Yesterday was a sad summer day in France as we lost our favorite English icon. Jane sang softly to us for the last time “Je t’aime” and we are all singing back to her “Nous non plus” with tears in our eyes. Thanks to her beauty, her freshness, her simple and relaxed manners, her childlike … Continue reading
As a young girl growing up in Nutbush Tennessee, Anna Mae Bullock liked to sing and recite movie dialogue to entertain her family – but by age 20 she had a new name— Tina Turner—and a blossoming music career with her partner, Ike. Tina embarked on her career in the late 1950s, while still … Continue reading
Glenda Jackson the British unquestionable consummate actress of her generation who died last week aged 87 proved that it was possible to achieve remarkable success in totally different careers. As a performer she was one of a handful of actors to achieve the American Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy … Continue reading
Austrian actor Helmut Berger, who was both incredibly handsome and talented was made into a major star in European cinema by auteur filmmaker Luchino Visconti who also became his boyfriend albeit there was a 40-year age difference. Visconti cast Berger in a spectacular role in his landmark 1969 epic The Damned in which he played … Continue reading
It has just been announced that the Britsh Award-Winning Talk Show host Paul O’Grady has died unexpectedly at the age of 67. Since 2004 O’Grady has been a major presence in mainstream TV with his different shows getting record ratings. However despite all his wonderful success, to Queerguru, and most of the British LGBTQ … Continue reading