Their son definitely looks like Mel is his dad, FWIW. He didn't seem at all gay. wynonna Judd is gay, not sure about her husband. Despite the coverage, Hudson never addressed his sexual orientation publicly before he died of AIDS in 1985. Do they really go together like a horse and carriage? MAN. Makes me wonder if those two had a fling. Do lesbians like lavender? Cloris was bitter because Joan Collins stole her husband. They never gave interveiws and never signed autographsin other words they did what was necessary to slam the lid on any rumors wrecking their careers. And it was defined in such a way that they would have been a happily married couple if it hadn't been for outmoded Catholic ideas about divorce. [quote] Rosemary Harris, a wonderful actress if you don't know who she is. Nick Long, Jr. is buried it seems with most of his family at Cypress Hills in Brooklyn. The publication Confidential became popular in the mid-1950s by featuring salacious celebrity news. Danny Kaye and Nick Long, Jr were lovers in the 1930s and toured together as a comedy team. [post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Cookie Notice Photo; Asther and Duncan Swedish Hollywood actor Nils Asther and vaudeville entertainer Vivian Duncan had a brief marriage of convenience that resulted in one child; Asther was a well known homosexual who had a relationship with actor/stuntman Kenneth DuMain. Speaking of Danny Kaye, around 40 years ago, he hit on my boyfriend while he was at Sun River. Oh goddoes he ever have predator face..! Hollywood tolerated sexually adventurous lifestyles, but most of the rest of the country did not. It seems unlikely that Olivier or Joan Plowright had an affair with Finch-- while Olivier managed a peculiar sort of detente with Finch as long as he was involved with his then-wife Vivien, Finch had nothing but unhappy associations for Olivier and after he died Olivier reportedly said "I'm glad he's dead.". Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness, Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux . Now, just remember what you wrote when we discuss gay female celebs. But naturally, lavender marriages arent limited to Hollywood. Didn't Vivien Leigh also have an affair with Peter Finch? (Also pregnancies outside of marriage, affairs, interracial romances, abortions it was quite a list.) I could tell you stories RE 3 I think Lavender marriage / relationship means one, or both are gay, but the marriage is to hide that for one, or both. [R170], Arthur Laurents is the one who had and wrote (tactlessly) about his fling with Farley Grainger, no doubt exaggerating his attraction to Laurents, as vicious piece of scum as existed in his time, short and homely to boot. Theres a deep history of gay men and marriage in Lizas life. She knew a lot that turned out to be true about people in "show business", so that while not above exaggerating her role in affairs, I believed her. Mel Brooks practically screams "I'm gay" when you look at all the references, blatant and subconscious, to homos in his movies, starting with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in the original The Producers and going to Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the musical remake. Charlton Heston with James Franciscus? ", Rudolph Valentino and Jean Ackers and Natacha Rambova, [quote]Merle Oberon and Art Director Cedric Gibbons. [quote] on Datalounge, which has become the dumbest board of its kind. Rihanna being one of them. I just had this discussion with a friend over Ross's later marriage to Lee Radziwell. Rock Hudson's marriage is usually considered "lavender" Umberto Cicconi/Getty Images For decades most of American history same-sex marriage was literally unthinkable, as was same-sex attraction a perversion, a sickness, shameful, "the love that dare not speak its name," in the words of Oscar Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Probably Burt Fields had his boy Pelicano, set that up. Terrell Carter Bio, Life, Career, Love Life, Net Luke MacFarlane Bio, Life, Career, Net Worth 2022. She wasn't much interested is sex, he was allowed his dalliances, but had to be discreet (he discreetly accompanied me to my hotel room later that night). I'm very curious about Bouncy's marriage. The naysayers on the Newman/Woodward threads are particularly active. Curiously, they each resembled Newmans late son. Yes, Bach's book is pretty up front about Moss Hart's bisexuality, discussing his affair with actor-turned-writer Gordon Merrick and maybe a couple of others. Both times they pranced around like a gay couple. In that "MakIng Of Boys In The Band" documentary,Lawrence Luckinbill said his female agent,Janet Roberts I think her name was,was gay and so was her husband! And then when people started saying Paul was gay, it was kind of easy to believe. As for Martin, she was sixteen or seventeen when they married, and their son, Larry, was born before she was eighteen. Please click here to register for free. When I was just a kid living in a small town where everyone knows the color of everyone else's underwear, there was a gentleman who was married with 4 children. He is generally thought not to be gay. A marriage of convenience is a marriage contracted for reasons other than that of love and commitment. Say, for instance, same-sex relationships. Among the most speculated lavender marriages was between the famed actor Rock Hudson and his. How about the rolling Stones? ". [quote] Don't you think Nicholas Sparks (love his books!). Which makes me think of Nelson Eddy ? Both Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were family. Mickey Rooney and Francis the Talking Mule. ], Van Johnson, Keenan Wynn, and the totally heterosexual Peter Lawford. But those were also the days of studios controlling nearly every aspect of an actor's life, especially if that actor wanted to be (or already was) a major star. Merle and Cedric were never married. He once said he was bisexual ,and then later on in his life he said he wasn't. Merle's husbands were Sir Alex Korda, Lucien Ballard, Bruno Pagilai and Robert Wolders. The studio was desperate for a quick fix, setting him up with the company secretary. They had two kids, boy and girl. An affair I can only assume included a lot of fabulous fur wearing and aggressive cigarette smoking. ullstein bild/Getty Image; Topical Press Agency/Getty Images. "However, Redford is another story, as is Charlton Heston.". Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontaine (above), asGLBTQ.comreports, maintained the facade of a perfect couple, gracing the covers of magazines likeLadies Home Journalwhile in a lavender marriage. Life can be cruel! Cole Porter and his wife loved one another, and she knew his situation. Well, R352, Naomi was pretty damn convincing as a lesbo in Mulholland Drive. He was the town's Liberace: always sporting ascots with velvet jackets and such. Back in the day, stars could live their entire lives without being outed in this way. Her daughter at that time was around 15. Homophobes, like racists, do NOT want to re-evaluate history because they have to own up to their own culpability. Elizabeth Taylor and any of her gay husbands. In the 1930s, actor William Haines refused to hide his relationship with his partner. I think everyone wanted to make the claim they had an affair with Marylin. Barbara claimed that Mary Martin never spoke to her again. Steve Allen was on the downlow but I don't know whether he was gay or bi, whether Audrey Meadows was gay, bi or straight, or whether she was even aware of his escapades. Yes, their features, not just their inner appeal shining out, tho that's considerable, too. Redgrave's daughters, and Hart's daughter were remarkable, their other children less so. Rooney sure knew how to throw a pool party! When they ran The Totem Pole Playhouse in Pennsylvania he favored the male apprentices. The Lunts were very closeted, he told a young Monty Clift to hide his sexuality, butch it up and find an understanding woman (as cover if nothing else). I knew someone who claimed that Newman and Woodward used her spare room on 52nd street in Manhattan when they were both married to other people for loud, passionate sex. Marcia Cross and husband Marisa Hargitay and husband Judy Holliday and husband(s) Karen Carpenter and husband Donna Mills and husband. Plenty of gay men walk around with horrendous wigs. But, after the birth of their two sons, they acknowledged their preference for their own sex and then had their own love affairs. Rock was forced into marriage with a woman to quash the rumors of his homosexuality says Laurie. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. But I've never heard anything about Andrew Stevens. With the inclusion of morality clauses in the contracts of Hollywood actors in the 1920s, some closeted stars contracted marriages of convenience to protect their public reputations and preserve their careers. From a blind item in a 1933 tabloid called Broadway Brevities: "This little fact concerns two of the greatest stars of the legitimate theatre and who are supposed to be happily married. First off, I'm sure Loretta Young and Jean Louis didn't get marry to hide anything, I think it was for companionship. Alec Guinness was bisexual, and his marriage was real, not lavender. I've heard rumors about Agassi but anyone you dated Barbara Streisand is either gay, an attention whore or is a downright gold digger. I always got a vibe from him. R96 The gossip mill has indicated that Diller married Diane because he wants to leave his estate to her son, tax free. 2022 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Gustav von Seyferitz and Louise Closser Hale (they met on the set of "Shanghai Express"). All of them high-profile performers and celebrities, all of them couples in same-sex marriages, according to Pop Sugar. According to the internet, it was her longest marriage. At least it's more convincing than Cruz/Cruise, where she simply couldn't hide her contempt for that asshole. Zsa Zsa supposedly begged the gay dept store heir Charles Lloyd Jones to marry her. I actually don't know if he's still alive. think diane f joins in when barry d hires his boys???? I'd say in his case it's doubtful, but I don't know. The kicker is (I am dead serious) his last name was Gaywright. Can we please have legit sources here please? I never thought about Allen Ludden being gay while he was alive. So many of these are incorrect it's not even funny. When Madonna was married to him and madonna s gay brother was around Penn, Penn was openly hostile and homophobic to the max and the brother loathed Penn. He and Guare were finally thrown out by Joe Papp for queening it up too much but of course landed at Lincoln Center. This was ages before IVF or even turkey baster children. Amazon, the Amazon logo, AmazonSupply, and the AmazonSupply logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Because anybody with privilege can be a bigot. But this practice started with the anti-gay Hayes code in the 1930s. [R187] I was talking about Jack Wagner - did you mean Jack Wrangler? Stanwyk and Taylor. She was aware that Porters homosexuality could potentially harm his career. He doesn't strike me as gay. Even with the commonyet unspokenknowledge that the two men were romantically involved, Haines popularity didnt take a hit until years later. There is at least one picture of Kitty in the book in her younger days. How many months after her death did the truer William Mann biography come out? John waynes three marriages. 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