2 posts tagged “homosexuality”
On television, in shows such as "Perry Mason" and "Ironside," Raymond Burr ferreted out the secrets of others. Off screen, he had secrets of his own to hide, include a love of fine wine and orchids he shared with his partner of 35 years -- the less successful thespian Robert Benevides. That career-damning relationship was hidden by the creation of deceased wife and children, according to the new biography, Hiding in Plain Sight.
A shiv for dear old mom. Well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but certainly a young lady used the "secret" of her sexual preference as a weapon to hurt mom when she told her father and brothers and even posted on MySpace -- which is where mom snooped it out -- but left the old lady in the dark (or out of the closet... or maybe still in, I'm not sure exactly how the metaphor works in this case).
