Gay actors in their 50s
For many, June represents the month of pride; a time to celebrate, instruct and communicate all that is queer, gay and fabulous. Although today being gay isn&#;t much of a deal, back in the 50&#;s it was a dangerous label to have. Throughout history, thousands have lost their lives because they were labeled as &#;gay&#; or &#;queer&#; and many lived out their true sexual preferences in secrecy. As it&#;s almost the end of Pride month, I wanted to have a view at some celebrities from the golden age of Hollywood who were gay, or at least thats what the rumours said. It&#;s difficult to realize if all these celebrities, and of course many more, were truly gay, but I wanted to share a few stories just so see how far we&#;ve come. Adj pride everyone.
*Disclaimer: Please note that some of the following stories may depict graphic descriptions and behaviours which some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.
Katherine Hepburn
Iconic Hollywood actress and Academy Award-winning performer in films such as Guess Who&#;s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and O Oliver Wolf Sacks, (9 July – 30 August ) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author. Born in Britain, and mostly educated there, he spent his career in the United States. He believed that the brain is the "most incredible thing in the universe." He became widely known for writing best-selling case histories about both his patients' and his own disorders and unusual experiences, with some of his books adapted for plays by major playwrights, feature films, animated short films, opera, move , fine art, and musical works in the classical Sacks received his medical degree from The Queen's College, Oxford in , he interned at Middlesex Hospital (part of University College, London) before moving to the US. He then interned at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco and completed his residency in neurology and neuropathology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He relocated to New York in , where he first worked under a paid fellowship in neurochemistry and neuropathology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Upon realising that the neuro-res Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, ) is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement. Van Sant's early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. He made his feature-length cinematic directorial debut with Mala Noche (). His second feature Drugstore Cowboy () was highly acclaimed, and earned Van Sant screenwriting awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle and the award for Best Director from the National Society of Film Critics. His following film, My Own Intimate Idaho (), was similarly praised, as was the black comedy To Cease For (), the drama Good Will Hunting (), and the biographical film Milk (); for the latter two, Van Sant was nominated for the Academy Award for Foremost Director and both films r There were apparently rags in the s that would out actors if the studios did not cough up enough money for them not to. And, some of the now elderly partners of Hollywood stars have told all. I've been surprised at some of the actors who were gay. The one that surprised me most was Raymond Burr. Any others that have been surprising? I've heard rumors about Liberace. Van Johnson, Golden Age Hollywood Queen. Billy Haines. Who, when told "play along or don't play", told the studio to shove it and became the most sought after interior decorated in Hollywood/Beverly Hills. He and his partner, Jimmie Shields, were together until Haines death from cancer at Soon afterward Shields committed suicide. Joan Crawford, a friend, called them "the happiest married couple in Hollywood". After telling Hollywood to go pound salt Mr. Haines went on to become one of the mosGay Hollywood Actors of Old
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