1950, via Wikimedia Commons Ida Lupino (1918 - 1995): "My agent had told me that he was going to make me the Janet Gaynor of England. I was going to play all the sweet roles. Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but … [Read more...]
“It Happened One Night” to the “King of Hollywood” Clark Gable
1938 MGM publicity shot, photographer unknown, public domain Clark Gable (1901 - 1960) "The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great - and they know I know it. " Somehow Gable's charms eluded me for a long time, odd for a film fan, I know. I … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I Think the Republican Party Should be Placed in Drydock and Have the Barnacles Scraped Off Its Bottom.” – Tallulah Bankhead
Today we celebrate the 121st birthday of Miss Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968). I am a gay man of a certain age, and in my time, in my tribe, telling Tallulah stories and imitating the famed personality was de rigueur at brunches and parties. But, nowadays, do the kids even know who … [Read more...]
Remembering Paul Newman on his 98th Birthday
Photo, 1958, via Wikimedia Commons Paul Newman (1925 - 2008): "I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown'." I have earned the ire of a lot of people by finding the gay angle when writing about fascinating … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Remembering Sharon Tate on What Would Have Been Her 80th Birthday
Valley Of The Dolls Publicity Shot, 1967 Sharon Tate (1943 - 1969) ''My whole life has been decided by fate...'' Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is my favorite film of 2019, a great year for films. It works as a wistful comic fairytale, but also as a historical drama in … [Read more...]
Niecy Nash-Betts Opens Up about Her Career and “Hersband” Jessica
Talk about range! Niecy Nash-Betts sat down with Vanity Fair to discuss everything from Reno 911! to Dahmer to being public about her marriage to hersband Jessica Betts. The wide-ranging [Read more...]
#SATC Costumer Patricia Field’s Memoir, ‘Pat In The City: My Life of Fashion, Style & Breaking All the Rules’ is Out!
From the iconic stylist and fashion provocateur whose designs transformed culture...bringing the glitz of Studio 54 and the sophistication of Sex and the City to the mainstream... comes a playful yet intimate memoir of a life spent challenging conventions. Carrie Bradshaw's … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLOve: Gay Icon, Eartha Kitt
Photo by Boris Carmi, 1959, via Wikimedia Commons Eartha Kitt (1927 - 2008) has precisely the qualities that make for a true Gay Icon: A history of anguish, abandonment and alienation, mixed with a campy and sexually audacious stage act along with the necessary elements … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “The Truly Fashionable Are Beyond Fashion.”- Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton self-portrait, with his Rolleiflex reflected in a mirror of the Jain temple, Calcutta, Wikimedia Commons "After dinner at Dickie Buckle's, David talked of the coming of the Golden Age. He had read many philosophers and has thought a great deal. In the next 40 … [Read more...]
#MustWatch: “Who Killed Teddy Bear?” with Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo was twice nominated for an Academy Award. He enjoyed success as a stage director and a recording artist, but he is mostly remembered for his performance in a single film and for the brutal murder that ended his life just as he was on the verge of reinventing himself and … [Read more...]
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