Gay movie actors 1950s
Edward Everett Horton hmmm
Postby Lance »
As mentioned in another thread, I watched "Little Big Shot" today with the youngster, Sybil Jason. Another actor I see in many of these s films is Edward Everett Horton. It seems unusual for a character actor to verb off as being "gay" during those years. Apparently he was, just a bit too "swishy" for that time period, or at least I thought it that way. Any thoughts on Edward Everett Horton?
I possess a curiosity about character actors. Oddly, I never took to Edward Everett Horton's style of acting, but his role in "Little Big Shot" I thought to be quite effective.
Here's some information on Edward Everett Horton:
Edward Everett Horton was a well-known character actor in pres Hollywood, appearing in dozens of romantic comedies alongside actors such as Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Carmen Miranda, James Stewart, Judy Garland, Betty Grable, and so on and on. It is difficult to think of an actor today whose career is comparable--not even Kevin Bacon has such an impressive list of costars.
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Gay Hollywood Actors of Old
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?
| by Anonymous | reply | May 1, PM |
I've heard rumors about Liberace.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 9, AM |
Van Johnson, Golden Age Hollywood Queen.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | November 9, AM |
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".
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | November 9, AM |
After telling Hollywood to go pound salt Mr. Haines went on to become one of the mos
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