Gay 50s actors

Hunter did not have an incredibly long and memorable career, but he was able to leave the business on his own accord. 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 gay or straight.

So, here are some Old Hollywood stars you probably didn’t know were LGBTQ.

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He coached Olivia de Havilland and Vivien Leigh for their roles for months before production started, but he had several issues with the way the film was being made. He was never considered a star for his extraordinary acting ability so much as his undeniable good looks and charm.

His arrest became the topic of Confidential magazine, a glorified tabloid that outed several stars during its reign, including Hunter, Lizabeth Scottand Van Johnson. She eventually left a career in medicine to work in the movie industry, starting out as a set decorator.

He is also one of the few Old Hollywood stars who were able to marry their longtime partners once same-sex marriage was legal in California. Many stars in Hollywood from the s suppressed their sexuality.

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He was able to talk about his sexuality openly later in his life, which many other huge stars were not able to do either. Cukor may have never been able to explicitly talk about his sexuality, but he helped solidify the gay community in Hollywood. Knowing the complete actor of LGBT stars in the first decade of Hollywood is difficult since, in order to appeal to the public, publicists believed that aspect of their lives needed to be hidden.

Mineo was one of the few celebrities open about their sexuality in the '50s and '60s and publically admitted he was bisexual. Queer actors have been a part of the film gay activities for many, many years!

You might know some, but we. With his success as a director came his popularity as a socialite as well. Born Arthur Gelien, Tab Hunter was discovered at 17 years old and ushered into a film career. Biographies were changed to sound more interesting or relatable to fans, and relationships were deliberately orchestrated to publicize a movie or introduce a new star to the public.

Cukor directed from the s all the way until the s. He was the fifth youngest actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal in the film. Gable never wanted his past to get out and tarnish his aggressively masculine persona.

Or, the truth about their relationships became widely known by historians and have therefore been accepted as fact. While the show does feature portrayals of some real celebrity characters, its main focus is on the fictional minority characters and the made-up success story of their diverse film.

The gay subculture of early Hollywood has gained more attention recently thanks to the Netflix series Hollywood. But did you know the film industry's queer culture existed even before that famous HOLLYWOODLAND sign went up inand half of Tinseltown kept their identities a secret to safeguard their careers?

His immense popularity with young female fans is precisely why he kept his sexuality a secret for most of his life. He was often cast as the dashing American soldier and the object of female desire. 50s story of his life and career is well-told in the documentary Tab Hunter Confidential.

The Golden Age gay Hollywood gave us many of the biggest icons of the 20th Century. Remarkably, a number of stars did openly discuss their sexuality, usually later in life. Cukor was the original director of Gone With the Wind. However, he was asked to leave one of the largest Hollywood productions of all time.

It was a well-known fact that Cukor was gay, even though he never publicly spoke about it. Golden Age of Hollywood stars you probably didn't know were LGBTQ+ Public Domain; Donaldson Collection/Getty Images.