February 7, 1905 – Robert Byron Robert Byron: traveler, wit, dandy, queer, and ornament of English upper-class society in the decade before World War II. Byron's classic travel book, The Road To Oxiana (1937) is still in print today. Another gay English travel writer, Bruce … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Playwright, Terence Rattigan
June 11th, 1911- Terence Rattigan became a success at just 25 years old with a light farce French Without Tears (1936), but he wanted to be considered a serious writer. His next piece was a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Stephen Tennant
April 21, 1906- Stephen Tennant & his Bedtime Story: Between the 2 great wars, there existed a movement that we now know as The Bright Young Things. They were a smart set of flappers & socialites looking for fun & frolic, mad & gay, chasing their dreams in fast … [Read more...]
