» Farley Granger on Gay Subtext ‘Rope’: ‘It Was Never Discsed’ |
Contents:
- BGRAPHY REVEALS STEWART 'PRUMED GAY'
- FARLEY GRANGER ON GAY SUBTEXT ‘ROPE’: ‘IT WAS NEVER DISCSED’
- IS JIMMY STEWART'S CHARACTER "ROPE"-1948 GAY?
- WAS JIMMY STEWART GAY
BGRAPHY REVEALS STEWART 'PRUMED GAY'
* was jimmy stewart gay *
One of Hollywood's most notor womanisers, Jam Stewart, was prumed gay by movie boss bee he was ially so shy wh girls.
His Boss Thought He Was Gay. Mayer looked at 25-year-old Stewart's romantic experience and worried that dienc might start to thk that Stewart was gay.
FARLEY GRANGER ON GAY SUBTEXT ‘ROPE’: ‘IT WAS NEVER DISCSED’
And if so did Stewart know he was playg a gay character ? * was jimmy stewart gay *
MGM sut Bill Grady allegedly told Stewart, "Jim, if you don't go and give a manly acunt of yourself at least a few tim, Mayer and the others will thk you're gay". Related: 'The Godfather' Hoe Is Up For SaleIn the book, Porter says: "Jam Dean was one of Brando's most lastg yet troubled gay relatnships.
'" Related: Daniel Day-Lewis To Overtake Marlon Brando's Osr Rerd Wh 'Lln' Brandon exprsed his homosexualy his own 1976 tobgraphy, statg: "Like a large number of men, I, too, have had homosexual experienc, and I am not ashamed.
IS JIMMY STEWART'S CHARACTER "ROPE"-1948 GAY?
Of particular tert are Granger's ments about his work wh Aled Hchck, which began wh the 1948 psychologil drama Rope, loosely based on the Leopold-Loeb murr and drippg wh gay subtext.
As for other gay subtext, Granger lghs out loud when acknowledgg that, "It was never discsed! Worth Another Look: An Intertg Take on the Gay Subtext Hchck’s Granger, Jimmy Stewart, John Dall“The three central characters Rope are homosexual. Jimmy Stewart’s character was gay, too?
The specific ntext and the moment of time which he was livg, terms of secrecy and when rmatn uld be shared about homosexualy, are very important to unrstandg the characters. ‘They’re all gay, aren’t they, Pat? Granger, Stewart, and DallJimmy Stewart play a gay man?
WAS JIMMY STEWART GAY
There wasn’t a word of dialogue that said the lovers were lovers or homosexual, but there wasn’t a scene between them where wasn’t clearly implied. I don’t know whether ever occurred to Jimmy Stewart that Rupert was a homosexual. Beg gay, beg any mory is a bond, and Stewart has none the picture except wh an old maid who is lerally the maid.
Humphrey Bogart beme a Casanova to prove to himself he wasn't gay. Jt about the only person she allowed was Gayelord Hser, who jt happened to be a nutrnist wh a sile crazy.
And if so did Stewart know he was playg a gay character?