Wel een paar dooie Amerikanen:Nick Adams (1932-1968)
*** acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955), “The FBI Story” (1959), “Mission Mars” (1968), “Die, Monster Die!” (1965), “Godzilla vs. Monster Zero” (1966), “Hell Is For Heroes” (1962), “The Hook” (1963), “The Interns” (1962), “No Time For Sergeants” (1958) en “Mosby’s Marauders” (1966).
Kenneth Anger (1932)
*** Filmregisseur en (kind) acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Fireworks” (Regie-1947), “Inauguration Of The Pleasure Dome” (Regie-1954), “Lucifer Rising” (Regie-1965), “Invocation Of My Demon Brother” (Regie-1980), “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Acteur-1935), “Who Has Been Rocking My Dream Boat?” (Acteur-1941).
Montgomery Clift (1920-1966)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Red River” (1948), “From Here To Eternity” (1953), “The Misfits” (1961), “I Confess” (1953), “Raintree Country” (1957), “Suddenly Last Summer” (1959), “A Place In The Sun” (1951), “Wild River” (1960), “The Heiress” (1949), “Indiscretion Of An American Wife” (1953), “Lonely Hearts” (1958), “The Young Lions” (1958), “Judgement At Nuremberg” (1961), “Freud” (1962), “The Big Lift” (1950), “The Search” (1948), “The Defector” (1966).
Dan Dailey (1915-1978)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “The Mortal Storm” (1940), “Ziegfeld Girl” (1941), “Panama Hattie” (1942), “Sunday Punch” (1942), “Give My Regards To Broadway” (1948), “Chicken Every Sunday”, “My Blue Heaven” (1950), “Call Me Mister” (1951), “What Price Glory?” (1952), “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (1954), “Meet Me In Las Vegas” (1956), “The Wings Of Eagles” (1957) en “The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover” (1977).
James Dean (1931-1955)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955), “East Of Eden” (1955) en “Giant” (1956).
Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead) (1945-1988)
*** Zanger en acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Pink Flamingos” (Film-1972), “Women Behind Bars” (Film-1977), “Polyester” (Film-1981), “Lust In The Dust” (Film-1984), “Hairspray”(Film-1988) “Shoot Your Shot” (Single-1982), “Native Love” (Single-1982), “Shake It Up” (Single-1983), “Greatest Hits” (Album-1990), “Best Of Divine” (Album-1991), “Cream Of Divine” (Album-1995) en “Born To Be Cheap” (Album-1995).
Casey Donovan (Calvin Culver) (1943-1987)
*** (Porno) acteur, fotomodel en columnist ***
Werk: o.a. “Boys In The Sand” (Porno-1971), “The Back Row” (Porno-1972), “Ginger” (Film-1970), “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion” (Film-1972 met Ingrid Bergman) en “Stallion” (Columnist in Gay pornoblad).
Rene Enriquez (19??-198?) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Hill Street Blues” (Politieserie jaren ’80), “The Great American Traffic Jam” (1980), “Choices Of The Heart” (1983), “The Evil That Men Do” (1984) en “Hostage Flight” (1985).
Judy Garland (Frances Gumm) (1922-1969)
*** Actrice en moeder van Liza Minnelli ***
Werk: o.a. “The Wizard Of Oz” (1939), “A Star Is Born” (1954), “Ziegfeld Follies” (1946), “Easter Parade” (1948), “Gay Purr-ee” (1962), “Judgement At Nuremberg” (1961), “I Could Go On Singing” (1963), “Babes In Arms” (1939), “Meet Me In St. Louis” (1944), “Pigskin Parade” (1936), “The Clock” (1945), “Listen, Darling” (1938) en “The Pirate” (1948).
Rock Hudson (Roy Harold Scherer Jr.) (1925-1985) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Dynasty” (Soap-serie), “Giant” (1956), “Pillow Talk” (1959), “Ice Station Zebra” (1968), “Air Cadet” (1951), “A Fine Pair” (1969), “Avalanche” (1978), “Blindfold” (1966), “A Farewell To Arms” (1957), “Gun Fury” (1953), “The Iron Man” (1951), “Lover Come Back” (1962), “The Mirror Crack’d (1980), “Sea Devils” (1953), “Strange Bedfellows” (1964), “Tobruk” (1966), “The Undefeated” (1969), “Showdown” (1973) en “Twilight For The Gods” (1958).
Raul Julia (1940-1994)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “The Addams Family” (1991), The Addams Family Values” (1993), “Mack The Knife” (1989), “Kiss Of The Spider Woman” (1985), “The Plague” (1992), “Frankenstein Unbound” (1990), “Havana” (1990), “Moon Over Parador” (1988), “Romero” (1989), “Tequila Sunrise” (1988), “The Escape Artist” (1982), “Presumed Innocent” (1990) en “The Rookie” (1990).
Danny Kaye (David Daniël Kominski) (1913-1987)
***Acteur, ambassadeur van Unicef en Nobelprijswinnaar voor de vrede ***
Werk: o.a. “The Five Pennies” (1959), “Hans Christian Andersen” (1952), “Knock On Wood” (1954), “Me And The Colonel” (1958), “On The Double” (1961), “Pinocchio” (1977), “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” (1947), “Skokie” (1981), “Up In Arms” (1944) en “White Christmas” (1954).
Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)
*** Acteur ***
-Relatie met o.a. Rock Hudson.-
Werk: o.a. “From Here To Eternity” (1953), “Trapeze” (1956), “Scorpio” (1973), “The Young Savages” (1961), “Vera Cruz” (1954), “The Killers” (1946), “Gunfight At The O.K. Corral” (1957), “Elmer Gantry” (1960), “Novencento” (1977), “Airport” (1970), “Apache” (1954), “The Cassandra Crossing” (1976), “A Child Is Waiting” (1963), “Control” (1987), “Criss Cross” (1949), “Go Tell The Spartans” (1978), “The Island Of Dr. Moreau” (1977), “Local Hero” (1983), “The Midnight Man” (1974), “Moses” (1975), “The Rainmaker” (1956), “Rocket Gibraltar” (1988), “Sins Of The Fathers” (1986), “The Swimmer” (1968), “Ten Tall Men” (1951), “Birdman Of Alcatraz” (1962), “I Walk Alone” (1947) en “The Unforgiven” (1960).
Sal Mineo (1939-1976) (Vermoord)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955), “Giant” (1956), “Exodus” (1960), “Dino” (1957), “Escape From The Planet Of The Apes” (1971), “The Family Rico” (1972), “The Gene Krupa Story” (1960), “A Horse Named Comanche” (1958), “How To Steal An Airplane” (1971), “Strangers On The Run” (1967) “The Longest Day” (1962), “Somebody Up There Likes Me” (1956), “Cheyenne Autumn” (1964) en “James Dean – The First American Teenager” (1975).
Anthony Perkins (1932-1992) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur ***
-Relatie met o.a. de acteur Tab Hunter-
Werk: o.a. “Psycho 1 t/m 4” (1960/1991), “Catch-22” (1970), “Les Miserables” (1978), “The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean” (1972), “Murder On The Oriënt Express” (1974), “The Sins Of Dorian Gray” (1982), “Tall Story” (1960), “Winter Kills” (1979) en “The Trial” (1963).
Tyrone Power (1913-1958)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Suez” (1938), “The Mark Of Zorro” (1940), “The Razor’s Edge” (1946), “Rawhide” (1951), “The Black Rose” (1950), “Blood And Sand” (1941), “Jesse James” (1939), “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (1938), “The Sun Also Rises” (1957), “Untamed” (1955), “Crash Dive” (1943), “Diplomatic Courier” (1952) “Pony Soldier” (1952), “Mississippi Gambler” (1953), “Thin Ice” (1937), “Nightmare Alley” (1947) en “Witness For The Prosecution” (1957).
Dack Rambo (1941-1994) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Dallas” (Soap-serie), “Another World” (Soap-serie), “Shades Of Love: Lilac Dream” (1987), “The Spring” (1989) en “Wich Way To The Front?” (1970).
Gene Anthony Ray (19??-199?) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur en danser ***
Werk: o.a. “Fame” (Film-1980 en Jongeren-serie jaren ‘80).
Robert Reed (1932-1992) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “The Brady Bunch” (Comedy-serie jaren ’60), “Law And Order” (1976), “Nurse” (1980), “The Boy In The Plastic Bubble” (1977), “Mandrake” (1979), “Snatched” (1973) en “Star!” (1968).
Randolph Scott (Randolph Crane) (1903-1987)
*** Acteur ***
-Relatie met o.a. de acteur Cary Grant-
Werk: o.a. “The Farr Call” (1929), “The Lone Cowboy” (1931), “Sky Bride” (1931), “Island Of Lost Souls” (1932), “Supernaturel” (1933), “So Red The Rose” (1935), “Go West, Young Man” (1936), “Last Of The Mohicans” (1936), “Jesse James” (1939), “When The Daltons Rode” (1940), “Belle Starr” (1941), “Paris Calling” (1941), “Gung Ho!” (1943), “The Desperadoes” (1943), “Captain Kidd” (1945), “Albuquerque” (1947), “The Stranger Whore A Gun” (1953), “The Bounty Hunter” (1954), “Ten Wanted Men” (1955), “Comanche Station” (1960), “Westbound” (1959), “Canadian Pacific” (1949) en “Ride The High Country” (1962).
Joan Crawford (Lucille Fay Le Sueur) (1906-1977)
*** Actrice en groot aandeelhoudster en directrice (1959) van Pepsi Cola ***
-Relatie met o.a. Barbara Stanwyck-
Werk: o.a. “Mildred Pierce” (1945), “Johnny Guitar” (1954), “Humoresque” (1946), “Grand Hotel” (1932), “Female On The Beach” (1955), “Berserk!” (1967), “The Bride Wore Red” (1937), “The Caretakers” (1963), “Dance, Fools, Dance” (1931), “Flamingo Road” (1949), “The Gorgeous Hussy” (1936), “Ice Follies Of 1939” (1939), “I Saw What You Did” (1965), “Laughing Sinners” (1931), “Montana Moon” (1930), “No More Ladies” (1935), “Rain” (1932), “Strange Cargo” (1940), “Torch Song” (1953), “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp” (1926), “Untamed” (1929), “A Woman’s Face” (1941), “The Women” (1939), “The Karate Killers” (1967), “Mannequin” (1937) en “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?” (1962).
Barbara Stanwyck (Ruby Stevens) (1907-1990)
*** Actrice ***
-Relatie met o.a. de actrice Joan Crawford-
Werk: o.a. “The Big Valley” (Western-serie jaren ’60), “The Colby’s (Soap-serie jaren ’80), “Breakfast For Two” (1937), “California” (1946), “Clash By Night” (1952), “Cry Wolf” (1947), “East Side, West Side” (1949), “Forbidden” (1932), “Jeopardy” (1953), “Meet John Doe” (1941), “Roustabout” (1964), “Stella Dallas” (1937), “The Violent Men” (1955), “Walk On The Wild Side’ (1962), “So Big” (1932), ”Union Pacific” (1939) en “Ten Cents A Dance” (1931).
Ron Vawter (1949-1994) (Gestorven aan AIDS)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Philadelphia” (1993), “King Blank” (1982), “Roy Cohn/Jack Smith” (1994) en “Swoon” (1992).
Andy Warhol (1926-1987)
*** Filmregisseur, kunstenaar en oprichter van “The Factory” ***
Werk: o.a. “Flesh” (Film-1968), “Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein” (Film-1974), “Andy Warhol’s Dracula” (Film-1974), “Chelsea Girls” (Film-1967), “Kitchen” (Film-1965) en “My Hustler” (Film-1965).
Nog levende Amerikaanse acteurs:Alexis Arquette*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Threesome” (1994), “Red Hot On Film: Paradise Framed” (1995), “Last Exit To Brooklyn” (1989), “Don’t Do It!” (1995), “The Hollow Boy” (1989), “Jack Be Nimble (1994) en “Sometimes They Come Back… Again” (1996)
Amanda Bearse*** Actrice ***
Werk: o.a. “Fright Night” (1985), “Goddess Of Love” (1988) en “Married With Children” (Comedy-serie).
Sandra Bernhard*** Actrice en stand-up comedian ***
Werk: o.a. “Track 29” (1988), “Dallas Doll” (1994), “Inside Monkey Zetterland” (1993), “The King Of Comedy” (1982), “Burn Hollywood Burn” (1997), “Hudson Hawk” (1991) en “Roseanne” (Comedy-serie).
Richard Chamberlain (1935)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “The Thornbirds” (Dramaserie-1983), “The Bourne Identity” (1988), “Casanova” (1987), “The Count Of Monte Christo” (1974), “The Four Musketeers” (1975), “Julius Caesar” (1970), “King Solomon’s Mines” (1985), “The Music Lovers” (1971), “Shogun” (1980), “Joy In The Morning” (1965), “The Last Wave” (1977) en “The Towering Inferno” (1974).
Harvey Fierstein (1954)
*** Acteur, toneelschrijver en activist ***
Werk: o.a. “Torch Song Trilogy” (1988), “Independence Day” (1996) “Tidy Endings” (1988), “The Celluloid Closset” (1995), “Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde” (1995), “Garbo Talks” (1984), “The Harvest” (1992) en “Mrs.Doubtfire” (1993).
Suzan Flannery*** Actrice ***
Werk: o.a. “The Bold And The Beautiful” (Soap-serie), “Dallas” (Soap-serie), “Melody Of Hate” (1975), “Nightmare For A Nightingale” (1975), “The Gumball Rally” (1976), “Women In White” (1979) en “Anatomy Of A Seduction” (1979).
Jodie Foster (1962)
*** Actrice en filmregisseuse ***
Werk: o.a. “The Silence Of The Lambs” (1991), “Taxi Driver” (1976), “The Accused” (1988), “Backtrack” (1989), “Nell” (1994), “Tom Sawyer” (1973), “Svengali” (1983), “Bugsy Malone” (1976), “Carny” (1980), “Foxes” (1980), “Freaky Friday” (1977), “The Hotel New Hampshire” (1984), “Home For The Holidays” (1995), “Maverick” (1994), “Siesta” (1987), “Shadows And Fog” (1992), “Sommersby” (1993) “Little Man Tate” (1991) en “Contact” (1997).
William Friedkin (1939)
*** Filmregisseur ***
Werk: o.a. “The Boys In The Band” (1970), “Cruising” (1980), “The Excorcist” (1973), “The Brink’s Job” (1978), “The French Connection” (1971), “Jade” (1995), “Rampage” (1992), “To Live And Die In L.A.” (1985), “Blue Chips” (1994), “Good Times” (1967) en “The Guardian” (1990).
Stephen Geoffreys*** Acteur. Na zijn korte Hollywood loopbaan gaan acteren in gay-pornofilms ***
Werk: o.a. “Fright Night” (1985), “Fraternity Vacation” (1985), “The Chair” (1988), “976-EVIL” (1989).
Tab Hunter (1931)
*** Acteur ***
-Ex-man van Elizabeth Taylor en relatie gehad met de acteur Anthony Perkins.-
Werk: o.a. “Polyester” (1981), “Pandemonium” (1982), “City Under The Sea” (1965), “Damn Yankees” (1958), “Grease 2” (1982), “Grotesque” (1987), “Island Of Desire” (1952), “The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean” (1972), “The Pleasure Of His Company” (1961), “That Kind Of Woman” (1959), “The Sea Chase” (1955), “The Arousers” (1970) en “Lust In The Dust”.
Nathan Lane (1957)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “The Birdcage” (1996), “Jeffrey” (1995), “Frankie And Johnny” (1991), “He Said, She Said” (1991) en “Life With Mikey” (1993).
Greg Louganis (1960)
Olympisch kampioen schoonspringen 1984 en 1988 (5 gouden medailles), acteur en schrijver.
Kelly McGillis*** Actrice ***
Werk: o.a. “Top Gun” (1986), “The Accused” (1988), “The Babe” (1992), “Cat Chaser” (1989), “Code Of Honor” (1990), “Grand Isle” (1992), “Made In Heaven” (1987), “Reuben, Reuben” (1983), “Winter People” (1989), “Witness” (1985) en “The Third Twin” (1998).
Danny Pintauro (1976)
*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Who’s The Boss?” (Comedy-serie jaren ‘80) en “Stephen King’s Cujo” (1983).
Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman)
*** Acteur en komiek ***
Werk: o.a. “The Pee-Wee Herman Show” (1982), “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” (1985), “Big Top Pee-Wee” (1988), “Meatballs Part II” (1984), “Cheech & Chong’s Nice Dreams” (1981), “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993) en “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” (1992)
Howard Rollins*** Acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “In The Heat Of The Night” (Politie-serie jaren ‘90).
Gus van Sant*** Filmregisseur ***
Werk: o.a. “My Own Private Idaho” (1992), “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989), “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues” (1994), “To Die For” (1995), “Good Will Hunting” (1997) en “Psycho” (1998).
Lily Tomlin (1939)
*** Actrice ***
Werk: o.a. “9 To 5” (1980), “All Of Me” (1984), “The Late Show” (1976), “The Beverly Hillbillies” (1993), “Moment By Moment” (1978), “Nashville” (1975), “Short Cuts” (1993), “Big Business” (1988), “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” (1981) en “And The Band Played On” (1993).
Jeff Trachta*** Acteur en zanger ***
Werk: o.a. “The Bold And The Beautiful” (Soap-serie).
Gore Vidal (1925)
*** Filmregisseur en schrijver ***
Werk: o.a. “Billy The Kid” (Film-1989), “With Honors” (Film-1994), “Is Paris Burning?” (Film-1966), “I Accuse!” (Film-1958), “The Best Man” (Film-1964), “Lincoln” (Film-1988), ”Visit To A Small Planet” (1960), “Myra Breckinridge” (Film-1970), "Ben Hur" (Film-1959), “The Zenner Trophy” (Boek-1956) en “The City And The Pillar” (Boek-1965).
Tony Ward*** Fotomodel en (porno) acteur ***
Werk: o.a. “Hustler White” (1996) en videoclip "Justify My Love" van Madonna.
John Waters (1946)
*** Filmregisseur en schrijver ***
Werk: o.a. “Hairspray” (1988), “Pink Flamingos” (1972), “Cry Baby” (1990), “Polyester” (1981), “Divine Water” (1985), “Female Trouble” (1975), “Mondo Trasho” (1970), “Multiple Maniacs” (1971) en “Serial Mom” (1994).
Ze zijn/waren homo- of bisexueel.
Bronnen: Té veel om op te noemen!!! O.a. De Gay Krant, diverse biografieen van acteurs/actrices, Who's gay in Hollywood, etc.
PS. Ik ben er zelf een boek over aan het schrijven...