Classic actors who are bi/gay in The Golden age of Hollywood...

[elegant20]

Which actor was pretty much already known by their sexuality, no matter how hard they lied about it or didn't try to hide it?

Marlene Dietrich-bisexual
Charles Laughton- gay

 

[koval]

Kenneth Williams (Carry on's) - Gay
Frankie Howard (Brit comedian) - Gay

 

[brody]

Cary Grant?

 

[Cowabanga]

Chuck O'Conner

wasn't called the rifleman for nothing!

 

[houtx48]

conner, it was the bottoms saying O

 

[Fredro]

Connors

Lets see:

Rock Hudson
Montgomery Clift
Errol Flynn
Marjorie Main
Tab Hunter
Roddy McDowell
Marlon Brando
Richard Chamberlain
Tommy Kirk

 

[EdWoody]

No-one's mentioned James Dean? Shame on you.


Edit: or for that matter, Sal Mineo.




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[D_Percival Puddleford Pukehorn]

william haines

 

[arthurdent]

Sir John Gielgud

 

[Cochranfan4life]

Laurence Olivier

Scott Brady

Gary Cooper

 

[RLSteve]

Connors

Lets see:

Rock Hudson
Montgomery Clift
Errol Flynn
Marjorie Main
Tab Hunter
Roddy McDowell
Marlon Brando
Richard Chamberlain
Tommy Kirk

I don't think Errol Flynn belongs on that list, but everybody else, you are right about.

 

[Cochranfan4life]

Errol is bi. He admitted it himself.

 

[BeReal]

Danny Kaye
Jim Nabors
Brandon De Wilde

 

[Cochranfan4life]

I heard Fred MacMurray was.

 

[Jay1074]

Does Robert Reed (The Brady Bunch) qualify? He was actually openly gay after awhile, even though it was kept from the kid actors. Though he's known more for the role Mike Brady, he was a classicly trained actor.

 

[RLSteve]

Errol is bi. He admitted it himself.

Really? Wikipedia is usually pretty good about talking about evidence of actor's sexuality. I don't recall wikipedia saying anything about Errol admitting he was bi.

Marlon Brando admitted he was bi, but I don't think Errol did.

 

[brody]

Farley Granger bi. In his autobiography "Include Me Out" he mentions the names of some of his lovers, including Leonard Bernstein. (Source: Wikipedia).

 

[Cochranfan4life]

Who else did Farley mention?

 

[D_Jerry_Atric]

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

 

[brody]

Who else did Farley mention?

Hollywood screenwriter Arthur Laurents, Hollywood director/producer Robert Calhoun, and on the female side Shelley Winthers and Ava Gardner.