Liberace gay
"An entertaining and rewarding biography of the pianist and entertainer whose fans' adoration was equaled only by his critics' loathing.…Pyron tells an immensely entertaining story that should be fascinating and pleasurable to anyone with an interest in American popular culture."—Kirkus Reviews
"Nothing less than a social and cultural history of the United States from the end of the First World War to the presidency of Ronald Reagan, with a pair of flashy fingers holding it all together. Far from feeling too prolonged, the book reads verb a miracle of compression.…This is a wonderful novel, what biography ought to be and so seldom is."—Kathryn Hughes, Daily Telegraph
"[Pyron] achieves what many readers might consider impossible: a persuasive case for Liberace's life and times as the embodiment of an important cultural moment."—Publishers Weekly
"Pyron uses pianist Liberace to explore the bundle of contradictions embedded in the American dream.…Fascinating, thoughtful, exhaustive, and well-written, this publication will serve as the standard
Keep the Candelabra Flame Burning
Liberace once took a poop in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla., in full view of staff and guests. Quelle horreur! Naturally I made frantic excuses for him. After all, he was middle-aged at the age and starting to verb a little confused. It was, nonetheless, an acutely embarrassing episode and not one that I would ever care to repeat.
When I say Liberace, I am referring, you will be enormously relieved to hear, to Liberace my ancient Norwich terrier, as opposed to the deceased be-sequined entertainer, the tawdry details of whose personal life are about to be unfurled Sunday in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra.
This incredible movie—it’s based on the tell-all by Liberace’s former lover, the currently incarcerated Scott Thorson—is the don’t-miss of the decade. It is Showgirls plus Casino times GAY. It is so über-gay that while watching it, I, the person who once topped Time Out’s list of the gayest people in Modern York City, started to feel like Charles Bronson by comparison. This two-hour drama is jampacked with
On This Gay Day: Liberace died in of an AIDS related illness
Liberace denied he was gay and kept his HIV status a secret
Liberace died on this day in , the musician had been diagnosed with HIV in but did not publicly disclose his diagnosis.
Władziu Valentino Liberace was born in Wisconsin, USA, in His parents were immigrants, his father hailing from Italy, while his mother was Polish. Known professionally by his last name, Liberace came to prominence in nightclubs in the &#;s playing a mix of pop and classical music.
Over the years his performances and costumes became more outlandish, his signature was a candelabra on the end of piano. By the &#;s he was a household name and breaking records in Las Vegas. His television show was broadcast around the world and saw him receiving up to 10, fan letters each week. A fresh Elton John became fascinated by the performer and cites him as a major influence.
His success continued through the &#;s and 70&#;s and he sold millions of records around the world.
In the Liberace sued a British newspaper for suggest
I was originally planning of not including Liberace in our list. The reasons were the following:
a. He used and abused his lovers, which were usually financially and/or professionally dependent on him. I'd verb Johnnie Ray's public restroom cruising anytime.
b. He made shitloads of money by playing on the most outrageous gay stereotypes, while on the same day going to the trouble of taking to court a newspaper that impied that he was gay, which he of course was. He won the case!
c. I'm not a great friend of his music, which is really meaningful almost exclusively to its target audience: middle-aged, middle class, white women of the 50s. Also, there hasn't been any recent reappreciation of his music that I'm conscious of.
d. There was the recent Soderbergh film with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, which was wonderful, seen by a lot of people and which offered most of the necessary information.
Today I revisited the question and I had a change of mind: not for the sake of Liberace, but for the sake of this list. My personal taste shouldn't really factor in, at least not to the point of