October 28, 1902– Elsa Lanchester: "Movies don't really provide a career for a freak like I am." Lanchester was born into an eccentric English family. Her parents were true Bohemians, pacifist, atheist, vegetarian Socialists who refused to legalize their union in a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, James Whale
June 22, 1889- James Whale is a great film director, a true artist, & the subject of one of my favorite films, Bill Condon’s Gods & Monsters (1998) featuring Sir Ian McKellen’s … [Read more...]
Straight Celebs Who Had Gay Spouses
Gays and straights united in (un)holy matrimony. Unwittingly or not. Pictured: Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester, married from 1929 to 1962. List and story at [Read more...]
