Al Jolson Fom - Did Jolson have any gay iends? - In Jolson's time, almost anyone who was gay stayed the closet, pecially if they were a big name entertaer like Danny Kaye or Eddie Cantor.  "Comg out"  would be reer endg those days. Rock Hudson was a classic example of that. So anyone Al was iends wh would have stayed the closet, so we'll never know!
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- DISCSNS NEW TOPICDID JOLSON HAVE ANY GAY IENDS? GENERAL DISCSN
- AL JOLSON GAY HUMOR PRE MOVIE
- DISCSNS NEW TOPICDID JOLSON HAVE ANY GAY IENDS? GENERAL DISCSN
- DISCSNS NEW TOPICDID JOLSON HAVE ANY GAY IENDS? GENERAL DISCSN
DISCSNS NEW TOPICDID JOLSON HAVE ANY GAY IENDS? GENERAL DISCSN
Al Jolson Fom - Did Jolson have any gay iends? - I don't know how close Jolie was wh Eddie Cantor, but if Boardwalk Empire is to be believed, the Ball & the Jack sger was a flamg homosexual. There's also the (unnfirmed to my knowledge) matter of Mr. Danny Kaye who was reportedly a ltle light the loafers as were, but aga, I am unsure of what if any relatnship he might have had wh Mr. Jolson other than the ocsnal profsnal llaboratn. Live, love, lgh & be happy, Smiked * al jolson gay *
Chris, Wh all due rpect, my opn my follow-up post did not veer om the origal qutn (which was, as you rrectly poted out, askg whether or not Jolie had any gay iends) reply, while not five sce no one seems to know for sure and perhaps never will, was simply that IF Jolie was iends wh Cantor and Kaye and IF they were gay, then YES, Jolson had gay iends.
So, I'm not sure where any veerg has occured, but if you perceived I'll take your word for and would jt like to say that such was not my 're all faiar wh the gay unrton 'Wonrbar' and Jolie's "Boys will be boys! " quip, as well as other bs durg which he acted effemate or "gay", which says to me that like most entertaers of his day, he was ed to beg around gays and workg wh them as well as havg a ltle edic fun at their expense.
AL JOLSON GAY HUMOR PRE MOVIE
Al Jolson Fom - Did Jolson have any gay iends? - You're a walkg encyclopedia! Thanks for all the great . I wish they would e people like you and some of our other fe, knowledgable members as nsultants for the show.  If you're gog to do a perd piece, history should be as close to the mark as you n get ( my opn).  Incintally, I fd uproarly funny that Jolie had a gay driver named "Pansy".. sure have changed.  People take themselv way too serly the days. Live, love, lgh & be happy, Smik * al jolson gay *
I don't believe Kaye was gay, spe the unnfirmed mors, but aga, if Boardwalk Empire did their homework and their characterizatn of Cantor is rrect, then I'd have to say Cantor was. Incintally, I fd uproarly funny that Jolie had a gay driver named "Pansy".. Beg of the ancient variety, I n remember the time when gay people were gay, and homosexuals were homosexuals!
DISCSNS NEW TOPICDID JOLSON HAVE ANY GAY IENDS? GENERAL DISCSN
Th, through such progrs, am I not permted to ll myself gay any, woe is me... There is a day mp Toronto lled Camp Gay Venture, which has been around for many s.
DonnieWhout apology for strayg om the origal thread of this postg, may I jt make the observatn that the manerg of the word 'gay' by the homosexual muny effectively st many popular songs to limbo. For stance, I was told by one of the producers of the London Wt End show, 'Jolson: The Mil', that the song 'Stg On Top Of The World' was omted bee of the le 'A bundle of money don't make me feel gay'! PatOf urse you are permted to ll yourself 'gay' and beg of a siar ancient variety (here I am stretchg the tth!
DISCSNS NEW TOPICDID JOLSON HAVE ANY GAY IENDS? GENERAL DISCSN
I seem to rell readg somewhere that the songwrer of Pretty Baby was gay and that the song was about his lover.