So Uncle Elliot....
....is gay, right? Does anyone else agree?
shareHe's a dandy,that's for sure. And a tool for tempting Anne Baxter's character with alcohol at lunch at the Ritz.
shareWell, a lot of that is Clifton Webb shining through the character, and I by shining I mean....
shareYes-- so was Somerset Maugham for that matter. Despite the fact that he had been married and had a daughter, he was relative "out" for his time.
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Never say never...
I once came across some online remark or other, that Clifton Webb's Uncle Ellott portrayal was a more accurate depiction of the real world W. Somerset Maugham himself, than was the fictionalized portrayal of Maugham by Herbert Marshall; sounds about right!
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Tyrone Power was bisexual as well. John Ford (revealed indirectly by Maureen O'Hara) and Cesar Romero (read Boze Hadleigh) could tell a few tales.
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