Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMichael White , the man who Anna Wintour once described as ‘the most famous man you’ve never heard of‘ has just died aged 80 years old. White was a celebrated British theater impressario who introduced London to art ‘happenings’ with Yoko Ono, contemporary dance with Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch, discovered the ground-breaking ‘The Rocky Horror … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBob Smith one of the most admired and well-liked gay comedians has died after battling ALS for years. He became the first openly gay comic to host his own HBO half-hour comedy special and to appear on “The Tonight Show,” both in 1994′ The beauty of Smith’s performing and writing is that in his comedy gay men were … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSeveral decades ago (!) I was sitting in the auditorium of the National Film Theatrein London. On stage was one of my favorite actresses who was discussing her career which started off aged 17 playing a maid in her first Hollywood film in 1944. It was called GASLIGHT and the young Angela Lansbury and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOverlooked is a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The New York Times. This month they adding the stories of important L.G.B.T. figures.: this a REPRINT of one of them ROBERTA COWELL At the height of Roberta Cowell’s celebrity status, in 1954, her face adorned the cover of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe first openly gay wrestler Pat Patterson who went on to hold the WWE Intercontinental Champion title in 1979 and become a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, has just died aged 79. When he first started wrestling in Montreal, Canada in 1958 he was “Pretty Boy” Pat Patterson, wearing a beret, red … Continue reading