Robert Taylor

Spectacled Birthday

With the likes of Fred Astaire, Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor were all regulars during Hollywood's golden age. As well as turning racetracks into some of the country's most glamorous social clubs, many of the era's best-known figures were closely involved in training and breeding horses. Hollywood actors, producers and executives weren't just expressing their love for the sport -- or even their evident taste for gambling. Attending races was a crucial promotional tool for major studios, many of which had interests in both the movie and horse racing worlds.