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The Real LGBT Stars of Old Hollywood
The gay subculture of early Hollywood has gained more attention recently thanks to the Netflix series Hollywood. While the show does main attraction portrayals of some real celebrity characters, its main highlight is on the fictional minority characters and the made-up success story of their diverse production. Many stars in Hollywood from the 1930s suppressed their sexuality. They didn’t get the autonomy that LGBT performers have now, but that doesn’t imply their lives needed a false content ending in instruct to be acknowledged and appreciated.
Knowing the complete history of LGBT stars in the first decade of Hollywood is difficult since, in order to appeal to the general, publicists believed that aspect of their lives needed to be hidden. Knowing as much as we do about some LGBT stars is a feat considering how much rewriting and covering up the Hollywood studio heads did to everyone they managed, whether homosexual or straight. Biographies were changed to sound more appealing or relatable to fans, and relationships were deliberately orchestrated to publicize a movie or reveal a new celestial body to the common. The only indication of some stars’ hidden
Oliver Wolf Sacks, (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author. Born in Britain, and mostly educated there, he spent his career in the Merged States. He believed that the mind is the "most incredible thing in the universe." He became widely acknowledged for writing best-selling case histories about both his patients' and his retain disorders and extraordinary experiences, with some of his books adapted for plays by major playwrights, feature films, animated short films, opera, dance, fine art, and musical works in the classical genre.After Sacks received his medical degree from The Queen's College, Oxford in 1960, he interned at Middlesex Hospital (part of University College, London) before moving to the US. He then interned at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco and completed his residency in neurology and neuropathology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He relocated to New York in 1965, where he first worked under a paid fellowship in neurochemistry and neuropathology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Upon realising that the neuro-research career he envisioned for himself would be a poor fit, in 1966 he
For many, June represents the month of pride; a time to celebrate, teach and communicate all that is queer, gay and fabulous. Although today organism gay isn’t much of a deal, back in the 50’s it was a dangerous label to have. Throughout history, thousands have lost their lives because they were labeled as ‘gay’ or ‘queer’ and many lived out their true sexual preferences in secrecy. As it’s almost the end of Pride month, I wanted to have a observe at some celebrities from the golden age of Hollywood who were homosexual, or at least thats what the rumours said. It’s difficult to grasp if all these celebrities, and of course many more, were truly queer, but I wanted to share a few stories just so see how far we’ve come. Joyful pride everyone.
*Disclaimer: Please note that some of the following stories may depict graphic descriptions and behaviours which some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.
Katherine Hepburn
Iconic Hollywood actress and Academy Award-winning performer in films such as Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond, Katherine Hepburn reportedly had an insatiab
Old Hollywood Stars You Didn't Understand Were Gay
Let's express the obvious: Being a gay icon during the days of Aged Hollywood was no walk in the park. Behind Tinseltown's glitzy facade loomed the specter of Hollywood's "sexual gestapo," a legal title coined by Matt Tyrnauer, director of the documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (via NPR). "It was very difficult," he said, "for people to have real lives." And Tyrnauer should know: His film profiled L.A. traits Scotty Bowers, who reportedly acted as a "confidante, friend, and pimp for Hollywood's closeted film stars."
The threat of exposure was real and ever-present for these entertainers. Per Tyrnauer, studio contracts contained so-called "moral clauses" that could instantly vaporize a lucrative career. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department's vice squad were all too willing to bust celebrities, often working in cahoots with the press in their quest to hobble reputations.
Definitively name-checking these stars is impossible, as they were all in the closet throughout their careers. SFGate cannily suggested that "gossip is where the real truth lies" in this are