http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/tyrone-power-sexual-orientation-rumors-240/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Tue, 22 May 2012 06:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/tyrone-power-sexual-orientation-rumors-240/#comment-526669 Lance Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:05:27 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19149#comment-526669 As a gay man I must confess to a certain frustration with certain writers who automatically label a person gay just because they engaged in sexual activity with another of the same sex; have we learned nothing over the years of the extremely broad spectrum of sexuality, as well as how its definition has changed over time? Whilst I would refrain from calling them disrespectful, what is most often missing, IMHO, is the context of the times in which these activities took place, especially Hollywood. Yes, actors like William Haines could indeed be said to have been exclusively gay (living openly with Jimmie for about half a century), but Hollywood offered an unprecedented freedom to experiment, a studio system to protect its investment in these actors, and a climate for various celebrities to explore in its heyday. Many whom biographers like to insist today were gay seem to miss the point that <i>what it means to be gay today</i> simply does not correlate with the Hollywood of th 20s thru 50s. Was Power highly sexual? Sure. Did he sleep with men? Probably. Was he bisexual or gay? The tenor of the era doesn't easily adapt to such labels. But God, he was beautiful. As a gay man I must confess to a certain frustration with certain writers who automatically label a person gay just because they engaged in sexual activity with another of the same sex; have we learned nothing over the years of the extremely broad spectrum of sexuality, as well as how its definition has changed over time? Whilst I would refrain from calling them disrespectful, what is most often missing, IMHO, is the context of the times in which these activities took place, especially Hollywood. Yes, actors like William Haines could indeed be said to have been exclusively gay (living openly with Jimmie for about half a century), but Hollywood offered an unprecedented freedom to experiment, a studio system to protect its investment in these actors, and a climate for various celebrities to explore in its heyday. Many whom biographers like to insist today were gay seem to miss the point that what it means to be gay today simply does not correlate with the Hollywood of th 20s thru 50s. Was Power highly sexual? Sure. Did he sleep with men? Probably. Was he bisexual or gay? The tenor of the era doesn’t easily adapt to such labels. But God, he was beautiful.

]]> http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/tyrone-power-sexual-orientation-rumors-240/#comment-526322 Ej Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:31:32 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19149#comment-526322 I think the majority of the stars were bisexual,male and female. Besides all the guys, in female there were Kay Francis,Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo,Carole Landis,Barbara Stanwyck. Lets face it, they were young people with their sexual juices flowing, and they all partied and drunk constantly. Their inhibitions loosened. Why would Tyrone Power, the best looking guy in the world, refrain from bisexual activity in private, just because of what people think? Of course to the public he is going to say absolutely not. And tell a female lover??!! How often does that happen? Females, unlike males, are generally very repulsed by knowing about their men indulging in gay activity. I don't know what men find so great about having girls who like other girls, but women do not like their men to like other guys. Thats just the way it is. as for William Eythe, Zanuck had millions of bucks invested in Tyrone. He was a superstar. he loved him. He would conceal it if he knew he had any interest in males. William Eythe was nothing to him. He hadnt proven his boxoffice worth,so he just got rid of him. I also think he did the same to Eythe's lover, Lon McCallister, who wasnt going to ever be a star. But firing Tyrone Power was not gonna happen. This was pre Marilyn, and Betty Grable would have been his only box office powerhouse. I think the majority of the stars were bisexual,male and female. Besides all the guys, in female there were Kay Francis,Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo,Carole Landis,Barbara Stanwyck. Lets face it, they were young people with their sexual juices flowing, and they all partied and drunk constantly. Their inhibitions loosened. Why would Tyrone Power, the best looking guy in the world, refrain from bisexual activity in private, just because of what people think? Of course to the public he is going to say absolutely not. And tell a female lover??!! How often does that happen? Females, unlike males, are generally very repulsed by knowing about their men indulging in gay activity. I don’t know what men find so great about having girls who like other girls, but women do not like their men to like other guys. Thats just the way it is. as for William Eythe, Zanuck had millions of bucks invested in Tyrone. He was a superstar. he loved him. He would conceal it if he knew he had any interest in males. William Eythe was nothing to him. He hadnt proven his boxoffice worth,so he just got rid of him. I also think he did the same to Eythe’s lover, Lon McCallister, who wasnt going to ever be a star. But firing Tyrone Power was not gonna happen. This was pre Marilyn, and Betty Grable would have been his only box office powerhouse.

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