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Bt known as Superman's sikick Jimmy Olsen, Larson was an out gay actor 1950s Hollywood—a rary for the era.

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JACK LARSON, GAY ACTOR TORMENTED BY JIMMY OLSEN ROLE ON TV’S ‘SUPERMAN,’ AD AT 87

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GAY HISTORY: JACK LARSON, GAY ACTOR TORMENTED BY JIMMY OLSEN ROLE ON TV’S ‘SUPERMAN,’ (DIED 2015 AT 87)

“But brave would be havg him fight for the rights of gay people Iran where they’ll throw you off a buildg for the offense of beg gay. And sce, at the time, he’d temporarily taken over as Superman while his father was off-world, generated headl about Superman beg gay. Jack Larson, who died at 87 on Sunday, was a gifted wrer and gay man whose talents and personal stggl were overshadowed by his role as Superman’s worse: He knew would turn out this way.

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