She was as important as Darw but ignored bee of her genr, class and lack of tn - and now a new film says she was gay
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- FACT OR FICTN? THE TE STORY BEHD AMMONE'S GAY LOVE AFFAIR
- NEW FILM STARRG KATE WSLET CLAIMS MARY ANNG WAS GAYSHE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS DARW BUT IGNORED BEE OF HER GENR, CLASS AND LACK OF TN - AND NOW A NEW FILM SAYS SHE WAS GAYVONLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCOLLEEN SMHDEVON LIVE CHIEF REPORTER17:42, 12 MAR 2019UPDATED17:50, 12 MAR 2019BOOKMARKFAL MAKE-UP TOUCH FOR ACTRS KATE WSLET FIRST DAY OF FILMG 'AMMONE' AT LYME REGIS DORSET PLAYG THE ROLE OF MARY ANNG CELEBRATED FOSSIL LLECTOR OM THE 1840S. (IMAGE: RICHARD AT)GET THE PICK OF THE WEEK'S BT STORI AND FASCATG FEATUR DIRECT TO YOUR BOX EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNG OUR EXCLIVE WEEKENR NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE PICK OF THE WEEK'S BT STORI AND FASCATG FEATUR DIRECT TO YOUR BOX EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNG OUR EXCLIVE WEEKENR NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
- AMMONE DIRECTOR FENDS GAY STORYLE FILM ABOUT VICTORIAN FOSSIL HUNTER MARY ANNG
- STAR CLAIMS ‘AT LEAST FOUR’ GAY ACTORS ARE AAID TO E OUT HOLLYWOOD
FACT OR FICTN? THE TE STORY BEHD AMMONE'S GAY LOVE AFFAIR
* was mary anning gay *
When Ammone began filmg 2019, a small amount of backlash brewed over the choice to portray Mary Anng as a gay woman. “I do not believe there is any evince to back up portrayg her as a gay woman, ” Barbara Anng, one of her fay members, told The Telegraph 2019.
' She had prevly wrten on an onle fom: 'I do not believe there is any evince to back up portrayg her as a gay woman...
'Beg gay, I'm all about the cln of LGBTQ characters, but I feel like Mary Anng is an tertg enough person as she is, they didn't have to throw same-sex affair wh her (as has no known historil basis).
NEW FILM STARRG KATE WSLET CLAIMS MARY ANNG WAS GAYSHE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS DARW BUT IGNORED BEE OF HER GENR, CLASS AND LACK OF TN - AND NOW A NEW FILM SAYS SHE WAS GAYVONLIVEBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYCOLLEEN SMHDEVON LIVE CHIEF REPORTER17:42, 12 MAR 2019UPDATED17:50, 12 MAR 2019BOOKMARKFAL MAKE-UP TOUCH FOR ACTRS KATE WSLET FIRST DAY OF FILMG 'AMMONE' AT LYME REGIS DORSET PLAYG THE ROLE OF MARY ANNG CELEBRATED FOSSIL LLECTOR OM THE 1840S. (IMAGE: RICHARD AT)GET THE PICK OF THE WEEK'S BT STORI AND FASCATG FEATUR DIRECT TO YOUR BOX EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNG OUR EXCLIVE WEEKENR NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE PICK OF THE WEEK'S BT STORI AND FASCATG FEATUR DIRECT TO YOUR BOX EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNG OUR EXCLIVE WEEKENR NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
The Osr-tipped perd romance, om God’s Own Country director Francis Lee, has n to cricism for suggtg paleontologist Mary Anng was gay * was mary anning gay *
' A spokperson for the society add they would 'love Mary even more' if there was evince she was gay, but hoped the director Francis Lee would treat her story wh rpectThe spokperson said: 'We are all hopg the prs has exaggerated the Mary beg gay part! Francis Lee is an amazg wrer/director, I doubt ntrived gay scen are his thg! I hope that wouldn't wash wh a straight-talkg, gay pig farmer om the Penn!
The film, produced by See-Saw Films and BBC Films, featur a relatnship between Miss Anng and a young, wealthy woman played by Irish actrs Saoirse began shootg Dorset earlier this week and is wrten and directed by Francis Lee, whose prev movie God's Own Country about a gay relatnship between two farmhands Yorkshire was released 2017 to cril after the succs of perd drama The Favoure, which featured a lbian love triangle between Queen Anne and close iends Sarah Churchill and Abigail Hill, wh Brish actrs Olivia Colman wng an Osr for her role as the monarch.
Barbara Anng said if her anctor had been gay the story should reflect this and she should be played by a gay actrs.
AMMONE DIRECTOR FENDS GAY STORYLE FILM ABOUT VICTORIAN FOSSIL HUNTER MARY ANNG
She was a loner, which is why I thk 's tertg that Hollywood attribut that to her beg gay. 'Homosexualy was illegal for men then but wasn't for women. I thk there would have been some sndal if she was found out to be gay.
Relative Barbara Anng, om Axmster Devon, wrote on an onle fom: "I do not believe there is any evince to back up portrayg her as a gay woman... Beg gay, I'm all about the cln of LGBTQ characters, but I feel like Mary Anng is an tertg enough person as she is, they didn't have to throw same-sex affair wh her (as has no known historil basis). " A spokperson for Mary Anng Rocks said: "We are all hopg the prs has exaggerated the Mary beg gay part!
Mary was absolutely gay.
STAR CLAIMS ‘AT LEAST FOUR’ GAY ACTORS ARE AAID TO E OUT HOLLYWOOD
Director Francis Lee, who broke out wh the acclaimed gay romance God’s Own Country, received cricism last year when was announced that his film would foc on a romance that Anng shared wh another woman, Charlotte Murchison, played by Ronan. “I do not believe there is any evince to back up portrayg her as a gay woman, ” fay member Barbara Anng said to the Telegraph, llg the cisn “sensatnal”.
Barbara Anng told The Telegraph: “I believe if Mary Anng was gay she should be portrayed as gay and this should also be by a gay actrs. “But do not believe there is any evince to back up portrayg her as a gay woman... Kate Wslet says she knows “at least four” gay actors – both startg out and well-known – who have avoid g out for fear of beg Tanic star claimed there is a “wispread” issue of actors too aaid of revealg their sexualy Hollywood for the impact may have on their star, who played Brish palaeontologist Mary Anng alongsi Saoirse Ronan Ammone, add the problem go further than straight actors takg LGBTQ+ rol.
’”RELATED: Wslet shared ‘graphic sex tips’ wh Leo DiCaprShe went on to say should be “almost illegal”, mentg on her own experience playg a gay character. “Hollywood has to drop that dated cr*p of, ‘Can he play straight bee, apparently, he’s gay?