in the ABC 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
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