Born Spangler Arlington Brough in Filley, Nebraska, he made his first film appearance in 1934. In his early career, he was known as "the man with the perfect profile". One of his first major films was Camille (1936), in which he played opposite Greta Garbo. In later life, he made many television appearances, notably in the 1959 series, The Detectives starring Robert Taylor.
His second wife was the actress Barbara Stanwyck; their marriage lasted from 1939 to 1951. Taylor died of lung cancer and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.
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