But I do think its interesting that the theater is known as place with a higher representation of gaysexcept of course in Hollywood. Charlton Heston with James Franciscus? ahwe have such tender sweet innocents thinkers here at DL. Ryan O'Neal and fawcett. Director George Cukor, was known to have given the pair a place, not known where it was, this place was where Katharine and Spencer had relationships with the same sex, so it was kept out of the public eye. These marriages were arranged by Hollywood studios between one or more gay, lesbian or bisexual people in order to hide their sexual orientation from the public. But he wasn't part of it. He went on to be a Billy Haines type - successful in his field and used by many of the stars. [6] When I grew up in Teaneck, N.J. two married couples lived a the two family house nearby. The story is a famous one told in various versions but is narrated in detail in The "Fabulous Lunts" by Jared Brown. Say, for instance, same-sex relationships. Two of them said Newman had paid for their apartments, one in L.A., the other in San Diego. Lance Armstrongs marriages. Getting sucked into Wikipedia and websites with bad clip art, one quickly learns that lavender marriages cross borders of fame. Newman was widely said to have same sex affairs on movie sets that ended when the movie did, he was ruthless about enforcing this. They spoke the same language. There was a 7 year difference between him and Audrey and 4 years between him and Shirlee. I have never heard that Woodward was gay; many women "in the business" simply tolerate "flexibility" in the man they love or want/see an advantage to be with, whether they are "flexible" themselves or not. Michael Redgrave did not cover anything up in his private life, though he didn't talk about his sexuality or predilections for publication until he wrote his autobiography. was bullshit. Prince, like Gersten, tended in his active days to meet men at the baths, sometimes continuing brief affairs. Tiny and sweet Janet Gaynor lived her life in lavender marriages, the second of which was for twenty years to gay designer Adrian, and it produced a child. R58 Danny Kaye and Paul Newman were straight? 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. No fear whatsoever. He and Stanwyck eloped and when his mother heard the news on the radio, she became inconsolable. And in happy marriages! [Haines] had to make a choice between getting rid of his male partner and having a career, says Tropiano. Everyone knows about Olivier's long affair with Danny Kaye. Duh, I meant Jayne Meadows, not her sister, of course. There are no photos or films of him having sex with a male so it can't be true. R170, Judy Prince knows all about Hal's long affair with Farley Granger, and keeps Hal in line by threatening to go public. R65 Oh i'm sorry the fly on the wall speaks! Just sayin A couple of months ago, I had my "innocent dreams" of the past destroyed when I read that one of Paul Newman's lovers was STEVE MCQUEEN! One of the earliest uses of the phrase appeared in the British press in 1895, at a time when the colour was associated with homosexuality. It's significantly more easy for a woman, esp when she's over 40, to be known and accepted as lesbian, and still work, since the sex appeal angle of her career is essentially over at that age, unfairly. She picked the writer to tell the tale and gave him access to whatever he needed to tell her version. R205 already mentioned it but Evie Wynn said after Van Johnson died that the studio made her divorce her husband Keenan Wynn and marry Van. [quote] Don't you think Nicholas Sparks (love his books!). In the 1930s, actor William Haines refused to hide his relationship with his partner. Since Monty had just made a pass at him that was pouring cold water over things. Kate Jackson has aways been rumored to be gay. This is perhaps most strangely exemplified by famous anti porn feminist Andrea Dworkin, a lesbian, who married gay man and activist, John Stoltenberg. Olivier could not manage Vivien's behavior and Finch seemed to be able to keep her on a relatively even keel. He remarried after he and Hepburn divorced. He and Guare were finally thrown out by Joe Papp for queening it up too much but of course landed at Lincoln Center. It's not as black and white as some people think. Nor did anyone mention Bernie Gersten or his monster wife (three daughters). because there is very little out there on him. But Jacobson says when Liza was married to Jack Haley, Jr., she went through a very promiscuous period with other men. Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin . I'm not sure you can really be too upset your spouse had affairs with Ava Gardner and Lana Turner. The naysayers on the Newman/Woodward threads are particularly active. click ACCEPT. Has anybody got a quote? For LGBT actors, that often meant marrying a person of the opposite sex. Gustav von Seyferitz and Louise Closser Hale (they met on the set of "Shanghai Express"). These marriages are a centuries old practice: Richard the LionHeart, King Edward II, Oscar Wilde and on and on, says Jacobson. As someone said above, sexuality is not always as simple as black or white. The kicker is (I am dead serious) his last name was Gaywright. But if I remember correctly--the book isn't handy just now--Kitty isn't in any of the many photographs, and she surely would have been had she and Bach been in cahoots. When they first met they had to sneak around because he was still married. 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. Ok. Sheesh. When 95% are gay, u have to wonder why someone straight would go into acting. It's why the old white queens (complaining about their covid vaccinations) double down on the idea that there's a trans conspiracy and nobody trans or non-white was at the Stonewall riots. It always seemed a little odd that they were together since the 1960s. No dish about any possible affair with Porter, which I'm sure Bach assumed had happened. In a society that celebrates celebrity, and regarded same-sex attraction as a perversion, a movie stae (just as a for-instance) might be in big trouble over same-sex anything at all. He is still alive. Angelina Jolie & Jonny Lee Miller . Sandra lock was beard to her husband. [R167] "Danny Kaye is an interesting case. There is no protection here from moronic trolls, which is why there is so little gossip or god help us, information. Keenan loves Evie. Did Cloris Leachman should do ads for Chloraseptic. Kate Winslet & Sam Mendes . I asked him. Travolta and Preston also have had kids together. What?! He is generally thought not to be gay. Is listing Ashton Kutcher just wishful thinking? Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Tallulah Bankhead and Joan Crawford. So who knows? So MGM had Evie come in and told her if she didn't divorce Wynn, his contract wouldn't be renewed. But that's not what OP is talking bout. (Also pregnancies outside of marriage, affairs, interracial romances, abortions it was quite a list.) Ahh, the classic lavender marriage. Barbara Stanwick was rumored to be lesbian or bi, and she wsa married to a closeted gay male actor, Robert Taylor. The only troll around here is R189 who spends an inordinate amount of time typing up bullshit rumors in order to feel important and garner attention. No one above mentioned Tony Perkins, as big a queen as ever queened, marrying Berry Berenson. It's hard to pigeonhole sexuality. Blake Edwards and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Really disgustingly happy and good family. Mmmm. They were called "lavender marriages," a sort of matrimonial camouflage to throw busybodies off the scent of what would have been an unthinkable scandal. If he sleeps with his frowsy secretary, sure. Cloris was bitter because Joan Collins stole her husband. The couple stayed married for three years, says Biography; Hudson never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality, according to History; Gates always insisted that it was a bona-fide marriage. I mentioned a frequently stated rumor that came from people who worked with him. Will Smith & Jada Pinkett, Beyonc & Jay-Z . First of all, talent and charm are INCREDIBLY sexy. Sinatra is only straight I've seen him with. Bradley Cooper / Jenifer Espisito ( though I dont think she realized she was in one), Merle Oberon and Art Director Cedric Gibbons, Katherine Cornell and her producer husband, Loretta Young and Costume Designer Jean Louis, Joan Sutherland and her impressario husband, Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson (in spite of the 3 kids). Liza was off being gay herself during that marriage. That seems reasonable, but she was taken aback, and that was that. But I have always thought you and I belonged together.. Don't worry about privacy issues.he's surely long gone, and I feel safe to say his late middle aged kids don't visit DL. Allen was bisexual? Her daughter at that time was around 15. [R170] and [R173] seem to have some sense, though I disagree about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and I always will. How about Olivia Newton John? Come to think of it, every man in the 70s pretty much pinged, didn't they? No one mentioned Hal Prince who is gay and his straight very sweet wife, Judy Chaplin. Sean Penn & Robin Wright . I can't type with only one hand it seems! Madonna would have never stood for a fake marriage for a second, for one thing there was no upside for her. The idea of anyone, male or female, doing it with Danny Kaye is just awful by itself--his silly mannerisms and capering around. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban both ping for me. A lot of her behavior had its basis in her illness. Celebs today know the headline power of marrying other celebrities. More than a few of those classic British actors were married with children whilst sucking a lot of strange cock on the side. I think he was really cute. Went back to her gay husband after clint dumped her. At least it's more convincing than Cruz/Cruise, where she simply couldn't hide her contempt for that asshole. They had two children, also a threesome with John Guare, bi -- at least -- but known in his youth and mid years for making passes at male cuties. I think the hardest thing for a historian is to kind of sift through what the rumor [is] and what is actually factual,"says Tropiano. Where everyone is totally straight. If you wanted to work, you did what they said, explains Laurie Jacobson, author ofDishing Hollywood, an expert on Tinseltowns faux marriages. But, I agree that it almost certainly bullshit. Article; Bearding is Still a Thing in Hollywood, (Not to be confused with 'Hollywood marriage'). When I was a kid, I was a bit confused by the word thespian. I watched adults say it with a certain swish of the hand. She also hung out with Liza M back then too. Not so much. Jessica Chastain and her husband, Sean Penn & Madonna. STRAIGHT. I've heard conflicting stories about Danny Kaye but none have been totally convincing (to me). He was very open about his situation. R228, that is interesting but how can anyone believe Cloris Leachman when she was thee most hated person in Hollywood because she was completely vile. He loved her, but as best friend/green card source only. Redford reportedly rebuffed Newman, telling Butch he's straight. Olive Oyl was madly in love with Wimpy, who only had eyes for Betty Boop. Will Smith, might be gay or bi, but O remember seeing his wife, Jada, and she set off my reliable gay dar long before Will and her got together. She wrote: We cannot help our nature, as God has created it. One of his assistants, Nahlani, sued him for sexual harassment. Under the code, homosexual activity became grounds for blacklisting actors. R362, Taylor had serious mommy issues. Is she straight? Tab Hunter and Tony Perkins lived together until employers condemned them. You "people" have destroyed the earth with your uncontrolled breeding, and very little you have created is of value. It was about a person holding on to their career.. Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds . Both gay, had a 50 year marriage, no kids. Just to set the record straight, traditionally a lavender marriage consists of a man and woman who are both gay. Vivien Leigh had a long-term affair with Peter Finch. These "marriages" are ones of convenience, or in some cases it's because the man is very wealthy and the woman is young and hot. That recent wedding in Venice, Italy, adds another couple to the list. I'm very curious about Bouncy's marriage. r260, Rob ain't gay. [quote] I don't get what's in it for the straight partner in a lavender marriage (i,e.,Felicia Bernstein or Judy Prince). So not all the couples named so far qualify. 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. There are rumors about the marriage of art director Wiard Ihnen (won Oscars for Wilson and Blood on the Sun) and costume designer Edith Head. DL has been dumbed down beyond recognition and now seems to only attract the most moronic of trolls. Mark Gero is still alive, and is now a successful businessman living in Europe. This is their house in the Hudson Valley that Ivory still lives in, btw. But he picked her. Their son definitely looks like Mel is his dad, FWIW. Although it's likely that many of the stories about Olivier are untrue, he seems at least to have been bi throughout his life. The term lavender marriage has been used to characterize these couples/individuals: Photo; Valentino and Rambove The 1923 marriage of Rudolph Valentino with lesbian costume and set designer Natacha Rambova disguised her relationship with actress Alla Nazimova, (Alla Nazimovo has a history of lavender marriages, but she gets her own post soon,) as well as his alleged bisexuality. GAYEST. All Rights Reserved. So Julie's a lez, and Blake liked the peen ? R60, what comments? She's completely under the radar and no one knows who the fuck she's ever been married to so why would she or they want an arranged marriage for appearances when no one is fucking looking at them? Though married to a woman who became schizophrenic, he was quite the queen but Brown again downplays this without entirely denying it). What about Tony Curtis? Okay not marriage but Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. The early 20th century represented a unique time for LGBT people in the country. R145 Brooklyn openly "pals" around with women. LOL, r58. In fact, Olivier had it in the first draft of his autobiography, but Plowright begged him to leave the homo stuff out. Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontaine (above), as GLBTQ.com reports, maintained the facade of a perfect couple, gracing the covers of magazines like Ladies Home Journal while in a lavender marriage. Lavender Marriage means both are gay so most listed above don't fit the bill. Now, Im older and I get it. She went deaf for three months. Someone said he wrote one autobiography claiming he was bisexual and then he wrote a second autobiography claiming he was straight? I never thought about Allen Ludden being gay while he was alive. Wonder why? Something about that marriage doesn't quite add up, although I do thing they truly loved each other, even if more in a companion sense. [quote]R41 Add Jean Stapleton and Bill Putch. Taylor came to Hollywood with his mother and they lived together for many years. Richard (John Boy) Thomas and Alma Gonzalez, the mother of his triplets. 2022 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Lavender marriages were a solve in part for moral clauses issued by big studios at the time. Everything you wanted to know, and then some about Nick Long, Jr. The studio was desperate for a quick fix, setting him up with the company secretary. What did it matter if was gay? However, there are other true Hollywood gay stories that are true that no one seems to get excited about or be interested in. Everyone who knew him, knew the score; his wife certainly did. [bold]A lavender marriage is a male-female marriage in which one or both of the partners was homosexual or bisexual. [quote R41 Add Jean Stapleton and [bold]Bill Putch[/bold]. Michael Redgrave didn't marry Rachel Kempson to cover anything up. ), was her lover as well; however, it's well-known that Laurence Olivier was smitten with him and after all, he was more of a "musical" star than anything else. I don't remember if he ever met Hepburn or Tracey himself. I don't know if it's true, but Gero was rumored to be very well-endowed. She seems to be more open about lezzing out and about than Andy is. I know two men who have done thisthere must be many. MAN. Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester were also a gay man and a bi tending straight woman who were married, not always happily. I do not know that anyone other than Hal would care. Extreme right-winger but socially liberal. 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 remember an episode of Password where guest Angie Dickinson ribs Allen Ludden for his fondness of Burt Bacharach. They do suck though. Van apparently got caught in the restrooms one too many times and Louis B. insisted on the Wynn divorce and Evie marriage to save his star. I am absolutely sure Travolta has never had sex with his wife. R359, Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman had three daughters, no sons. How many of us have known gay men who have fathered kids with their wives? Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Soon after, they got divorced. I saw a photo of her recently at 77 and she looks 25 years younger and incredible.. and it doesnt look like plastic surgery. The marriage of Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck supposedly disguised her putative bisexuality and has been characterized as lavender for that reason, but it was prompted by the need to protect both their reputations after a Photoplay magazine article reported they had been living together for years while unmarried. Richard Benjamin always pinged a wee mite bit to me. Photo; Auden and Mann The poet WH Auden married Erika Mann, the daughter of Thomas Mann, the author. I can't speak to Hollywood marriages, but, in my 20s I went on a date with a charming man in his mid 50s. Diane von Furstenburg and Egon von Furstenburg. After all, according to Slate.com,Jennifer Anistonhad her publicist callBrad Pitts publicist to ask for a date. Both , or one ? Rooney sure knew how to throw a pool party! Sean Penn, Viola Davis, and Robert DeNiro are gay? I always got a vibe from him. This was all about Hepburn maintaining her "heterosexual" image. Nick was an incredible dancer, his parents were well-known stage actors in New York (Nick Long Sr, and Idelena Cotton) and he started in the theater when he was 6 - like Rooney. I don't get what's in it for the straight partner in a lavender marriage (i,e.,Felicia Bernstein or Judy Prince). I think some people like both sexes, at least some of the people I know. They were all friends, and lived in the same neighborhood. She was pretty hot in "The L-Word" and did have good chemistry with the woman who played Tina. Wondered about that union. So were Prince and Sondheim lovers early in their careers--like before Hal and Judy married? R9, although you are correct that Liza had three gay husbands, one can't say that "all three" of her husbands were gay, in that she had four, one of whom, Mark Gero, was apparently straight. Cute, eh?". to the great Eve Arden(?! (Or any of his other wives, for that matter.) Is it just presumed because he was married to Liza? "Fixers" like Eddie Mannix made sure that stars stayed out of the news cycle, especially if they were being, well, naughty, says Vice, with threats, promises, bribes whatever it took. Also Katharine Hepburn was in a marriage with Ludlow Ogden Smith, which it was said that he was gay too, apparently he took his male lover and her female lover on their honey moon, as their was four present. Garbo never married, and from her now published personal letters it seems she never got over her first love, Mimi Pollack. Hollywood tolerated sexually adventurous lifestyles, but most of the rest of the country did not. I was on a business trip and met him in one of our branch offices and he asked me to join him for dinner. I still say Tony Curtis was closeted and his womanizing was that frenzied attempt to prove to himself he wasn't. At the time, Grant was cycling through five marriages with women. A lavender marriage (Not to be confused with 'Hollywood marriage') is a malefemale mixed marriage, undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatised sexual orientation of one or both partners. He was also so misogynistic it doesn't seem believable. She left him when he started being very indiscreet, but came back to him when he had that horrible accident. You people--all of you---are absolutely insane. Please click here to register for free. R260 McEnroe & Tatum I can believe because I know one of Tatum's girlfriends. Jennifer Bealsreally? Brooks' gay jokes were often crude and outrageous, such as "Make It Gay" in the Producers musical. Joanne always pinged for me, even when I was a little kid. I had a female friend who had an affair with Joanne so, yes, she's bi, as was her husband, who I heard about from some very good sources for years. It wasn't always so (though, to be fair, there are still parts of the country that disagree with the idea of same-sex anything at all). At one point, he showed up for a call, and his assignment was to fuck Newman while Woodward watched, which he did. Connect the dots. Bach got Kitty to cooperate by promising to keep Hart's homosexuality out of the book as much as possible. R9- Liza Minnelli has been married four times, not three. They've been talked about for decades. Maybe bi. I think she was good friends with Jodie Foster in her college days, but still though Also, just my pet theory, but if you squint a bit, Keith Urban and Naomi Watts kind of look alike. [75] You are absolutely correct. Perkins underwent shock treatment to cure him, says Jacobson. And it's the same with Liberace. Or am I mistaking him for someone else? Anybody else know the story of Olivier and Kaye in disguise as a Customs officer? Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown . When they ran [italic]The Totem Pole Playhouse[/italic] in Pennsylvania he favored the male apprentices. Producers and critics questioned whether or not she could be convincing in the role now that she was in a lesbian relationship. "He makes me laugh" is what the wife always says in a lavender marriage. One commonly cited source for speculation is the memoir of Scotty Bowers, Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars. as far as c and b actors, don't forget marcia cross and whoever her merkin is Hargitay and that gorgeous thing she married, Guthrie McClintic had also been married to Estelle Winwood, who along with galpals Eva LaGallienne, Blyth Daly, and Talullah Bankhead made up "The Four Riders of the Algonquin. Mary sent her little gifts and a note saying Peter Pan loves you. Grow up, my friend. 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). then later on in his life he said he had an affair with Marylin Monroe which he never claimed before, I don't believe that claim because it sounded like complete BS. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Scarlett JohanssonandRyan Reynoldssounded my lavender marriage radarwhen someone claiming to be your hairdresser outs you in the comment section, I kinda believe it. Yep, we cant be sure of course, but some have alleged thatTom CruiseandKatie Holmesgot married to mask the fact that he prefers men or is just straight up asexual. Just about exactly what that guy I met had told me, years before John Wayne was straight, preferred Latinas and spoke fluent Spanish. In the Lunt book, in many ways one of the best books about the vanished American legitimate theater, the writer likewise seems to have felt uneasy about a well attested and widely known fact of their lives. Hillary had recently taken up with a tennis pro/gigolo. Instead, such a marriage is entered into for personal gain, or some other sort of strategic purpose, such as a political marriage. Oh my, my, my. This is shocking news. But because celeb-pairings grab headlines, whether or not its done because of orientation is up in the air. think diane f joins in when barry d hires his boys???? THE. Waves of rumors and speculation around Hudsons affairs became so widespread that they even helped foster the growth of celebrity tabloid journalism. [R241] I knew Tony Curtis and he was a notorious pussyhound and a major breast man. How long do Timberlake & Biel have to last to qualify? She hated fat people and put them down a lot. A time of great storytelling on the big screen. Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet? 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. Terrell Carter Bio, Life, Career, Love Life, Net Luke MacFarlane Bio, Life, Career, Net Worth 2022. [R157] Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck was not a lavender marriage - here's part of an interview by the author of her bio: " Each marriage was complex and came about because of complex reasons and stayed in tact because of equally complicated reasons; neither marriage came about because of homosexuality. Redgrave's daughters, and Hart's daughter were remarkable, their other children less so. !I'm not denying what you are saying is true.I'm just curious. It's possible he played around a bit, and "a bit" in English means just that, had a way of getting off that was quick and efficient for him without involving him in the messy scandals and gossip that affairs with female stars risk. [R170], I think you'll find that Peter Finch had an affair with the *second* Mrs Olivier (Vivian Leigh), not the third (Joan Plowright). Jack Wagner is dead, r187. 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. Too many straight people on this thread pretend that homophobia isn't the hegemonic paradigm that continues to this day. Liza had a GREAT sex life during her marriage to Peter Allen. He was married and acc. Hello. Cary Grant and any of his 5 wives, altho No. I'm surprised nobody said Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Brown avoids the couple's gayness (widely known) and the number of bi or gay members of their company, which toured endlessly in between Broadway runs (Sydney Greenstreet was in the company. Some features on this site require a subscription. His longterm bf is that Italian guy who used to run his design business. She was so upset, Taylor spent his wedding night in his mother's bed consoling her until she fell asleep. If anyone on earth was totally gay it was Peter Allen. Many times you can't tell if his jokes were accepting gays or bashing them, usually the latter. And no mention of one of the more famous relationships, Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck? They definitely cared very much about each other, regardless. So they decided to play a joke on her, and with serious expressions, informed her that what they enjoyed was to hire male escorts to fuck Paul while Joanne watched. I know that he was married to the same woman for years and after her death he never remarried. Magazines showed the pair as domestic homebodies and they took the secret to their side-by-side graves. Lavender marriages were arranged by studios to deflect tabloids from delving into the sexual persuasion of stars they suspected of being homosexual. The details of the arranged marriages were always very hush-hush that was kind of the point and so at this historic juncture a lot of it's conjecture. Just staying with that wife would have been a fine cover for a gay Hollywood star. Elizabeth Taylor and any of her gay husbands. R58 is a bit declamatory, but may be right about Kaye, who told his last girlfriend that he never had a gay experience even though Joan Plowright once said (and later denied everything about it) that Kaye ruined Olivier's and Leigh's marriage. Of course Prince's wife (Judy) knows (or more likely knew) the score and had some flings of her own (with males). My sister worked for Joanne Woodward for a time and they were definitely not gay. He is a pansy who is conducting an affair with his male secretary, while she is a lesbian and has several girls acting as her lovers. 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