The Man with the Perfect Face: Robert Taylor’s Nebraska Roots

In the Golden Age of Hollywood, few names shone brighterthan Robert Taylor—the man critics called 'the man with the perfect face.' But long before he became a legend of the silver screen, he was a young man named Spangler Arlington Brugh, growing up in Gage County. In today’s episode, we chronicle his early life through the 1994 Nebraska History Magazine article, “Robert Taylor of Beatrice: The Nebraska Roots of a Hollywood Star,” written by E.A. Kral.