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- THE 12 GAYT MEN SHOW BIZ HISTORY, FROM PL LYN TO BILLY PORTERALSO: EVERY SUNDAY, THE BOYS TAKE OFF THE EAST {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY MICHAEL MTOMAY 27, 2019/10:57 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2000PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}SANTIAGO FELIPE/FILMMAGICNEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: ACTOR BILLY PORTER ATTENDS THE BLONDS FALL / WTER 2019 NWAY SHOW AT SPRG STUDS ON FEBARY 12, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY SANTIAGO FELIPE/FILMMAGIC)BY MICHAEL MTOMAY 27, 2019 / 10:57 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE 12 GAYT MEN SHOW BIZ HISTORY, FROM PL LYN TO BILLY PORTER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-27T14:57:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-27T14:57:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL MTO","KEYWORDS":"MTO UNFILTERED","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GLTERY, LET’S-PRETEND WORLD OF SHOW BIZ SEEMS TO ATTRACT A LOT OF GAY MEN, WHETHER THEY’RE , OUT, OR HALFWAY THERE. AND MANY OF THEM HAVE BROUGHT JOY THROUGH THE S WH THEIR TEMPTUO TALENT AND IRREPRSIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE ARE MY PICKS FOR THE DOZEN GAYT OF ALL, PLETE WH SOME WELL-ACCSORIZED NNER-UPS. I’M NOT CLUDG FASHN SIGNERS (TOO EASY) OR NEWSSTERS, JT ENTERTAMENT FIGUR—AND I AM CLUDG SOME MEN WHO WERE SO GAY THEY SCREAMED , EVEN IF THEY DIDN’T ALWAYS SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PL LYN (1926-82)ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAGUNITED STATES - AUGUST 14: THE DATING GAME - 8/14/72, PL LYN ON "THE DATG GAME"., (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH HIS BARBED LIVERY OF A LE FOLLOWED BY A WICKED LTLE CHUCKLE, PL LYN WAS THE EPOME OF GAY—AN UNSPOKEN SHRE TO HOMOSEXUALY BACK WHEN NO ONE WAS OUT. IT WAS ALL ABOUT HTS AND NUENDOS. LYN WAS A SCREAM AS THE ANGSTY FATHER BYE BYE BIRDIE (SGG THE BTER “KIDS,” THOUGH I NEVER UNRSTOOD HOW HE HAD ANY), THE MPY UNCLE ARTHUR ON THE GAY-IENDLY S BEWCHED, AND THE CIDLY OFF-CENTER CENTER SQUARE ON THE GAME SHOW HOLLYWOOD SQUAR (“WHY DO THE HELL’S ANGELS WEAR LEATHER?” LYN: “BEE CHIFFON WRKL EASILY.”) IN LI OF OUT GAY HERO, WE HAD PL LYN FLAPPG HIS WRISTS AND VIRTUALLY WELG SI HIS CLOSET WHILE SLAMMG THE DOOR OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER FAB FLAMER WHO SPANNED BOTH THEATER, TV SERI, AND GAME SHOWS WAS THE EXTREMELY FUNNY CHARL NELSON REILLY (1931-2007), WHO SHOOK UP THE MATCH GAME WH HIS GTUR AND POLYTER PRTS. AND THE OTHER NNERS UP ARE JIM NABORS, JIM J. BULLOCK, JIM PARSONS, BCE VILANCH, TAYLOR NEGRON, AND QUEER EYE GUYS PAST AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUPL (1960-)CHELSEA GUGLIELMO/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 30: RUPL SPEAKS ONSTAGE DURG 3RD ANNUAL RUPL'S DRAGCON DAY 2 AT LOS ANGEL CONVENTN CENTER ON APRIL 30, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY CHELSEA GUGLIELMO/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“YOU BETTER WORK!” “WE’RE ALL BORN NAKED. THE RT IS DRAG.” “IF YOU DON’T LOVE YOURSELF, HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE?” “DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH WRE CHECKS THAT YOUR ASS N’T SH.” “SISSY THAT WALK!" ENOUGH SAID? GAY, GAY, GAY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHER LEGENDARY DRAG SUPERSTARS CLU CHARL LUDLAM, CHARL PIERCE, JIM BAILEY, LORI SHANNON, CHARL BCH, LYPSKA, AND EVERY DRAG RACE NTTANT WHO EVER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEE TAKEI (1937-)FRERICK M. BROWN/GETTY IMAGPASADENA, CA - JANUARY 21: ACTOR GEE TAKEI SPEAKS ONSTAGE DURG THE 'PNEERS OF TELEVISN, SEASON 4, "ACTG FUNNY", "BREAKG BARRIERS", "DOCTORS AND NURS", AND "STANDUP TO S" ' PANEL DISCSN AT THE PBS PORTN OF THE 2014 WTER TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN TOUR AT LANGHAM HOTEL ON JANUARY 21, 2014 PASANA, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY FRERICK M. BROWN/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVG SURVIVED EARLY YEARS SPENT A JAPANE-AMERIN TERNMENT MP, TAKEI MIRACULOLY EMERGED NOT ONLY AS A NOTED ACTOR (BT KNOWN AS SULU STAR TREK), BUT AS A VOL GAY WHO ME OUT 2005 AND HAS BEEN BLISSFULLY OUTSPOKEN FAVOR OF THE QUEER E EVER SCE. WH 2.87 LN TWTER FOLLOWERS (AS OF PUBLITN), TAKEI SENDS OUT STGGLY ON-TARGET MSAG, SATIRIL THOUGHTS (“TMP HAS OFFERED TO HAVE MEXI PAY FOR THE REBUILDG OF NOTRE DAME”) AND PICTUR OF HIMSELF AND HIS HBAND WH PETE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELTON JOHN (1947-)ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY IMAG FOR DCPNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: ELTON JOHN PERFORMS ON DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCK' EVE WH RYAN SEACRT 2015 ON DECEMBER 31, 2014 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY IMAG FOR DCP){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’LL FIVE SIR ELTON’S MARRIAGE TO A WOMAN 1984. AFTER ALL, EVEN HE ADMS HE WAS NYG WHO HE REALLY WAS BY ENTERG TO . EXCEPT FOR OCSNAL TOURS LIKE THAT, THE BRISH SGER HAS ALWAYS BEEN FLASHY, TRASHY, AND TE, WH LARGE SUNGLASS AND BOAS TO MATCH THE GRANDSY OF HIS CREDIBLY TCHY H RERDS. WRG THE SRE FOR 1994’S THE LN KG (WHICH LATER BEME A SMASH BROADWAY SHOW AND NOW A CGI REMAKE) GAVE HIM A WHOLE NEW LEGIMACY, AND NOW, WH HIS BPIC ROCKETMAN ABOUT TO BE RELEASED, HE’S PRACTILLY AS REVERED AS THE QUEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HONORABLE MENTNS TO FREDDIE MERCURY, THE VILLAGE PEOPLE, BOY GEE, JIMMY SOMERVILLE, ANDY BELL, GEE MICHAEL, JOBRIATH, LANCE BASS, ADAM LAMBERT, SYLVTER, AND RUDOLF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIVE (1945-88)MONDADORI PORTFOL VIA GETTY IMAGAMERIN ACTOR AND SGER HARRIS GLENN MILSTEAD AS CHARACTER DIVE SG SHOWG A LICE SHAMPOO ON THE SET OF THE FILM PK FLAMGOS. 1972. (PHOTO BY MONDADORI PORTFOL VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A SK-TIGHT RED DRS, WH IMPOSSIBLY RAISED EYEBROWS AND TORTURED YELLOW HAIR, DIVE WAS QUE A SIGHT AS THE PL-SIZED VILLAO VIXEN JOHN WATERS’ PK FLAMGOS (1972). SHE WENT ON TO OTHER BRAZEN HILARY WATERS FILMS LIKE FEMALE TROUBLE, RETURNG FOR A SYMPATHETIC TURN THE MUCH MORE SOCIALLY NSC CLASSIC HAIRSPRAY, WHILE ALSO VENTURG TO TRIBAL DANCE MIC AND OTHER UNEXPECTED TURNS. DIVVY (BORN HARRIS GLENN MILSTEAD BALTIMORE, OF URSE) WAS ABOUT TO PLAY A MALE ROLE ON MARRIED WH CHILDREN WHEN HE DIED, BARELY ABLE TO ABSORB THE NEW PRAISE OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TMAN CAPOTE (1924-84)KEYSTONE/GETTY IMAGAMERIN WRER TMAN CAPOTE (1924 - 1984), THE THOR OF 'BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S' MILAN NEGOTIATG A NTRACT FOR HIS NEW NONFICTN NOVEL 'IN COLD BLOOD'. (PHOTO BY KEYSTONE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW ORLEANS-BORN THOR HAD RANGE, VEERG OM THE CLASSIC SOCIAL-CLIMBG NOVELLA BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S TO THE CHILLG NON-FICTN NOVEL IN COLD BLOOD. HE ALSO HAD AN IMABLE STYLE, THAT OF A PRISSY, ELF MAN WH A SQUEAKY VOICE THAT YOU ULDN’T MAKE UP IF YOU TRIED. UNSELFNSCLY APPEARG ON VAR TALK SHOWS, HE BEME A WILDLY POPULAR CULTURAL FIGURE AND AN SPIRATN TO GAYS HOPG TO MAKE WHOUT WATERG DOWN THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIARLY, REX REED IS A BREEZY WRER WHO MPED UP ON TV’S THE GONG SHOW AND AS MYRON THE 1970 MOVIE OF GORE VIDAL’S TRANS BOOK MYRA BRECKRIDGE. OH, AND VIDAL RANKS HIGH ON THIS LIST, TOO, ALONG WH OSR WIL, NOEL COWARD, AND TENNSEE WILLIAMS, THOUGH NONE OF THE WRERS IS AS GAY AS LTLE OLD ME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIBERACE (1919-87)SONIA MOSKOWZ/IMAGES/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1984: LIBERACE CIR 1984 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY SONIA MOSKOWZ/IMAGES/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIBERACE DIDN’T SAY HE WAS GAY—EVEN WHEN HIS EX-BOYIEND STT THORSON SUED HIM FOR PALIMONY—AND FACT, HE SUED A MAGAZE THAT DARED TO ASSERT THAT HE WAS ONE OF , AND HE WON! WHAT’S MORE, WHEN LIBERACE ME DOWN WH HIV, HE CLAIMED HE’D SIMPLY LOST WEIGHT AS THE RULT OF A WATERMELON DIET. BUT STILL, THIS WAS THE GAYT MAN EVER SHOW BIZ—MAYBE EVER ON EARTH—GLTERG OM HEAD TO TOE (CLUDG HIS MEGAWATT SE), AS HE TKLED CLASSIL DTI ON THE IVORI FOR AN ADORG DIENCE OF CLUELS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MAMA’S BOY, WLADZIU VALENTO LIBERACE WAS ALSO A BIG QUEER WHO, WHEN I TERVIEWED HIM 1985, TOLD ME A RNCHY JOKE ABOUT A “TRANSVTE” WH A BIG DICK, A TIDB I FELT HE OFFERED AS A SUBTLE NOD TO OUR SHARED SEXUALY. EVEN WHEN HE WAS SICK, “LEE” KEPT PERFORMG AN ELABORATE FASHN, LUXURIATG JEWELS, SHOWMANSHIP, AND A SHEER LOVE OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALLAN CARR (1937-99)FRANK EDWARDS/FOTOS INTERNATNAL/GETTY IMAGAMERIN PRODUCER ALLAN CARR (1937 - 1999), ACTOR AND SGER OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, HER SISTER RONA, AND AMERIN ACTOR JEFF CONAWAY, ATTEND THE PREMIERE PARTY FOR 'AMERIN HOT WAX', DIRECTED BY FLOYD MUTX, MARCH 1978. (PHOTO BY FRANK EDWARDS/FOTOS INTERNATNAL/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SWANNG AROUND LORFUL FTANS, CARR (PICTURED ABOVE ON THE LEFT) BEME THE OSTENTAT PRODUCER OF HS LIKE GREASE, THOUGH HIS FLOPS (CAN’T STOP THE MIC, GREASE 2, WHERE THE BOYS ARE ’84) MAY HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE FASCATG. SURROUNDG HIMSELF WH HOT YOUNG GAY MEN AT HOLLYWOOD POOL PARTI, CARR WAS AS LARGER-THAN-LIFE AS HIS BRAND, THOUGH HIS JOB HELMG THE 1989 OSRS—THE ONE WH ROB LOWE AND SNOW WHE WOEFULLY DUETTG ON “PROUD MARY”—BEME LEGENDARY FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. CARR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THAT PROUD A MARY HIMSELF, BUT THE FACT REMAS THAT HE WAS GAYER THAN ALL OF TSELTOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BILLY PORTER (1969-)DAN MACMEDAN/GETTY IMAGHOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: BILLY PORTER ATTENDS THE 91ST ANNUAL AMY AWARDS AT HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND ON FEBARY 24, 2019 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DAN MACMEDAN/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A FE SGER-ACTOR, BILLY HAS LONG BEEN OUT, PROUD, AND VOL. HE WON THE TONY FOR KKY BOOTS, AND WHEN I ASKED HIM AT THE TIME WHAT WAS GOG TO BE LIKE TO PLAY THE CHARACTER HARVEY FIERSTE TEND AS STRAIGHT, BILLY GAVE ME AN EARFUL; HE HAD NO TENTN OF PLAYG LOLA STRAIGHT, THANK YOU. ADD HIS WILD SUCCS ON POSE AND HIS GENR NONNFORMG OUTF THAT STOLE THE OSRS, AND BILLY IS THE MAN OF OUR GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO: NATHAN LANE AND CHRISTOPHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALAN SU (1926-2011)KEV WTER/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: ACTOR ALAN SU PRENTS THE OUTSTANDG VARIETY, MIC OR COMEDY SERI AWARD ONSTAGE DURG THE 60TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS HELD AT NOKIA THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY KEV WTER/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE TOPIL SKETCH EDY SHOW ROWAN AND MART’S LGH-IN, ALAN SU WAS A RT, PLAYG OUT-THERE CHARACTERS LIKE AN EFFEMATE SPORTSSTER NAMED BIG AL WHO OBSSIVELY RANG HIS LTLE BELL, AND ALSO A DU WHO SWAGGERS TO A WILD WT BAR, ALL BOWLEGGED AND MANLY, ONLY TO MPILY ORR A OZEN DAIQUIRI. SU WAS AS GAY AS IKEA ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, THOUGH HE HID AN OPPOSE-SEX MARRIAGE FOR A WHILE, AND NEVER ME OUT ON THE RERD. BUT BENEATH HIS WONRFUL MANNERISMS, SU WAS NOT ONLY GAY, HE HAD A GAY SOUL. IN FACT, HE REPORTEDLY STARTED FEELG THAT THE MATERIAL HE WAS GIVEN TO DO ON THE SHOW WAS HOMOPHOBIC. IF HE HAD BEEN BORN LATER, HE WOULD NO DOUBT HAVE BEEN WAY MORE OF AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO: MAR CANTONE, WAYLAND FLOWERS, AND EDWARD EVERETT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LLIE JORDAN (1955-)JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGICBEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 04: ACTOR LLIE JORDAN ATTENDS THE TREVORLIVE LOS ANGEL 2016 FUNDRAISER AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON DECEMBER 4, 2016 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHATTANOOGA-BORN IC PIXIE IS A LONGTIME SCENE-STEALER—OM WILL & GRACE TO AMERIN HORROR STORY: COVEN—AND HE’S ALWAYS BEEN MARVELOLY MOUTHY AS HIMSELF, AS WELL. WHENEVER I CHAT WH LLIE, I KNOW I’LL LGH MYSELF TO THE PROSTRATE POSN, THANKS TO HIS RACILY HILAR REVELATNS. 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- 20 STRAIGHT CHARACTERS WE DIDN'T KNOW WERE OPENLY GAY IN REAL LIFE
- THE TTH ABOUT THE MAKG OF ‘FROM HERE TO ETERNY’ (1953) SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 ADM MOVI 26 WHEN JAM JON WROTE HIS BT-SELLER FROM HERE TO ETERNY, HE BASED ON HIS OWN EXPERIENC THE US ARMY ON HAWAII JT PRR TO THE PEARL HARBOR BOMBG. THE ORIGAL MANCRIPT NTAED EXTENSIVE E OF THE WORD ‘FUCK’, WHICH MA TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CATHOLIC GROUP LLED THE NATNAL ORGANIZATN FOR DECENT LERATURE, WHO BLACKLISTED AND BROUGHT NSIRABLE PRSURE TO BEAR ON BOOKSTOR AMERI-WI. NOT ONLY WAS CHOCK FULL OF EXPLETIV, BUT FROM HERE TO ETERNY ALSO NTAED EXPLIC HOMOSEXUAL SCEN AND DIALOGUE WHICH ED THE HIERARCHY OF THE NODL TO ALMOST SUFFER GROUP APOPLEXY AS THEY MOVED HEAVEN AND EARTH TO HAVE BANNED AND/OR CENSORED. JAM REMOVED ALL BUT 32 MENTNS OF THE F-WORD, BUT FLATLY REFED TO REMOVE ALL THE HOMOSEXUALY OM HIS BOOK, ARGUG THAT ‘HOMOSEXUALY WAS A NATURAL NDN OF MEN CLOSE QUARTERS’. HE ALSO FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE ‘UNFAHFUL TO REALY HE WNSED.’AUTHOR JAM JONIN HIS NOVEL, JAM CLUS NVERSATNS BETWEEN PRIVAT ROBERT E LEE PREWT (PLAYED BY MONTGOMERY CLIFT THE MOVIE) AND ANGELO MAGG (PLAYED BY FRANK SATRA), ABOUT RECEIVG ORAL SEX OM RICH MEN. ‘I DON’T LIKE TO BE BLOWED [BY A MAN]’, PREWT TELLS MAGG, WHO REPLI, ‘OH, ALL RIGHT. I ADM ’S NOTHG LIKE A WOMAN. BUT ’S SOMETHG. BIS, OLD HAL TREATS ME SWELL. HE’S ALWAYS GOOD FOR A TOUCH WHEN I’M BROKE. FIVE BUCKS. TEN BUCKS. COM HANDY THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH…ONLY REASON I LET HAL BLOW ME IS BEE I GOT A GOOD THG THERE.’SATRA AS PRIVATE ANGELO MAGGCLIFT AS PRIVATE ROBERT E LEE PREWTTHERE WERE OTHER ISSU AS WELL. IN THE BOOK LORENE (DONNA REED) WAS NOT AN NOCENT DANCEHALL GIRL, PAID TO ‘DANCE’ WH SERVICEMEN AT THE CLUB. SHE WAS A PROSTUTE TERG TO SERVICE PERSONNEL. AS FOR DEBORAH KERR’S CHARACTER, KAREN, SHE WAS STERILE BEE HER HBAND’S MANY FILI HAD LAND HER WH A DOSE OF GONORRHEA. IN THE MOVIE SHE BLAMED HER STERILY ON A MISRRIAGE. BOTH REED AND KERR WERE ST AGAST TYPE AND WERE EXCELLENT. DONNA PICKED UP A BT SUPPORTG ACTRS GONG. DEBORAH (AS UAL) WAS NOMATED AND MISSED OUT – AGA. IN FACT, SHE WOULD BE NOMATED SIX TIM DURG HER REER WHOUT WNG.DONNA REED AS LORENEDEBORAH KERR & BURT LANSTEROBVLY, THIS KD OF ACTIVY WAS NEVER GOG TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN 1953. NOR WAS THE LANGUAGE. WHEN THE ERNMENT ‘SUGGTED’ THAT THE US POSTAL SERVICE MIGHT REFE TO LIVER SUCH ‘SALAC MATERIAL’ TO AMERIN PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSTOR, JAM HAD LTLE CHOICE BUT TO REMOVE MOST OF THE OFFENDG NTENT IF HE HOPED TO SELL HIS BOOK TO THE PUBLIC AND TO A STUD. HE NEVER DID THK MUCH OF THE MOVIE BEE WAS ‘TOO SANIZED’ HE SAID.BURT LANSTER IS TERRIFIC THIS PICTURE. IT, THEREFORE, AS A SURPRISE TO LEARN THAT HE WAS QUE OVERAWED TO BE ACTG ALONGSI A TALENT SUCH AS MONTGOMERY CLIFT. ‘THE ONLY TIME I WAS REALLY AAID AS AN ACTOR’, HE ADMTED LATER, ‘WAS THAT FIRST SCENE WH CLIFT. IT WAS MY SCENE, UNRSTAND: I WAS THE SERGEANT, I GAVE THE ORRS. HE WAS JT A PRIVATE UNR ME. WELL, WHEN WE STARTED, I ULDN’T STOP MY KNE OM SHAKG. I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO STOP BEE MY TREMBLG WOULD SHOW. I WAS AAID HE WAS GOG TO BLOW ME RIGHT OFF THE SCREEN.’ HE DIDN’T. LANSTER WAS SERGEANT WARN. BOTH MEN WERE NOMATED FOR OSRS, BUT TOOK VOT OM EACH OTHER, RULTG WILLIAM HOLN WNG THE BT ACTOR STATUETTE FOR STALAG 17.BURT & MONTY FHTEINIALLY, SATRA AND CLIFT H OFF ON AND OFF THE SET, BUT THEIR IENDSHIP END THREE YEARS LATER. AT ONE OF FRANK’S PARTI OLE BLUE EY WATCHED WH REVULSN AS MONTY MA HOMOSEXUAL OVERTUR TO ONE OF HIS ENTOURAGE. LATER, HE HAD HIS BODYGUARDS REMOVE CLIFT OM THE PREMIS. HARRY COHN MOST CERTALY DID NOT WANT MONTY TO PLAY PREWT BEE HE WAS, ‘NO SOLDIER, NO BOXER, AND PROBABLY A HOMOSEXUAL’, HE SAID. DIRECTOR FRED ZNEMANN REFED TO MAKE THE PICTURE WHOUT HIM. CLIFT, WHO ULD NOT NVCGLY PUNCH HIS WAY OUT OF A MERGUE, IS ‘DOUBLED’ THE BOXG SCENE, POSSIBLY THE WORST AND MOST OBV E OF A ‘DOUBLE’ THE HISTORY OF MOVI.DIRECTOR FRED ZNEMANNSPEAKG OF CLIFT (AND LANSTER), BURT WAS OFFERED HIS FIRST ROLE AS MATTHEW GARTH RED RIVER, THE PART THAT ULTIMATELY WENT TO CLIFT AND MA HIM A STAR. BURT HAD ONLY JT SIGNED TO MAKE THE KILLERS, SO WAS FORCED TO REJECT THE (ARGUABLY) BETTER ROLE. THEN AGA, HE GOT TO PLAY OPPOSE THE STUNNG AVA GARDNER. EVERY CLOUD, WOULD SEEM, HAS A DIRTY BIG SILVER LG! PERHAPS, WAS FOR THE BT ANYWAY. THE STAR OF RED RIVER, JOHN WAYNE, WAS A PROMENT REPUBLIN WHO WOULD LATER BE ACTIVELY VOLVED THE MCCARTHY WCH HUNTS. LANSTER WAS ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THEM. THE TWO MEN WOULD MOST CERTALY HAVE NOT GOT ALONG. YEARS LATER WAYNE ATTEMPTED TO GET BURT TO JO HIM ANOTHER WTERN. LANSTER DISMISSED THE IA OUT OF HAND.MONTY’S BUT RED RIVERBURT’S BUT (WH AVA GARDNER) THE KILLERSNICK CRAVAT, A SHORT, MCULAR MAN WH A BEARD, WAS BURT LANSTER’S CIRC PAL AND FOLLOWED HIM TO THE MOVIE BS. NICK FOUND IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE OR EVEN DISGUISE HIS PRONOUNCED BROOKLYN ACCENT, ONE THAT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE PERD PICTUR SUCH AS THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952) AND OTHER LANSTER FILMS LIKE THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (1950), BUT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY HAVG HIM PORTRAY A AF MUTE WHENEVER HE APPEARED ON-SCREEN. HE WOULD PASS AWAY THE SAME YEAR AS BURT – 1994. LANSTER’S WIFE RELLED THAT NICK’S VOTN TO BURT WAS ALL-NSUMG, PECIALLY AFTER HIS IEND SUFFERED A SEVERE SEIZURE THAT PUT HIM HOSPAL UNTIL FEBARY 1991. BETWEEN THEN AND 1994 CRAVAT VISED HIM AT HOME EVERY DAY, AND UALLY END UP WEEPG PLY AT HIS BEDSI. MRS LANSTER HAD TO REGULARLY ASK HIM TO LEAVE BEE HE WAS PRSG HER HBAND. FOR THOSE LAST THREE YEARS OF HIS LIFE LANSTER WAS TOTALLY PACATED AND UNABLE TO SPEAK YET, IRONILLY, HE WOULD OUTLIVE CRAVAT BY SEVERAL MONTHS.BURT & HIS PAL NICK THE CRIMSON PIRATEDURG THE SHOOTG OF FHTE LANSTER AND DEBORAH KERR HAD AN AFFAIR OFF-SCREEN. THE LIGHTFUL MISS KERR WAS NOT THE PRIM AND ETERNALLY PROPER WOMAN SHE UALLY PORTRAYED ON SCREEN. SHE ENJOYED LIFE A REHG, OPEN WAY. WHEN SHE MA HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON, 1957 WH ROBERT MCHUM, THERE WAS A TURTLE-CHASG SEQUENCE WHICH SHE (PLAYG A CATHOLIC NUN) WAS REQUIRED TO PADDLE THE BOAT. DIRECTOR JOHN HTON KEPT YELLG, ‘FASTER, GO FASTER’ AS SHE PADDLED FURLY. SUDNLY, THE PADDLE SNAPPED TWO. ‘IS THAT FUCKG FAST ENOUGH?’ SHE SCREAMED. MCHUM AND HTON ADORED HER. EVERYONE DID.DEBORAH HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLISONTHE FAMO ‘KISSG THE SURF’ SCENE BETWEEN LANSTER AND KERR WAS NSIRED TO BE ‘HOT STUFF’ BACK THE FIFTI. TODAY, IS AS TAME AS DISHWATER, BUT BACK THEN MANY PROJECTNISTS SNIPPED STILLS OM THE SCENE TO KEEP AS SOUVENIRS. THE MOTN PICTURE ASSOCIATN OF AMERI (MPAA) ACTUALLY BANNED STILLS OM THEIR BEACH KISS FOR BEG ‘TOO EROTIC’. THE CENSORS SISTED THAT DEBORAH’S BATHG STUME MT HAVE A SKIRT, TO AVOID BEG TOO SEXUALLY PROVOTIVE, THE BEACH LLED HALONA COVE, ON THE EASTERN SI OF OAHU, SUFFERED A NAME CHANGE TO ‘THE FROM HERE TO ETERNY BEACH’, WOULD YOU BELIEVE?THAT KISS. SHOCKG!THE OFT REPEATED STORY, ENHANCED BY THE FICTNAL SCRIPT OF THE GODFATHER, THAT SATRA ONLY GOT THE ROLE OF MAGG THROUGH PRSURE BEG BROUGHT TO BEAR BY HIS MOB NNECTNS, WOULD APPEAR TO BE FICT. IN LATER YEARS FRANK’S EX-WIFE AVA GARDNER SUGGTED TO COLUMBIA BOSS HARRY COHN THAT HE E SATRA. SHE WAS MAKG A FILM FOR COLUMBIA AT THE TIME. FRANK’S REER WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM AND COHN KNEW . HE ALSO KNEW HE ULD GET THE WASHED UP SGER/ACTOR FOR PEANUTS, SO HE HIRED HIM FOR A TOKEN $8,000. FRANK WOULD HAVE DONE FOR NOTHG, SO SPERATE WAS HE TO GET BACK THE GAME. AS HISTORY WILL TELL , HE WON AN OSR FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. THE STORY THAT GEE REEV’ PART WAS SLASHED BEE OF HIS FAME AS TV’S SUPERMAN IS JT NOT TE. ZNEMANN STATED LATER THAT ALL HIS SCEN THE PICTURE REMAED TACT.REEV AND LANSTER FHTEONE FAL POT OF TERT. TWO YEARS AFTER THE FILM WAS PLETED, ERNT BNE WAS THE BRONX ONE EVENG TRYG TO GET A ‘FEEL’ FOR HIS UPG ROLE MARTY, WHEN A GROUP OF ITALIAN-AMERINS ACSTED HIM, THREATENG HIS LIFE BEE THEY WERE CENSED THAT HIS CHARACTER FHTE, FATSO JUDSON, HAD KILLED FRANK SATRA’S CHARACTER. BNE MANAGED TO NVCE THE GROUP THAT HE AND SATRA WERE, REALY, VERY GOOD IENDS.BNE AS FATSO JUDSONANGELO MAGGAVA GARDNERBURT LANSTERBORAH KERRDONNA REERNT BNEFATSO JUDSONANK SATRAED ZNEMANNOM HERE TO ETERNYGEE REEVHARRY HNHEAVEN KNOWS MR ALLISONJAM JONJOHN WAYNEMONTGOMERY CLIFTPEARL HARBORRED RIVERROBERT E LEE PREWTSGT WARNSTALAG 17THE KILLERSWILLIAM HOLN PREVDID YOU KNOW? POTS OF INTERT PT. 7 NEXTDID YOU KNOW? POTS OF INTERT PT. 8 26 COMMENTS LSCHLILARRY JUNE 25, 2019 AT 3:21 AM FUNNY THG… I WAS THE U.S AIR FORCE AS AN NCO FOR FOUR YEARS (1968 TO 1972) DURG THE VIETNAM WAR (CLUDG ONE YEAR AT TECH SCHOOL MISSISSIPPI, LIVG CLOSE QUARTERS OLD WWII STYLE OPEN BAY BARRACKS) AND NEVER WNSED RAMPANT HOMOSEXUALY. IN THOSE DAYS, BEG LABELLED QUEER ULD GET YOU BEAT UP AND OSTRACIZED BEE OUR OUR FORCED CLOSE QUARTERS (THE HEADS DIDN’T EVEN HAVE STALL WALLS). ADMTEDLY, FOUL LANGUAGE WAS ACCEPTED AND MON, DNKENNS AND WEEKEND SEXUAL PAS HAPPENED REGULARLY WH SOME GUYS, BUT GENERALLY, MOST OF MY FELLOW AIRMEN WERE GOOD, TOUGH MEN WH A DIFFICULT JOB TO DO. MANY WERE QUE MORAL THEIR OWN WAY. THE CHAPEL WAS WELL ATTEND ON SUNDAY, MUCH LIKE ANY SMALL TOWN. NOT EVERYONE WENT, BUT MANY DID. I MET A LOT OF MEN, OM ALL PARTS OF THE UNTRY, WHO ME OM VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS, BUT WE GENERALLY RPECTED EACH OTHER AND LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER. THE WAR WAS OUR MON ENEMY. THERE WAS A MONLY ACCEPTED OF NDUCT THAT ROUGHLY REFLECTED THE LARGER SOCIETY OUTSI OUR ARY FATHER, WHO SAW BAT THE NAVY DURG WWII (1941 TO 1945) SAW PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THG I DID. THE 1941 ARY PORTRAYED THE MOVIE “FROM HERE TO ETERNY” IS, MY OPN, A DISTORTN OF REALY, SEEN THROUGH THE EY OF AN OBVLY BTER MAN. THE MOVIE, GOOD PERFORMANC NOT WHSTANDG, IS AN OVER-RATED SOUP OPERA THAT CELEBRAT IMMORALY AMONG THE TROOPS. FOR ME REPRENTS THE EARLY DAYS OF HOLLYWOOD’S ON-GOG EFFORT TO GA ACCEPTANCE OF LOWER MORAL STANDARDS FOR OUR SOCIETY GENERAL.REPLY ALAN ROYLE JUNE 25, 2019 AT 2:39 PM THANK YOU FOR YOUR OBVLY SCERE AND NDID MENTS. I CED THE WRER’S BOOK AND HIS ATTUS, BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWG HOW ACCURATE OR RELIABLE WERE HIS STATEMENTS. FRANKLY, I PREFER TO ACCEPT YOUR VIEWS AND RELLECTNS ON THE ARMED SERVIC AND NOT HIS. YOU WERE THERE. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKG THE TIME TO SET THE RERD STRAIGHT. THANKS AGA.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 AT 12:34 AM THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THKG OF WHEN I MA MY MENT. WHEN HAWKS TOLD BALL SHE’D HAVE TO PLAY THE PART THE RT OF HER LIFE, SHE WAS QUOTED AS SAYG, “I WILL.” [THIS WAS OM PRTED TERVIEW BETWEEN HAWKS AND SOMEONE ELSE. I THK HE WAS DISCSG WORKG W/ DIFFERENT ACTORS.]REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 AT 10:07 AM I SUPPOSE WORKS BOTH WAYS. A WOMAN MIGHT FALL LOVE WH BOGIE’S ‘CASABLAN’ IMAGE AS THE MYSTER, WORLD-WEARY RICK, THEN FD THAT THE MAN HIMSELF WEARS A TOUPEE AND DRKS AND SMOK FAR TOO MUCH. IT WAS RA HAYWORTH WHO MA THE CLASSIC STATEMENT ON THIS ISSUE – ‘THEY GO TO BED WH GILDA AND WAKE UP WH ME.’REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 AT 2:43 PM I AGREE W/ YOU ABOUT THE TIMACY, PROXIMY AMONG ACTORS LEADG TO SEX, ETC. ALSO, AN ACTOR MAY “FALL LOVE” W/ THE PART THEIR STAR IS PLAYG, RATHER THAN THAT PERSON; ONLY TO FD OUT LATER THAT “THE PRODUCT IS NOT THE SAME AS THE SAMPLE”[AS MY FATHER ONCE SAID.] THIS IS MORE PLITED IF MARRIAGE TAK PLACE.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 AT 8:49 PM GOOD POT, SHIELA. I RELL READG THAT HOWARD HAWKS BELIEVED THAT BOGIE FELL LOVE WH BALL’S CHARACTER (SLIM) ‘TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT’, AND EXPECTED HER TO NTUE TO BE SLIM THEIR MARRIAGE. ONLY HAWKS’ OPN, OF URSE.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 1:25 PM INTERTG ABOUT AVA AND ROBERT TAYLOR, BUT APPEARS THAT EVERY – BODY WAS VOLVED WH EVERYBODY. IF I WANT SOMEBODY, I’LL GO AFTER HER/HIM, MARRIED OR NOT. I KNEW ALMOST NONE OF THIS UNTIL I STARTED READG YOUR ENTRI. AVA WAS WARNED BY IEND, LANA TURNER TO STAY AWAY OM FRANK SATRA; ‘HONEY, I’VE BEEN THERE, DON’T DO .’REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 8:13 PM Y, SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAD PHYSIL BETY AND LTLE ELSE. WHEN THEY SUDNLY FOUND THEMSELV AN ENVIRONMENT FULL OF OTHER PHYSILLY BETIFUL MEN AND WOMEN, AND PELLED BY THEIR PROFSN TO OFTEN HAVE CLOSE, TIMACY WH THEM FOR HOURS ON END, THE EVABLE HAPPENED. INED, HOW MANY OF WOULD BE ABLE TO RIST THE NTUAL TEMPTATN?REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 4:10 AM AFTER READG ABOUT “THE KILLERS” HERE, I WATCHED MOVIE. AVA GARDNER WOW! ABSOLUTELY GEO PECIALLY W/ CH DIMPLE. I THK SHE GREW LOVELIER AS HER FACE MATURED. AFTER LEARNG MORE ABOUT HER, I THOUGHT SHE WAS AN TERTG WOMAN, WORTH KNOWG. LATER HER LIFE, SHE BEME IENDLY W/ ROBERT GRAV.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 10:37 AM WHEN I WAS YOUNG THERE WAS AVA – THEN DAYLIGHT TO EVERYONE ELSE – ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS ADORED ELEANOR PARKER. I THK THAT IS HALF THE REASON WHY I HAVE NEVER LIKED MICKEY ROONEY. I ULD NOT IMAGE ANY GUY CHEATG ON AVA. HE WOULD HAVE TO BE A STARK RAVG IDT. ONE OF MY FAVOURE MOVI (I HAVE LOTS OF THEM) IS ‘EAST SI, WT SI’, A DRAMA THAT FEATUR AVA, STANWYCK AND CYD CHARRISSE. IT WAS MA AT THE TIME WHEN AVA WAS HEAVILY VOLVED WH BARBARA’S HBAND, ROBERT TAYLOR, AND THE NONTATN BETWEEN THE TWO LADI’CHARACTERS THE MOVIE HAS AN EXTRA ‘ZG’ TO . THEY DID NOT LIKE EACH OTHER ONE LTLE B.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 2:24 PM Y, WHY WOULD ANY MAN, PECIALLY BOND, WANT TO BED AN “OLD LADY!” I’VE SEEN VERY FEW BOND MOVI, BUT WAS,AWARE OF THAT OM MOVI I SAW AND PREVIEWS OF OTHERS.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 11:31 PM THE TERTG ONE WAS GABLE. HE WAS UTTERLY VOID OF DISCRIMATN. HE LIKED YOUNG, OLD, PRETTY, UGLY. THE ONLY PREREQUISE WAS THEY HAD TO BE FEMAL.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 11:11 AM I OBVLY READ YOUR MENT, HURRIEDLY, ABOUT OLR MEN W/ YOUNGER WOMEN MOVI. IN WATCHG LOADS OF MOVI, I DON’T THK I NOTICED , ALTHOUGH WASN’T GABLE OLR THAN V. LEIGH? “GONE WH THE WD”?ANOTHER SUBJECT: SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT I’M UALLY ONLY ONE WHO RPONDS TO THE POSTS.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 2:06 PM Y, HE WAS. AND ASHLEY WILK WAS OLR THAN MELANIE AS WELL. IN BOND FILMS BOND IS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS OLR THAN THE WOMEN HE BEDS. CONSIRABLY OLR, FACT.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AT 2:31 PM YOUR TAKE ON DOUBLE STANDARD ADD ANOTHER DIMENSN TO MY THKG. I ONLY KNOW OF A FEW EXAMPL OF OLR WOMEN AND YOUNGER MEN, BUT I’M PROBABLY UNAWARE, AND CERTALY UNNCERNED. WE HAVE DEMI MOORE – ASHTON KUTCHER [MAY NOT HAVE WORKED EVEN IF HE’D BEEN OLR;] LREN BALL – LEN CARU [15 YRS. HER JR.,] AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. AGE WAS THE PROBLEM HERE. ROBERT WAGNER MUCH YOUNGER THAN HIS “FIRST LOVE” B. STANWYCK [4YR. ROMANCE.] DURG MY HAY DAY OF MOVIE GOG, I DIDN’T PAY ATTENTN TO THE OLR MAN YOUNGER WOMAN THG. Y, PEOPLE CHEAT ALL THE TIME, SO I HEAR, BUT WHAT’S WORSE IS THAT ONE PARTNER, EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO DO , OTHER ISN’T PERMTED. [BOGART’S HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARD MANDG SEXUAL FILY BALL, OR HE’D LEAVE.] HE TO MD BEE I, LIKE OTHERS, UNTIL I LEARNED DIFFERENTLY, BELIEVED THEIR “PERFECT LOVE STORY.” [I READ THAT SATRA WOULD BEE UNDONE BY AVA’S CHEATG.]ANYWAY TO END THIS LENGTHY THG, I PASS NO JUDGMENT ON KERR AND LANSTER. IT LED TO AN VOLVED DISCSN.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 AT 6:58 PM OF URSE, THERE HAVE BEEN OLR WOMAN – YOUNGER MAN ROMANC, BUT THEY ARE NOT VERY OFTEN SCRIPTED TO MOVI. OLR MEN- YOUNGER WOMWN SCENARS, HOWEVER, ARE SCRIPTED REGULARLY. DOUBLE STANDARDS EVERYWHERE.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AT 9:31 AM Y, I KNOW AFFAIRS, KERR AND LANSTER, HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, FOR VAR REASONS. WHAT I HATE IS THE HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARD VOLVED, PERHAPS MORE ON PART OF MEN MORE THAN WOMEN.[PARDON MY SEXISM.]REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AT 9:49 AM Y. HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW HOLLYWOOD SCRIPTS REGULARLY HAVE YOUNG WOMEN RELATNSHIPS WH MUCH OLR MEN, RELATNSHIPS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO JT ACCEPT AS QUE NORNAL? YET, HARDLY EVER DO WE SEE YOUNG GUYS WH ELRLY WOMEN. AND IF WE DO, IS ALWAYS SOME PREDATORY WOMAN TAKG ADVANTAGE OF AN NOCENT YOUNG GUY. PERHAPS, A HUNDRED YEARS OF DIRTY OLD MEN ‘G’ YOUNG GIRLS TSEL TOWN HAS THEM THKG THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS IS THE NORM.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 1:52 PM I WONRED, AFTER READG B ABOUT KERR AND LANSTER’S AFFAIR, HOW LONG LASTED, AND IF BOTH WERE MARRIED AT THE TIME?REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 10:35 PM THEY WERE BOTH MARRIED AT THE TIME, SHIELA. IT WAS 1953. HIS MARRIAGE (TO NORMA ANRSON) NTUED UNTIL 1969; DEBORAH’S (TO ANTHONY BARTLEY) UNTIL 1960. PRUMABLY, WAS ONE OF THOSE ‘LOTN AFFAIRS’ THAT END WHEN THE PICTURE END AND THEY WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. THAT KD OF THG HAPPENED ALL THE TIME.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 9:37 AM SILLY, SILLY, SILLY, ABOUT SKIRT OVER KERR’S BATHG SU! WE KNOW WHAT WENT ON UNRNEATH!REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 10:28 AM ALMOST AS SILLY AS THE ‘KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE FLOOR BEDROOM SCEN’ LG THAT WAS VOGUE FOR S. HOLLYWOOD GOT AROUND THAT STUPID RTRICTN BY HAVG SCREEN MARRIED UPL HOPPG TO SGLE BEDS. WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WAS ALWAYS TRIGUED BY THIS. I WONRED WHY AMERIN MARRIED UPL PREFERRED SGLE BEDS TO A DOUBLE BED. IN FACT, THE MOVI NVCED ME FOR YEARS THAT THIS WAS THE NORM THE USA.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 AT 11:09 AM I LOVED THE KISSG SCENE FHTE, WHEN I SAW THE MOVIE AFTER ME OUT!REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 AT 2:18 PM APPARENTLY, WAS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. IT WAS NOT TEND ORIGALLY. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE MOVIE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO AGREE WH HARRY COHN – MONTY CLIFT WAS A POOR CHOICE TO PLAY A SOLDIER WHO JT HAPPENS TO BE A BOXG CHAMPN. I THK DONNA REED ULD HAVE TAKEN HIM.REPLY MICHAEL MURPHY FEBARY 21, 2023 AT 4:31 AM CLIFT WAS A POOR CHOICE? BALONEY! HE WAS BRILLIANT, AND HIS PERFORMANCE NTRIBUTED MIGHTILY TO THE SUCCS OF THE FILM. FIGHTERS E ALL SHAP AND SIZ, AND HE PORTRAYED A WELTERWEIGHT WHO ME STRAIGHT OM THE RANKS. WE’RE NOT TALKG ABOUT JOE LOUIS HERE. THIS WAS JT REGIMENTAL BOXG…ONE SOLDIER VERS ANOTHER. NEVER THE MOVIE IS SAID THAT HE’S A “CHAMPN.” I MIGHT ALSO POT OUT THAT THE GUY WAS A BUGLER, TOO…WHICH MIGHT REQUIRE A CERTA AMOUNT OF SENSIVY. IN OTHER WORDS, ALL FIGHTERS AREN’T MUGS AND CLIFT WAS EXCEPTNAL BRGG A MULTI-LAYERED CHARACTER TO THE SCREEN.REPLY ALAN ROYLE MARCH 4, 2023 AT 9:13 PM I LIKE MONTY CLIFT AS AN ACTOR, MICHAEL, BUT WHY EVERYONE WANTED HIM TO JO THE BOXG TEAM IS BEYOND ME. HE ULD NOT BOX! SURELY HE OWED TO THE CHARACTER HE PLAYED TO AT LEAST LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS. 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(1) ALL TOPICSTAGSDREY HEPBURN (32) AVA GARDNER (35) BARBARA STANWYCK (27) BETTE DAVIS (42) BG CROSBY (28) BURT LANSTER (34) RY GRANT (44) CHARLTON HTON (27) CLARK GABLE (61) BORAH KERR (27) ELIZABETH TAYLOR (33) ELVIS PRLEY (33) ERROL FLYNN (45) ANK SATRA (56) GARY OPER (43) GONE WH THE WD (29) GRACE KELLY (39) GREGORY PECK (30) HOWARD HUGH (33) HUMPHREY BOGART (28) GRID BERGMAN (30) JAM STEWART (40) JOAN CRAWFORD (48) JOHN WAYNE (47) JUDY GARLAND (32) LANA TURNER (39) LRENCE OLIVIER (30) MARILYN MONROE (64) MARLON BRANDO (41) MICHAEL E (28) MICKEY ROONEY (32) NATALIE WOOD (27) PL NEWMAN (29) PETER LAWFORD (26) RICHARD BURTON (29) RA HAYWORTH (26) ROBERT MCHUM (41) ROBERT TAYLOR (27) ROCK HUDSON (32) RONALD REAGAN (31) SEAN NNERY (41) SHIRLEY TEMPLE (32) SPENCER TRACY (39) TONY CURTIS (29) WILLIAM HOLN (28)RECENT COMMENTSAC ON ‘THE TEN COMMANDMENTS’ (1956)ALAN ROYLE ON JAM DEAN – OVER-RATED NOBODY?ALAN ROYLE ON THE TTH ABOUT THE MAKG OF ‘FROM HERE TO ETERNY’ (1953)ALAN ROYLE ON GREAT MOVIE DIALOGUE – THE LAST VALLEY.RICHARD COLBY ON GAY/BISEXUAL ACTORS OLD TV SHOWS ( PT 2 )JUDH REBOY ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.VISTA ON GREAT MOVIE DIALOGUE – THE LAST VALLEY.BETH WEER ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.MARJORIE PRTON ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.MICHAEL MURPHY ON THE TTH ABOUT THE MAKG OF ‘FROM HERE TO ETERNY’ (1953)JC ON JAM DEAN – OVER-RATED NOBODY?JAKE VANRKOOY ON BARBARA PAYTON – WHAT A WASTE.CATMAC ON MOVIE TRIVIA – PT211ALAN ROYLE ON ‘STAKEOUT’ (1987) & ‘THE WINSLOW BOY’ (1999)MARY ANN ON ELVIS PRESLEY – WAS HE BISEXUAL?MORRIS ON ‘STAKEOUT’ (1987) & ‘THE WINSLOW BOY’ (1999)ALAN ROYLE ON TV SITCOMS 1949-99. PT1ALAN ROYLE ON ‘MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY’ (1962)DAN ON ‘MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY’ (1962)WHO ME? ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.COPYRIGHT &PY; 2023 | WORDPRS THEME BY MH THEM INSERT/ED LK
- 20 STRAIGHT CHARACTERS WE DIDN'T KNOW WERE OPENLY GAY IN REAL LIFE
THE 12 GAYT MEN SHOW BIZ HISTORY, FROM PL LYN TO BILLY PORTERALSO: EVERY SUNDAY, THE BOYS TAKE OFF THE EAST {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY MICHAEL MTOMAY 27, 2019/10:57 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2000PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}SANTIAGO FELIPE/FILMMAGICNEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: ACTOR BILLY PORTER ATTENDS THE BLONDS FALL / WTER 2019 NWAY SHOW AT SPRG STUDS ON FEBARY 12, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY SANTIAGO FELIPE/FILMMAGIC)BY MICHAEL MTOMAY 27, 2019 / 10:57 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE 12 GAYT MEN SHOW BIZ HISTORY, FROM PL LYN TO BILLY PORTER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-05-27T14:57:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-05-27T14:57:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL MTO","KEYWORDS":"MTO UNFILTERED","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GLTERY, LET’S-PRETEND WORLD OF SHOW BIZ SEEMS TO ATTRACT A LOT OF GAY MEN, WHETHER THEY’RE , OUT, OR HALFWAY THERE. AND MANY OF THEM HAVE BROUGHT JOY THROUGH THE S WH THEIR TEMPTUO TALENT AND IRREPRSIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE ARE MY PICKS FOR THE DOZEN GAYT OF ALL, PLETE WH SOME WELL-ACCSORIZED NNER-UPS. I’M NOT CLUDG FASHN SIGNERS (TOO EASY) OR NEWSSTERS, JT ENTERTAMENT FIGUR—AND I AM CLUDG SOME MEN WHO WERE SO GAY THEY SCREAMED , EVEN IF THEY DIDN’T ALWAYS SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PL LYN (1926-82)ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAGUNITED STATES - AUGUST 14: THE DATING GAME - 8/14/72, PL LYN ON "THE DATG GAME"., (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH HIS BARBED LIVERY OF A LE FOLLOWED BY A WICKED LTLE CHUCKLE, PL LYN WAS THE EPOME OF GAY—AN UNSPOKEN SHRE TO HOMOSEXUALY BACK WHEN NO ONE WAS OUT. IT WAS ALL ABOUT HTS AND NUENDOS. LYN WAS A SCREAM AS THE ANGSTY FATHER BYE BYE BIRDIE (SGG THE BTER “KIDS,” THOUGH I NEVER UNRSTOOD HOW HE HAD ANY), THE MPY UNCLE ARTHUR ON THE GAY-IENDLY S BEWCHED, AND THE CIDLY OFF-CENTER CENTER SQUARE ON THE GAME SHOW HOLLYWOOD SQUAR (“WHY DO THE HELL’S ANGELS WEAR LEATHER?” LYN: “BEE CHIFFON WRKL EASILY.”) IN LI OF OUT GAY HERO, WE HAD PL LYN FLAPPG HIS WRISTS AND VIRTUALLY WELG SI HIS CLOSET WHILE SLAMMG THE DOOR OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER FAB FLAMER WHO SPANNED BOTH THEATER, TV SERI, AND GAME SHOWS WAS THE EXTREMELY FUNNY CHARL NELSON REILLY (1931-2007), WHO SHOOK UP THE MATCH GAME WH HIS GTUR AND POLYTER PRTS. AND THE OTHER NNERS UP ARE JIM NABORS, JIM J. BULLOCK, JIM PARSONS, BCE VILANCH, TAYLOR NEGRON, AND QUEER EYE GUYS PAST AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUPL (1960-)CHELSEA GUGLIELMO/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 30: RUPL SPEAKS ONSTAGE DURG 3RD ANNUAL RUPL'S DRAGCON DAY 2 AT LOS ANGEL CONVENTN CENTER ON APRIL 30, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY CHELSEA GUGLIELMO/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“YOU BETTER WORK!” “WE’RE ALL BORN NAKED. THE RT IS DRAG.” “IF YOU DON’T LOVE YOURSELF, HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE?” “DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH WRE CHECKS THAT YOUR ASS N’T SH.” “SISSY THAT WALK!" ENOUGH SAID? GAY, GAY, GAY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHER LEGENDARY DRAG SUPERSTARS CLU CHARL LUDLAM, CHARL PIERCE, JIM BAILEY, LORI SHANNON, CHARL BCH, LYPSKA, AND EVERY DRAG RACE NTTANT WHO EVER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEE TAKEI (1937-)FRERICK M. BROWN/GETTY IMAGPASADENA, CA - JANUARY 21: ACTOR GEE TAKEI SPEAKS ONSTAGE DURG THE 'PNEERS OF TELEVISN, SEASON 4, "ACTG FUNNY", "BREAKG BARRIERS", "DOCTORS AND NURS", AND "STANDUP TO S" ' PANEL DISCSN AT THE PBS PORTN OF THE 2014 WTER TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN TOUR AT LANGHAM HOTEL ON JANUARY 21, 2014 PASANA, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY FRERICK M. BROWN/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVG SURVIVED EARLY YEARS SPENT A JAPANE-AMERIN TERNMENT MP, TAKEI MIRACULOLY EMERGED NOT ONLY AS A NOTED ACTOR (BT KNOWN AS SULU STAR TREK), BUT AS A VOL GAY WHO ME OUT 2005 AND HAS BEEN BLISSFULLY OUTSPOKEN FAVOR OF THE QUEER E EVER SCE. WH 2.87 LN TWTER FOLLOWERS (AS OF PUBLITN), TAKEI SENDS OUT STGGLY ON-TARGET MSAG, SATIRIL THOUGHTS (“TMP HAS OFFERED TO HAVE MEXI PAY FOR THE REBUILDG OF NOTRE DAME”) AND PICTUR OF HIMSELF AND HIS HBAND WH PETE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELTON JOHN (1947-)ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY IMAG FOR DCPNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: ELTON JOHN PERFORMS ON DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCK' EVE WH RYAN SEACRT 2015 ON DECEMBER 31, 2014 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY IMAG FOR DCP){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’LL FIVE SIR ELTON’S MARRIAGE TO A WOMAN 1984. AFTER ALL, EVEN HE ADMS HE WAS NYG WHO HE REALLY WAS BY ENTERG TO . EXCEPT FOR OCSNAL TOURS LIKE THAT, THE BRISH SGER HAS ALWAYS BEEN FLASHY, TRASHY, AND TE, WH LARGE SUNGLASS AND BOAS TO MATCH THE GRANDSY OF HIS CREDIBLY TCHY H RERDS. WRG THE SRE FOR 1994’S THE LN KG (WHICH LATER BEME A SMASH BROADWAY SHOW AND NOW A CGI REMAKE) GAVE HIM A WHOLE NEW LEGIMACY, AND NOW, WH HIS BPIC ROCKETMAN ABOUT TO BE RELEASED, HE’S PRACTILLY AS REVERED AS THE QUEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HONORABLE MENTNS TO FREDDIE MERCURY, THE VILLAGE PEOPLE, BOY GEE, JIMMY SOMERVILLE, ANDY BELL, GEE MICHAEL, JOBRIATH, LANCE BASS, ADAM LAMBERT, SYLVTER, AND RUDOLF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DIVE (1945-88)MONDADORI PORTFOL VIA GETTY IMAGAMERIN ACTOR AND SGER HARRIS GLENN MILSTEAD AS CHARACTER DIVE SG SHOWG A LICE SHAMPOO ON THE SET OF THE FILM PK FLAMGOS. 1972. (PHOTO BY MONDADORI PORTFOL VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A SK-TIGHT RED DRS, WH IMPOSSIBLY RAISED EYEBROWS AND TORTURED YELLOW HAIR, DIVE WAS QUE A SIGHT AS THE PL-SIZED VILLAO VIXEN JOHN WATERS’ PK FLAMGOS (1972). SHE WENT ON TO OTHER BRAZEN HILARY WATERS FILMS LIKE FEMALE TROUBLE, RETURNG FOR A SYMPATHETIC TURN THE MUCH MORE SOCIALLY NSC CLASSIC HAIRSPRAY, WHILE ALSO VENTURG TO TRIBAL DANCE MIC AND OTHER UNEXPECTED TURNS. DIVVY (BORN HARRIS GLENN MILSTEAD BALTIMORE, OF URSE) WAS ABOUT TO PLAY A MALE ROLE ON MARRIED WH CHILDREN WHEN HE DIED, BARELY ABLE TO ABSORB THE NEW PRAISE OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TMAN CAPOTE (1924-84)KEYSTONE/GETTY IMAGAMERIN WRER TMAN CAPOTE (1924 - 1984), THE THOR OF 'BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S' MILAN NEGOTIATG A NTRACT FOR HIS NEW NONFICTN NOVEL 'IN COLD BLOOD'. (PHOTO BY KEYSTONE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW ORLEANS-BORN THOR HAD RANGE, VEERG OM THE CLASSIC SOCIAL-CLIMBG NOVELLA BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S TO THE CHILLG NON-FICTN NOVEL IN COLD BLOOD. HE ALSO HAD AN IMABLE STYLE, THAT OF A PRISSY, ELF MAN WH A SQUEAKY VOICE THAT YOU ULDN’T MAKE UP IF YOU TRIED. UNSELFNSCLY APPEARG ON VAR TALK SHOWS, HE BEME A WILDLY POPULAR CULTURAL FIGURE AND AN SPIRATN TO GAYS HOPG TO MAKE WHOUT WATERG DOWN THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIARLY, REX REED IS A BREEZY WRER WHO MPED UP ON TV’S THE GONG SHOW AND AS MYRON THE 1970 MOVIE OF GORE VIDAL’S TRANS BOOK MYRA BRECKRIDGE. OH, AND VIDAL RANKS HIGH ON THIS LIST, TOO, ALONG WH OSR WIL, NOEL COWARD, AND TENNSEE WILLIAMS, THOUGH NONE OF THE WRERS IS AS GAY AS LTLE OLD ME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIBERACE (1919-87)SONIA MOSKOWZ/IMAGES/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1984: LIBERACE CIR 1984 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY SONIA MOSKOWZ/IMAGES/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIBERACE DIDN’T SAY HE WAS GAY—EVEN WHEN HIS EX-BOYIEND STT THORSON SUED HIM FOR PALIMONY—AND FACT, HE SUED A MAGAZE THAT DARED TO ASSERT THAT HE WAS ONE OF , AND HE WON! WHAT’S MORE, WHEN LIBERACE ME DOWN WH HIV, HE CLAIMED HE’D SIMPLY LOST WEIGHT AS THE RULT OF A WATERMELON DIET. BUT STILL, THIS WAS THE GAYT MAN EVER SHOW BIZ—MAYBE EVER ON EARTH—GLTERG OM HEAD TO TOE (CLUDG HIS MEGAWATT SE), AS HE TKLED CLASSIL DTI ON THE IVORI FOR AN ADORG DIENCE OF CLUELS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MAMA’S BOY, WLADZIU VALENTO LIBERACE WAS ALSO A BIG QUEER WHO, WHEN I TERVIEWED HIM 1985, TOLD ME A RNCHY JOKE ABOUT A “TRANSVTE” WH A BIG DICK, A TIDB I FELT HE OFFERED AS A SUBTLE NOD TO OUR SHARED SEXUALY. EVEN WHEN HE WAS SICK, “LEE” KEPT PERFORMG AN ELABORATE FASHN, LUXURIATG JEWELS, SHOWMANSHIP, AND A SHEER LOVE OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALLAN CARR (1937-99)FRANK EDWARDS/FOTOS INTERNATNAL/GETTY IMAGAMERIN PRODUCER ALLAN CARR (1937 - 1999), ACTOR AND SGER OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, HER SISTER RONA, AND AMERIN ACTOR JEFF CONAWAY, ATTEND THE PREMIERE PARTY FOR 'AMERIN HOT WAX', DIRECTED BY FLOYD MUTX, MARCH 1978. (PHOTO BY FRANK EDWARDS/FOTOS INTERNATNAL/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SWANNG AROUND LORFUL FTANS, CARR (PICTURED ABOVE ON THE LEFT) BEME THE OSTENTAT PRODUCER OF HS LIKE GREASE, THOUGH HIS FLOPS (CAN’T STOP THE MIC, GREASE 2, WHERE THE BOYS ARE ’84) MAY HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE FASCATG. SURROUNDG HIMSELF WH HOT YOUNG GAY MEN AT HOLLYWOOD POOL PARTI, CARR WAS AS LARGER-THAN-LIFE AS HIS BRAND, THOUGH HIS JOB HELMG THE 1989 OSRS—THE ONE WH ROB LOWE AND SNOW WHE WOEFULLY DUETTG ON “PROUD MARY”—BEME LEGENDARY FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. CARR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THAT PROUD A MARY HIMSELF, BUT THE FACT REMAS THAT HE WAS GAYER THAN ALL OF TSELTOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BILLY PORTER (1969-)DAN MACMEDAN/GETTY IMAGHOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: BILLY PORTER ATTENDS THE 91ST ANNUAL AMY AWARDS AT HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND ON FEBARY 24, 2019 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DAN MACMEDAN/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A FE SGER-ACTOR, BILLY HAS LONG BEEN OUT, PROUD, AND VOL. HE WON THE TONY FOR KKY BOOTS, AND WHEN I ASKED HIM AT THE TIME WHAT WAS GOG TO BE LIKE TO PLAY THE CHARACTER HARVEY FIERSTE TEND AS STRAIGHT, BILLY GAVE ME AN EARFUL; HE HAD NO TENTN OF PLAYG LOLA STRAIGHT, THANK YOU. ADD HIS WILD SUCCS ON POSE AND HIS GENR NONNFORMG OUTF THAT STOLE THE OSRS, AND BILLY IS THE MAN OF OUR GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO: NATHAN LANE AND CHRISTOPHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALAN SU (1926-2011)KEV WTER/GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: ACTOR ALAN SU PRENTS THE OUTSTANDG VARIETY, MIC OR COMEDY SERI AWARD ONSTAGE DURG THE 60TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS HELD AT NOKIA THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY KEV WTER/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE TOPIL SKETCH EDY SHOW ROWAN AND MART’S LGH-IN, ALAN SU WAS A RT, PLAYG OUT-THERE CHARACTERS LIKE AN EFFEMATE SPORTSSTER NAMED BIG AL WHO OBSSIVELY RANG HIS LTLE BELL, AND ALSO A DU WHO SWAGGERS TO A WILD WT BAR, ALL BOWLEGGED AND MANLY, ONLY TO MPILY ORR A OZEN DAIQUIRI. SU WAS AS GAY AS IKEA ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, THOUGH HE HID AN OPPOSE-SEX MARRIAGE FOR A WHILE, AND NEVER ME OUT ON THE RERD. BUT BENEATH HIS WONRFUL MANNERISMS, SU WAS NOT ONLY GAY, HE HAD A GAY SOUL. IN FACT, HE REPORTEDLY STARTED FEELG THAT THE MATERIAL HE WAS GIVEN TO DO ON THE SHOW WAS HOMOPHOBIC. IF HE HAD BEEN BORN LATER, HE WOULD NO DOUBT HAVE BEEN WAY MORE OF AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO: MAR CANTONE, WAYLAND FLOWERS, AND EDWARD EVERETT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LLIE JORDAN (1955-)JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGICBEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 04: ACTOR LLIE JORDAN ATTENDS THE TREVORLIVE LOS ANGEL 2016 FUNDRAISER AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON DECEMBER 4, 2016 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHATTANOOGA-BORN IC PIXIE IS A LONGTIME SCENE-STEALER—OM WILL & GRACE TO AMERIN HORROR STORY: COVEN—AND HE’S ALWAYS BEEN MARVELOLY MOUTHY AS HIMSELF, AS WELL. WHENEVER I CHAT WH LLIE, I KNOW I’LL LGH MYSELF TO THE PROSTRATE POSN, THANKS TO HIS RACILY HILAR REVELATNS. AND HOW MANY EMMY WNERS N SAY THEY ED TO HOST THE HOOKIE AWARDS FOR MALE RTS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUNNERS UP: RAMON NOVARRO, WILLIAM HA, VAN JOHNSON, MICHAEL GREER, RODDY MCDOWALL, ANTHONY PERKS, MONTGOMERY CLIFT, ROCK HUDSON, JONATHAN FRID, JONATHAN HARRIS, RUPERT EVERETT, JOHN GIELGUD, QUENT CRISP, SIR IAN MCKELLEN, AND NEIL PATRICK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDY COHEN (1968-)CHARL SYK/BRAVO/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAGWATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN -- PICTURED: ANDY COHEN -- (PHOTO BY: CHARL SYK/BRAVO/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUH. NEED I REALLY EXPLA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A THONG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME FUTURE INS PARA THEIR BS AROUND THE BROLQUE REVUE ON SUNDAYS AT THE BEDLAM CLUB ON AVENUE C NEW YORK. I JT UGHT SOME OF THE SHOW, WHICH HAD STUDLY GUYS LIKE RICHARD, PUCK, AND BOBBY WORKG THE ROOM, OM THE TOP OF THE BAR TO THE MOOSE HEAD ON THE WALL AND THEN SOME. SOME OF THE SIGHT L WERE LS THAN IAL, BUT THE GUYS—WHO ALL STARTED OUT SAILOR’S HATS FOR FLEET WEEK—SAILED SMOOTHLY TO WRHG SEMI-NUDY, AS ALAN CUMMG, HIS HBAND GRANT SHAFFER, AND I GENTEELLY APPLD. THE DWORLD UNRWEAR PARTY THAT FOLLOWED WAS NO DOUBT UTTERLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG OF MALE DISROBERS, THE MAGIC MIKE MIL HAS NCELED S BOSTON PREMIERE N, BUT I HEAR THAT THE MICHAEL JACKSON JEBOX SHOW, DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH–WHICH SEEMED TO PSE S TRACKS WHILE THE HBO DOC SPUN S DRAMAS—IS G ANYWAY. SORT OF LIKE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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THE TTH ABOUT THE MAKG OF ‘FROM HERE TO ETERNY’ (1953) SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 ADM MOVI 26 WHEN JAM JON WROTE HIS BT-SELLER FROM HERE TO ETERNY, HE BASED ON HIS OWN EXPERIENC THE US ARMY ON HAWAII JT PRR TO THE PEARL HARBOR BOMBG. THE ORIGAL MANCRIPT NTAED EXTENSIVE E OF THE WORD ‘FUCK’, WHICH MA TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CATHOLIC GROUP LLED THE NATNAL ORGANIZATN FOR DECENT LERATURE, WHO BLACKLISTED AND BROUGHT NSIRABLE PRSURE TO BEAR ON BOOKSTOR AMERI-WI. NOT ONLY WAS CHOCK FULL OF EXPLETIV, BUT FROM HERE TO ETERNY ALSO NTAED EXPLIC HOMOSEXUAL SCEN AND DIALOGUE WHICH ED THE HIERARCHY OF THE NODL TO ALMOST SUFFER GROUP APOPLEXY AS THEY MOVED HEAVEN AND EARTH TO HAVE BANNED AND/OR CENSORED. JAM REMOVED ALL BUT 32 MENTNS OF THE F-WORD, BUT FLATLY REFED TO REMOVE ALL THE HOMOSEXUALY OM HIS BOOK, ARGUG THAT ‘HOMOSEXUALY WAS A NATURAL NDN OF MEN CLOSE QUARTERS’. HE ALSO FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE ‘UNFAHFUL TO REALY HE WNSED.’AUTHOR JAM JONIN HIS NOVEL, JAM CLUS NVERSATNS BETWEEN PRIVAT ROBERT E LEE PREWT (PLAYED BY MONTGOMERY CLIFT THE MOVIE) AND ANGELO MAGG (PLAYED BY FRANK SATRA), ABOUT RECEIVG ORAL SEX OM RICH MEN. ‘I DON’T LIKE TO BE BLOWED [BY A MAN]’, PREWT TELLS MAGG, WHO REPLI, ‘OH, ALL RIGHT. I ADM ’S NOTHG LIKE A WOMAN. BUT ’S SOMETHG. BIS, OLD HAL TREATS ME SWELL. HE’S ALWAYS GOOD FOR A TOUCH WHEN I’M BROKE. FIVE BUCKS. TEN BUCKS. COM HANDY THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH…ONLY REASON I LET HAL BLOW ME IS BEE I GOT A GOOD THG THERE.’SATRA AS PRIVATE ANGELO MAGGCLIFT AS PRIVATE ROBERT E LEE PREWTTHERE WERE OTHER ISSU AS WELL. IN THE BOOK LORENE (DONNA REED) WAS NOT AN NOCENT DANCEHALL GIRL, PAID TO ‘DANCE’ WH SERVICEMEN AT THE CLUB. SHE WAS A PROSTUTE TERG TO SERVICE PERSONNEL. AS FOR DEBORAH KERR’S CHARACTER, KAREN, SHE WAS STERILE BEE HER HBAND’S MANY FILI HAD LAND HER WH A DOSE OF GONORRHEA. IN THE MOVIE SHE BLAMED HER STERILY ON A MISRRIAGE. BOTH REED AND KERR WERE ST AGAST TYPE AND WERE EXCELLENT. DONNA PICKED UP A BT SUPPORTG ACTRS GONG. DEBORAH (AS UAL) WAS NOMATED AND MISSED OUT – AGA. IN FACT, SHE WOULD BE NOMATED SIX TIM DURG HER REER WHOUT WNG.DONNA REED AS LORENEDEBORAH KERR & BURT LANSTEROBVLY, THIS KD OF ACTIVY WAS NEVER GOG TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN 1953. NOR WAS THE LANGUAGE. WHEN THE ERNMENT ‘SUGGTED’ THAT THE US POSTAL SERVICE MIGHT REFE TO LIVER SUCH ‘SALAC MATERIAL’ TO AMERIN PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSTOR, JAM HAD LTLE CHOICE BUT TO REMOVE MOST OF THE OFFENDG NTENT IF HE HOPED TO SELL HIS BOOK TO THE PUBLIC AND TO A STUD. HE NEVER DID THK MUCH OF THE MOVIE BEE WAS ‘TOO SANIZED’ HE SAID.BURT LANSTER IS TERRIFIC THIS PICTURE. IT, THEREFORE, AS A SURPRISE TO LEARN THAT HE WAS QUE OVERAWED TO BE ACTG ALONGSI A TALENT SUCH AS MONTGOMERY CLIFT. ‘THE ONLY TIME I WAS REALLY AAID AS AN ACTOR’, HE ADMTED LATER, ‘WAS THAT FIRST SCENE WH CLIFT. IT WAS MY SCENE, UNRSTAND: I WAS THE SERGEANT, I GAVE THE ORRS. HE WAS JT A PRIVATE UNR ME. WELL, WHEN WE STARTED, I ULDN’T STOP MY KNE OM SHAKG. I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO STOP BEE MY TREMBLG WOULD SHOW. I WAS AAID HE WAS GOG TO BLOW ME RIGHT OFF THE SCREEN.’ HE DIDN’T. LANSTER WAS SERGEANT WARN. BOTH MEN WERE NOMATED FOR OSRS, BUT TOOK VOT OM EACH OTHER, RULTG WILLIAM HOLN WNG THE BT ACTOR STATUETTE FOR STALAG 17.BURT & MONTY FHTEINIALLY, SATRA AND CLIFT H OFF ON AND OFF THE SET, BUT THEIR IENDSHIP END THREE YEARS LATER. AT ONE OF FRANK’S PARTI OLE BLUE EY WATCHED WH REVULSN AS MONTY MA HOMOSEXUAL OVERTUR TO ONE OF HIS ENTOURAGE. LATER, HE HAD HIS BODYGUARDS REMOVE CLIFT OM THE PREMIS. HARRY COHN MOST CERTALY DID NOT WANT MONTY TO PLAY PREWT BEE HE WAS, ‘NO SOLDIER, NO BOXER, AND PROBABLY A HOMOSEXUAL’, HE SAID. DIRECTOR FRED ZNEMANN REFED TO MAKE THE PICTURE WHOUT HIM. CLIFT, WHO ULD NOT NVCGLY PUNCH HIS WAY OUT OF A MERGUE, IS ‘DOUBLED’ THE BOXG SCENE, POSSIBLY THE WORST AND MOST OBV E OF A ‘DOUBLE’ THE HISTORY OF MOVI.DIRECTOR FRED ZNEMANNSPEAKG OF CLIFT (AND LANSTER), BURT WAS OFFERED HIS FIRST ROLE AS MATTHEW GARTH RED RIVER, THE PART THAT ULTIMATELY WENT TO CLIFT AND MA HIM A STAR. BURT HAD ONLY JT SIGNED TO MAKE THE KILLERS, SO WAS FORCED TO REJECT THE (ARGUABLY) BETTER ROLE. THEN AGA, HE GOT TO PLAY OPPOSE THE STUNNG AVA GARDNER. EVERY CLOUD, WOULD SEEM, HAS A DIRTY BIG SILVER LG! PERHAPS, WAS FOR THE BT ANYWAY. THE STAR OF RED RIVER, JOHN WAYNE, WAS A PROMENT REPUBLIN WHO WOULD LATER BE ACTIVELY VOLVED THE MCCARTHY WCH HUNTS. LANSTER WAS ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THEM. THE TWO MEN WOULD MOST CERTALY HAVE NOT GOT ALONG. YEARS LATER WAYNE ATTEMPTED TO GET BURT TO JO HIM ANOTHER WTERN. LANSTER DISMISSED THE IA OUT OF HAND.MONTY’S BUT RED RIVERBURT’S BUT (WH AVA GARDNER) THE KILLERSNICK CRAVAT, A SHORT, MCULAR MAN WH A BEARD, WAS BURT LANSTER’S CIRC PAL AND FOLLOWED HIM TO THE MOVIE BS. NICK FOUND IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE OR EVEN DISGUISE HIS PRONOUNCED BROOKLYN ACCENT, ONE THAT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE PERD PICTUR SUCH AS THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952) AND OTHER LANSTER FILMS LIKE THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (1950), BUT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY HAVG HIM PORTRAY A AF MUTE WHENEVER HE APPEARED ON-SCREEN. HE WOULD PASS AWAY THE SAME YEAR AS BURT – 1994. LANSTER’S WIFE RELLED THAT NICK’S VOTN TO BURT WAS ALL-NSUMG, PECIALLY AFTER HIS IEND SUFFERED A SEVERE SEIZURE THAT PUT HIM HOSPAL UNTIL FEBARY 1991. BETWEEN THEN AND 1994 CRAVAT VISED HIM AT HOME EVERY DAY, AND UALLY END UP WEEPG PLY AT HIS BEDSI. MRS LANSTER HAD TO REGULARLY ASK HIM TO LEAVE BEE HE WAS PRSG HER HBAND. FOR THOSE LAST THREE YEARS OF HIS LIFE LANSTER WAS TOTALLY PACATED AND UNABLE TO SPEAK YET, IRONILLY, HE WOULD OUTLIVE CRAVAT BY SEVERAL MONTHS.BURT & HIS PAL NICK THE CRIMSON PIRATEDURG THE SHOOTG OF FHTE LANSTER AND DEBORAH KERR HAD AN AFFAIR OFF-SCREEN. THE LIGHTFUL MISS KERR WAS NOT THE PRIM AND ETERNALLY PROPER WOMAN SHE UALLY PORTRAYED ON SCREEN. SHE ENJOYED LIFE A REHG, OPEN WAY. WHEN SHE MA HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON, 1957 WH ROBERT MCHUM, THERE WAS A TURTLE-CHASG SEQUENCE WHICH SHE (PLAYG A CATHOLIC NUN) WAS REQUIRED TO PADDLE THE BOAT. DIRECTOR JOHN HTON KEPT YELLG, ‘FASTER, GO FASTER’ AS SHE PADDLED FURLY. SUDNLY, THE PADDLE SNAPPED TWO. ‘IS THAT FUCKG FAST ENOUGH?’ SHE SCREAMED. MCHUM AND HTON ADORED HER. EVERYONE DID.DEBORAH HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLISONTHE FAMO ‘KISSG THE SURF’ SCENE BETWEEN LANSTER AND KERR WAS NSIRED TO BE ‘HOT STUFF’ BACK THE FIFTI. TODAY, IS AS TAME AS DISHWATER, BUT BACK THEN MANY PROJECTNISTS SNIPPED STILLS OM THE SCENE TO KEEP AS SOUVENIRS. THE MOTN PICTURE ASSOCIATN OF AMERI (MPAA) ACTUALLY BANNED STILLS OM THEIR BEACH KISS FOR BEG ‘TOO EROTIC’. THE CENSORS SISTED THAT DEBORAH’S BATHG STUME MT HAVE A SKIRT, TO AVOID BEG TOO SEXUALLY PROVOTIVE, THE BEACH LLED HALONA COVE, ON THE EASTERN SI OF OAHU, SUFFERED A NAME CHANGE TO ‘THE FROM HERE TO ETERNY BEACH’, WOULD YOU BELIEVE?THAT KISS. SHOCKG!THE OFT REPEATED STORY, ENHANCED BY THE FICTNAL SCRIPT OF THE GODFATHER, THAT SATRA ONLY GOT THE ROLE OF MAGG THROUGH PRSURE BEG BROUGHT TO BEAR BY HIS MOB NNECTNS, WOULD APPEAR TO BE FICT. IN LATER YEARS FRANK’S EX-WIFE AVA GARDNER SUGGTED TO COLUMBIA BOSS HARRY COHN THAT HE E SATRA. SHE WAS MAKG A FILM FOR COLUMBIA AT THE TIME. FRANK’S REER WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM AND COHN KNEW . HE ALSO KNEW HE ULD GET THE WASHED UP SGER/ACTOR FOR PEANUTS, SO HE HIRED HIM FOR A TOKEN $8,000. FRANK WOULD HAVE DONE FOR NOTHG, SO SPERATE WAS HE TO GET BACK THE GAME. AS HISTORY WILL TELL , HE WON AN OSR FOR HIS PERFORMANCE AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. THE STORY THAT GEE REEV’ PART WAS SLASHED BEE OF HIS FAME AS TV’S SUPERMAN IS JT NOT TE. ZNEMANN STATED LATER THAT ALL HIS SCEN THE PICTURE REMAED TACT.REEV AND LANSTER FHTEONE FAL POT OF TERT. TWO YEARS AFTER THE FILM WAS PLETED, ERNT BNE WAS THE BRONX ONE EVENG TRYG TO GET A ‘FEEL’ FOR HIS UPG ROLE MARTY, WHEN A GROUP OF ITALIAN-AMERINS ACSTED HIM, THREATENG HIS LIFE BEE THEY WERE CENSED THAT HIS CHARACTER FHTE, FATSO JUDSON, HAD KILLED FRANK SATRA’S CHARACTER. BNE MANAGED TO NVCE THE GROUP THAT HE AND SATRA WERE, REALY, VERY GOOD IENDS.BNE AS FATSO JUDSONANGELO MAGGAVA GARDNERBURT LANSTERBORAH KERRDONNA REERNT BNEFATSO JUDSONANK SATRAED ZNEMANNOM HERE TO ETERNYGEE REEVHARRY HNHEAVEN KNOWS MR ALLISONJAM JONJOHN WAYNEMONTGOMERY CLIFTPEARL HARBORRED RIVERROBERT E LEE PREWTSGT WARNSTALAG 17THE KILLERSWILLIAM HOLN PREVDID YOU KNOW? POTS OF INTERT PT. 7 NEXTDID YOU KNOW? POTS OF INTERT PT. 8 26 COMMENTS LSCHLILARRY JUNE 25, 2019 AT 3:21 AM FUNNY THG… I WAS THE U.S AIR FORCE AS AN NCO FOR FOUR YEARS (1968 TO 1972) DURG THE VIETNAM WAR (CLUDG ONE YEAR AT TECH SCHOOL MISSISSIPPI, LIVG CLOSE QUARTERS OLD WWII STYLE OPEN BAY BARRACKS) AND NEVER WNSED RAMPANT HOMOSEXUALY. IN THOSE DAYS, BEG LABELLED QUEER ULD GET YOU BEAT UP AND OSTRACIZED BEE OUR OUR FORCED CLOSE QUARTERS (THE HEADS DIDN’T EVEN HAVE STALL WALLS). ADMTEDLY, FOUL LANGUAGE WAS ACCEPTED AND MON, DNKENNS AND WEEKEND SEXUAL PAS HAPPENED REGULARLY WH SOME GUYS, BUT GENERALLY, MOST OF MY FELLOW AIRMEN WERE GOOD, TOUGH MEN WH A DIFFICULT JOB TO DO. MANY WERE QUE MORAL THEIR OWN WAY. THE CHAPEL WAS WELL ATTEND ON SUNDAY, MUCH LIKE ANY SMALL TOWN. NOT EVERYONE WENT, BUT MANY DID. I MET A LOT OF MEN, OM ALL PARTS OF THE UNTRY, WHO ME OM VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS, BUT WE GENERALLY RPECTED EACH OTHER AND LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER. THE WAR WAS OUR MON ENEMY. THERE WAS A MONLY ACCEPTED OF NDUCT THAT ROUGHLY REFLECTED THE LARGER SOCIETY OUTSI OUR ARY FATHER, WHO SAW BAT THE NAVY DURG WWII (1941 TO 1945) SAW PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THG I DID. THE 1941 ARY PORTRAYED THE MOVIE “FROM HERE TO ETERNY” IS, MY OPN, A DISTORTN OF REALY, SEEN THROUGH THE EY OF AN OBVLY BTER MAN. THE MOVIE, GOOD PERFORMANC NOT WHSTANDG, IS AN OVER-RATED SOUP OPERA THAT CELEBRAT IMMORALY AMONG THE TROOPS. FOR ME REPRENTS THE EARLY DAYS OF HOLLYWOOD’S ON-GOG EFFORT TO GA ACCEPTANCE OF LOWER MORAL STANDARDS FOR OUR SOCIETY GENERAL.REPLY ALAN ROYLE JUNE 25, 2019 AT 2:39 PM THANK YOU FOR YOUR OBVLY SCERE AND NDID MENTS. I CED THE WRER’S BOOK AND HIS ATTUS, BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWG HOW ACCURATE OR RELIABLE WERE HIS STATEMENTS. FRANKLY, I PREFER TO ACCEPT YOUR VIEWS AND RELLECTNS ON THE ARMED SERVIC AND NOT HIS. YOU WERE THERE. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKG THE TIME TO SET THE RERD STRAIGHT. THANKS AGA.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 AT 12:34 AM THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THKG OF WHEN I MA MY MENT. WHEN HAWKS TOLD BALL SHE’D HAVE TO PLAY THE PART THE RT OF HER LIFE, SHE WAS QUOTED AS SAYG, “I WILL.” [THIS WAS OM PRTED TERVIEW BETWEEN HAWKS AND SOMEONE ELSE. I THK HE WAS DISCSG WORKG W/ DIFFERENT ACTORS.]REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 AT 10:07 AM I SUPPOSE WORKS BOTH WAYS. A WOMAN MIGHT FALL LOVE WH BOGIE’S ‘CASABLAN’ IMAGE AS THE MYSTER, WORLD-WEARY RICK, THEN FD THAT THE MAN HIMSELF WEARS A TOUPEE AND DRKS AND SMOK FAR TOO MUCH. IT WAS RA HAYWORTH WHO MA THE CLASSIC STATEMENT ON THIS ISSUE – ‘THEY GO TO BED WH GILDA AND WAKE UP WH ME.’REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 AT 2:43 PM I AGREE W/ YOU ABOUT THE TIMACY, PROXIMY AMONG ACTORS LEADG TO SEX, ETC. ALSO, AN ACTOR MAY “FALL LOVE” W/ THE PART THEIR STAR IS PLAYG, RATHER THAN THAT PERSON; ONLY TO FD OUT LATER THAT “THE PRODUCT IS NOT THE SAME AS THE SAMPLE”[AS MY FATHER ONCE SAID.] THIS IS MORE PLITED IF MARRIAGE TAK PLACE.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 AT 8:49 PM GOOD POT, SHIELA. I RELL READG THAT HOWARD HAWKS BELIEVED THAT BOGIE FELL LOVE WH BALL’S CHARACTER (SLIM) ‘TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT’, AND EXPECTED HER TO NTUE TO BE SLIM THEIR MARRIAGE. ONLY HAWKS’ OPN, OF URSE.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 1:25 PM INTERTG ABOUT AVA AND ROBERT TAYLOR, BUT APPEARS THAT EVERY – BODY WAS VOLVED WH EVERYBODY. IF I WANT SOMEBODY, I’LL GO AFTER HER/HIM, MARRIED OR NOT. I KNEW ALMOST NONE OF THIS UNTIL I STARTED READG YOUR ENTRI. AVA WAS WARNED BY IEND, LANA TURNER TO STAY AWAY OM FRANK SATRA; ‘HONEY, I’VE BEEN THERE, DON’T DO .’REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 8:13 PM Y, SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAD PHYSIL BETY AND LTLE ELSE. WHEN THEY SUDNLY FOUND THEMSELV AN ENVIRONMENT FULL OF OTHER PHYSILLY BETIFUL MEN AND WOMEN, AND PELLED BY THEIR PROFSN TO OFTEN HAVE CLOSE, TIMACY WH THEM FOR HOURS ON END, THE EVABLE HAPPENED. INED, HOW MANY OF WOULD BE ABLE TO RIST THE NTUAL TEMPTATN?REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 4:10 AM AFTER READG ABOUT “THE KILLERS” HERE, I WATCHED MOVIE. AVA GARDNER WOW! ABSOLUTELY GEO PECIALLY W/ CH DIMPLE. I THK SHE GREW LOVELIER AS HER FACE MATURED. AFTER LEARNG MORE ABOUT HER, I THOUGHT SHE WAS AN TERTG WOMAN, WORTH KNOWG. LATER HER LIFE, SHE BEME IENDLY W/ ROBERT GRAV.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 AT 10:37 AM WHEN I WAS YOUNG THERE WAS AVA – THEN DAYLIGHT TO EVERYONE ELSE – ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS ADORED ELEANOR PARKER. I THK THAT IS HALF THE REASON WHY I HAVE NEVER LIKED MICKEY ROONEY. I ULD NOT IMAGE ANY GUY CHEATG ON AVA. HE WOULD HAVE TO BE A STARK RAVG IDT. ONE OF MY FAVOURE MOVI (I HAVE LOTS OF THEM) IS ‘EAST SI, WT SI’, A DRAMA THAT FEATUR AVA, STANWYCK AND CYD CHARRISSE. IT WAS MA AT THE TIME WHEN AVA WAS HEAVILY VOLVED WH BARBARA’S HBAND, ROBERT TAYLOR, AND THE NONTATN BETWEEN THE TWO LADI’CHARACTERS THE MOVIE HAS AN EXTRA ‘ZG’ TO . THEY DID NOT LIKE EACH OTHER ONE LTLE B.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 2:24 PM Y, WHY WOULD ANY MAN, PECIALLY BOND, WANT TO BED AN “OLD LADY!” I’VE SEEN VERY FEW BOND MOVI, BUT WAS,AWARE OF THAT OM MOVI I SAW AND PREVIEWS OF OTHERS.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 11:31 PM THE TERTG ONE WAS GABLE. HE WAS UTTERLY VOID OF DISCRIMATN. HE LIKED YOUNG, OLD, PRETTY, UGLY. THE ONLY PREREQUISE WAS THEY HAD TO BE FEMAL.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 11:11 AM I OBVLY READ YOUR MENT, HURRIEDLY, ABOUT OLR MEN W/ YOUNGER WOMEN MOVI. IN WATCHG LOADS OF MOVI, I DON’T THK I NOTICED , ALTHOUGH WASN’T GABLE OLR THAN V. LEIGH? “GONE WH THE WD”?ANOTHER SUBJECT: SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT I’M UALLY ONLY ONE WHO RPONDS TO THE POSTS.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 AT 2:06 PM Y, HE WAS. AND ASHLEY WILK WAS OLR THAN MELANIE AS WELL. IN BOND FILMS BOND IS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS OLR THAN THE WOMEN HE BEDS. CONSIRABLY OLR, FACT.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AT 2:31 PM YOUR TAKE ON DOUBLE STANDARD ADD ANOTHER DIMENSN TO MY THKG. I ONLY KNOW OF A FEW EXAMPL OF OLR WOMEN AND YOUNGER MEN, BUT I’M PROBABLY UNAWARE, AND CERTALY UNNCERNED. WE HAVE DEMI MOORE – ASHTON KUTCHER [MAY NOT HAVE WORKED EVEN IF HE’D BEEN OLR;] LREN BALL – LEN CARU [15 YRS. HER JR.,] AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. AGE WAS THE PROBLEM HERE. ROBERT WAGNER MUCH YOUNGER THAN HIS “FIRST LOVE” B. STANWYCK [4YR. ROMANCE.] DURG MY HAY DAY OF MOVIE GOG, I DIDN’T PAY ATTENTN TO THE OLR MAN YOUNGER WOMAN THG. Y, PEOPLE CHEAT ALL THE TIME, SO I HEAR, BUT WHAT’S WORSE IS THAT ONE PARTNER, EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO DO , OTHER ISN’T PERMTED. [BOGART’S HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARD MANDG SEXUAL FILY BALL, OR HE’D LEAVE.] HE TO MD BEE I, LIKE OTHERS, UNTIL I LEARNED DIFFERENTLY, BELIEVED THEIR “PERFECT LOVE STORY.” [I READ THAT SATRA WOULD BEE UNDONE BY AVA’S CHEATG.]ANYWAY TO END THIS LENGTHY THG, I PASS NO JUDGMENT ON KERR AND LANSTER. IT LED TO AN VOLVED DISCSN.REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 AT 6:58 PM OF URSE, THERE HAVE BEEN OLR WOMAN – YOUNGER MAN ROMANC, BUT THEY ARE NOT VERY OFTEN SCRIPTED TO MOVI. OLR MEN- YOUNGER WOMWN SCENARS, HOWEVER, ARE SCRIPTED REGULARLY. DOUBLE STANDARDS EVERYWHERE.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AT 9:31 AM Y, I KNOW AFFAIRS, KERR AND LANSTER, HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, FOR VAR REASONS. WHAT I HATE IS THE HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARD VOLVED, PERHAPS MORE ON PART OF MEN MORE THAN WOMEN.[PARDON MY SEXISM.]REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 AT 9:49 AM Y. HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW HOLLYWOOD SCRIPTS REGULARLY HAVE YOUNG WOMEN RELATNSHIPS WH MUCH OLR MEN, RELATNSHIPS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO JT ACCEPT AS QUE NORNAL? YET, HARDLY EVER DO WE SEE YOUNG GUYS WH ELRLY WOMEN. AND IF WE DO, IS ALWAYS SOME PREDATORY WOMAN TAKG ADVANTAGE OF AN NOCENT YOUNG GUY. PERHAPS, A HUNDRED YEARS OF DIRTY OLD MEN ‘G’ YOUNG GIRLS TSEL TOWN HAS THEM THKG THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS IS THE NORM.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 1:52 PM I WONRED, AFTER READG B ABOUT KERR AND LANSTER’S AFFAIR, HOW LONG LASTED, AND IF BOTH WERE MARRIED AT THE TIME?REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 10:35 PM THEY WERE BOTH MARRIED AT THE TIME, SHIELA. IT WAS 1953. HIS MARRIAGE (TO NORMA ANRSON) NTUED UNTIL 1969; DEBORAH’S (TO ANTHONY BARTLEY) UNTIL 1960. PRUMABLY, WAS ONE OF THOSE ‘LOTN AFFAIRS’ THAT END WHEN THE PICTURE END AND THEY WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. THAT KD OF THG HAPPENED ALL THE TIME.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 9:37 AM SILLY, SILLY, SILLY, ABOUT SKIRT OVER KERR’S BATHG SU! WE KNOW WHAT WENT ON UNRNEATH!REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 AT 10:28 AM ALMOST AS SILLY AS THE ‘KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE FLOOR BEDROOM SCEN’ LG THAT WAS VOGUE FOR S. HOLLYWOOD GOT AROUND THAT STUPID RTRICTN BY HAVG SCREEN MARRIED UPL HOPPG TO SGLE BEDS. WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WAS ALWAYS TRIGUED BY THIS. I WONRED WHY AMERIN MARRIED UPL PREFERRED SGLE BEDS TO A DOUBLE BED. IN FACT, THE MOVI NVCED ME FOR YEARS THAT THIS WAS THE NORM THE USA.REPLY S. ALLEN SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 AT 11:09 AM I LOVED THE KISSG SCENE FHTE, WHEN I SAW THE MOVIE AFTER ME OUT!REPLY ALAN ROYLE SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 AT 2:18 PM APPARENTLY, WAS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. IT WAS NOT TEND ORIGALLY. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE MOVIE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO AGREE WH HARRY COHN – MONTY CLIFT WAS A POOR CHOICE TO PLAY A SOLDIER WHO JT HAPPENS TO BE A BOXG CHAMPN. I THK DONNA REED ULD HAVE TAKEN HIM.REPLY MICHAEL MURPHY FEBARY 21, 2023 AT 4:31 AM CLIFT WAS A POOR CHOICE? BALONEY! HE WAS BRILLIANT, AND HIS PERFORMANCE NTRIBUTED MIGHTILY TO THE SUCCS OF THE FILM. FIGHTERS E ALL SHAP AND SIZ, AND HE PORTRAYED A WELTERWEIGHT WHO ME STRAIGHT OM THE RANKS. WE’RE NOT TALKG ABOUT JOE LOUIS HERE. THIS WAS JT REGIMENTAL BOXG…ONE SOLDIER VERS ANOTHER. NEVER THE MOVIE IS SAID THAT HE’S A “CHAMPN.” I MIGHT ALSO POT OUT THAT THE GUY WAS A BUGLER, TOO…WHICH MIGHT REQUIRE A CERTA AMOUNT OF SENSIVY. IN OTHER WORDS, ALL FIGHTERS AREN’T MUGS AND CLIFT WAS EXCEPTNAL BRGG A MULTI-LAYERED CHARACTER TO THE SCREEN.REPLY ALAN ROYLE MARCH 4, 2023 AT 9:13 PM I LIKE MONTY CLIFT AS AN ACTOR, MICHAEL, BUT WHY EVERYONE WANTED HIM TO JO THE BOXG TEAM IS BEYOND ME. HE ULD NOT BOX! SURELY HE OWED TO THE CHARACTER HE PLAYED TO AT LEAST LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS. 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(1) ALL TOPICSTAGSDREY HEPBURN (32) AVA GARDNER (35) BARBARA STANWYCK (27) BETTE DAVIS (42) BG CROSBY (28) BURT LANSTER (34) RY GRANT (44) CHARLTON HTON (27) CLARK GABLE (61) BORAH KERR (27) ELIZABETH TAYLOR (33) ELVIS PRLEY (33) ERROL FLYNN (45) ANK SATRA (56) GARY OPER (43) GONE WH THE WD (29) GRACE KELLY (39) GREGORY PECK (30) HOWARD HUGH (33) HUMPHREY BOGART (28) GRID BERGMAN (30) JAM STEWART (40) JOAN CRAWFORD (48) JOHN WAYNE (47) JUDY GARLAND (32) LANA TURNER (39) LRENCE OLIVIER (30) MARILYN MONROE (64) MARLON BRANDO (41) MICHAEL E (28) MICKEY ROONEY (32) NATALIE WOOD (27) PL NEWMAN (29) PETER LAWFORD (26) RICHARD BURTON (29) RA HAYWORTH (26) ROBERT MCHUM (41) ROBERT TAYLOR (27) ROCK HUDSON (32) RONALD REAGAN (31) SEAN NNERY (41) SHIRLEY TEMPLE (32) SPENCER TRACY (39) TONY CURTIS (29) WILLIAM HOLN (28)RECENT COMMENTSAC ON ‘THE TEN COMMANDMENTS’ (1956)ALAN ROYLE ON JAM DEAN – OVER-RATED NOBODY?ALAN ROYLE ON THE TTH ABOUT THE MAKG OF ‘FROM HERE TO ETERNY’ (1953)ALAN ROYLE ON GREAT MOVIE DIALOGUE – THE LAST VALLEY.RICHARD COLBY ON GAY/BISEXUAL ACTORS OLD TV SHOWS ( PT 2 )JUDH REBOY ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.VISTA ON GREAT MOVIE DIALOGUE – THE LAST VALLEY.BETH WEER ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.MARJORIE PRTON ON ‘MAME’ (1974) – THE END OF THE ‘LUCY’ ERA.MICHAEL MURPHY ON THE TTH ABOUT THE MAKG OF ‘FROM HERE TO ETERNY’ (1953)JC ON JAM DEAN – OVER-RATED NOBODY?JAKE VANRKOOY ON BARBARA PAYTON – WHAT A WASTE.CATMAC ON MOVIE TRIVIA – PT211ALAN ROYLE ON ‘STAKEOUT’ (1987) & ‘THE WINSLOW BOY’ (1999)MARY ANN ON ELVIS PRESLEY – WAS HE BISEXUAL?MORRIS ON ‘STAKEOUT’ (1987) & ‘THE WINSLOW BOY’ (1999)ALAN ROYLE ON TV SITCOMS 1949-99. 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But beneath his wonrful mannerisms, Su was not only gay, he had a gay soul.