12. Many Classic Movie Stars Were In The Closet
Homophobia was so common in the 20th century, it was really the norm. That doesn’t mean that homosexuality wasn’t around, though. In fact, the entertainment industry was full of homosexual men and women that felt more comfortable being themselves in their fame and popularity and in drunken and drugged out stupors. It was easy to pursue their biological romantic interests when everyone admired them. Of course, their fame and popularity didn’t make them comfortable enough to come out of the closet: announcing their romantic interests to the American or global community would certainly ruin their careers. So it’s true: some of our greatest and most beloved celebrities, like Rock Hudson (Pillow Talk), Randolph Scott (Ride the High Country), Cary Grant (North by Northwest), and Marlon Brando (The Godfather) were all allegedly closeted homosexuals.
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