Wednesday, July 08, 2015

Mr. X Blind Item #3- Old Hollywood

What multiple Tony winning entertainer who also dabbled in films was also a closeted lesbian for much for her life? Her relationships with two A-list actresses were somewhat of an open secret in Hollywood. As for her longtime husband and father of her son, yes he was a closet case too. That son became famous in his own right and he took the secret that both his parents were gay to the grave.

22 comments:

Tricia13 said...

Helen Hayes?

sandybrook said...

Im wrong but Ginger Rodgers, the women being Bette Davis and Lucy . Doubt she won awards.

Tricia13 said...

Could be--not sure about her hubby

sandybrook said...

I'm wondering about Mary Martin now. Big Broadwy star, Larry Hagman was her son, but she was married twice and had a daughter too.

sandybrook said...

And for good luck--Ethel Merman.

Tricia13 said...

like the Mary Martin guess ALOT@Sandy:)

DoctorMaybe said...

Is it a secret that Mary Martin was gay? Good guess, regardless, though.

Smoke and Mirrors said...

Well, Mary Martin was very close to Janet Gaynor.

Yeahsure said...

I'm thinking Mary Martin, too. But I'm also wondering perhaps Gertrude Lawrence?

Kno Won Uno said...

Lauren Bacall/Jason Robards - son is Sam

DoctorMaybe said...

Sam Robards isn't dead.

Kelly said...

Going to go with Helen Hayes here. I don't think Mary Martin has a famous son, and besides it was not really a secret.

Kelly said...

It would also explain why Charles MacArthur was such a "confirmed bachelor" until he met Hayes.

cebii said...

He and Helen Hayes also adopted both of their children, which may not mean anything, but could.

Stockygrrl said...

Kelly, Mary Martin's son was Larry Hagman. He was quite famous as Major Healy in "I Dream of Jeannie" and as JR Ewing on Dallas.

Meowie said...

I like the Mary Martin guess, with Larry Hagman as secret-keeping son.

Mary and Janet Gaynor were definitely a couple.

H2O said...

The first 4 words of the blind gave it away but I was thinking James MacArthur as the son, got them a little mixed up.

back again said...

I'm with the Mary Martin & Janet Gaynor guess but who was the Other A Lister? Wendy???

Cindy Who? said...

Mary Martin. She was rumoured to be in love with Janet Gaynor and Jean Arthur.Her son, Larry Hagman, took her secret to the grave.

Stan said...

Mary Martin as a guess doesn't fit well with the BI. She was married twice. With the first husband she was married to for 6 years had Larry, but not with the second husband she was married to for 33 years (she had a daughter with him). IMO, she doesn't really fit: "long-term husband and son".

Emeraldcity said...

My first thought as well but I don't think Ginger works for ' also dabbled in films'.

Emeraldcity said...

Mary's son was Larry Hagman.

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