Hillary Demmon, who co-produced and co-directed the film with Montgomery's nephew, Robert Clift, said that the Hollywood studio system was "definitely not accustomed to that level of independence. In fact, Clift was such a free spirit - and so ahead of his time - that he reportedly refused to sign any studio contract that might stipulate that he get married or that could force him to take roles he didn't feel suited for. Larson quipped that Clift "was closer to Jerry Lewis on-screen than he was to Montgomery Clift on-screen," adding, "He was very much a clown himself." Actor Jack Larson, one of Clift's alleged former partners, claimed his day-to-day personality stood in sharp contrast to the brooding figure we saw on the silver screen. Behind Tinseltowns glitzy facade loomed the. Lets state the obvious: Being a gay celebrity during the days of Old Hollywood was no walk in the park.
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The film argues that Clift was actually comfortable enough in his own skin to be openly affectionate with other men, and he allegedly wasn't overly concerned with his sexuality at all. Old Hollywood Stars You Didnt Know Were Gay.
In the book James Dean: The Biography, author Val Holley claimed Brackett "took in when almost no one else believed in him" and felt their relationship was the real deal, as noted by Real James Dean.īut in the documentary, Making Montgomery Clift, a different picture of the A Place in the Sun star emerged (via The Advocate). Talking to Ronald Martinetti for his biography, The James Dean Story, advertising exec Rogers Brackett claimed, "I loved him, and Jimmy loved me" (via Salon). Composer Alec Wilder claimed "they were definitely a couple," adding, "Of course, the words 'sexual fidelity' would be unknown in each of their vocabularies."īrando wasn't Dean's only alleged same-sex conquest. He'd reportedly wait outside Brando's apartment like a "puppy dog," and ask Brando to burn him with cigarettes during sex (per the Daily Mail). In the biography James Dean: Tomorrow Never Comes, authors Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince alleged that Dean enjoyed "kinky sado-masochistic sex" with actor Marlon Brando (via Express). Judging by other reports, Dean may have occasionally enjoyed going through life with both hands tied behind his back.