He gave one of the great performanc of the 1970s. Nobody knew he was gay. - Queerty

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• HE GAVE ONE OF THE GREAT PERFORMANC OF THE 1970S. NOBODY KNEW HE WAS GAY.
• GAY CELEBRITIES FROM CLASSIC TV: PAUL WINFIELD & WILL GEER
• PL WFIELD: THE GAY ACTOR'S TT ROLE WAS SEEN BY A SMALL DIENCE.

HE GAVE ONE OF THE GREAT PERFORMANC OF THE 1970S. NOBODY KNEW HE WAS GAY.

Even after beg wh his lover for more than ten years, the onscreen legend never talked about beg a has been more than a sce his ath, and while not much is known to fans about his marriage, close iends and associat have e forth wh the revelatn that the actor is an openly gay person—showg that he might have been discreet but proud of his Wfield and Mark Sla "High Chaparral" 1969 | Source: Wikimedia Commons, Public DomaPAUL WINFIELD'S ROMANTIC LIFEWfield's first and only public romance was to his lleague, Cicely Tyson. Wfield began to appear numero films and bagged Emmy nomatns and fally an Emmy film creds clu a gay role "Mike's Murr, " the role of Mart Luther Kg Jr. The ceased actor Pl Wfield, who was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper the movie "Sounr, " is now revealed as havg lived wh his life partner for over 30 Wfield, who died of a heart attack, was said to have been openly gay even though this news was not the media.

One thg people would always remember her for is that she never took a role that meaned Black Tyson and Pl Wfield durg 45th Amy Award Rehearsals Los Angel | Source: Getty ImagFINDING HIMSELF AND LAST YEARSIn 1975, Wfield moved om Hollywood to San Francis and embraced his inty as a gay man, at least his private life. Wfield always kept his private life private, part, bee he was a gay, Ain-Amerin man workg a time when rol for black actors were limed, and when homophobia ran high. He’s one of the great, unrrated gay actors of our time.

This is our send a ntug seri about gay and bisexual actors om classic televisn. Wfield also took on rol as homosexual characters the films. Wfield was gay, but remaed discreet about the public eye.

GAY CELEBRITIES FROM CLASSIC TV: PAUL WINFIELD & WILL GEER

0buari of the gay and famo are variably tratg. We’re not sure of Wfield’s exact reason for keepg his sexualy a secret public, but acrdg to his close iends such as his iend, actor/producer Jack Larson who scribed Wfield as “openly gay his life, if not the media, ” Wfield was very open and proud of who he was. Wfield lived wh his Sounr -star, Cicely Tyson, for about a year and a half the mid 70’s an 1975 he moved om Hollywood, CA to San Francis, CA (which back then beme known as a heavily populated gay cy).

PL WFIELD: THE GAY ACTOR'S TT ROLE WAS SEEN BY A SMALL DIENCE.

” Some people who knew him, took that terview as him publicly alludg to what they knew for a fact already, that he was gay and directly ed that opportuny to tt the waters of “g out” even though was sublimal.

We don’t know, but what we do know is that the world is much more open and acceptg of homosexualy and tolerance is at an all time high now, which should be my humble opn. There is no reason why Wfield should have feared damagg his reer if he would have publicly let the world know who he really was, but unfortunately we n all unrstand why ’s possible that he uld have felt that way, although we don’t know for certa that is the that we know Pl Wfield, an credible actor whom has left a long lastg imprsn on our hearts through his body of work, was gay, do that change our perceptn of the actor we see him?