During the Golden Age of Hollywood, the mass adoration of male film idols was in part an illusion created by Hollywood film makers, studio heads and sometimes the actors themselves. In this paper I hope to dive deep inside of the world of such icons to reveal their true sexual identities. Film idols such as Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Richard Chamberlain and James Dean were seen as Hollywood sex symbols where as in fact they were struggling with their own sexual identities.
Works Cited
Chamberlain, Richard. Shattered Love a Memoir. New York: Regan Books/HarperCollins, 2003
Dalton, David. James Dean the Mutant King: A Biography. Chicago, IL: A Cappella, 2001.
Eliot, Marc. Cary Grant: A Biography. New York: Three Rivers P, 2005.
Hyams, Joe. James Dean: Little Boy Lost. New York: Warner Books, 1992.
LaGuardia, Robert. Monty: a Biography of Montgomery Clift. New York: Arbor House, 1977.
Parker, John. Five for Hollywood. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Pub. Group, 1991.
Five for Hollywood by Parker John tells the story of Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson Natalie Wood and Montgomery Clift. Their friendship, fame and tragedies are all documented in this book.
Cary Grant A Biography by Marc Eliot tells the story and intimate details of Cary Grants life including marriages, movies, family life and his bisexuality.
Shattered love a memoir by Richard Chamberlain is a memoir by the actor that reveals his true self from public persona, including his sexual orientation.
James Dean little boy lost by Joe Hyams and James Dean the mutant king : a biography by David Dalton are two biographies on James Dean. These books chronicle James Deans life and give fascinating insight to his public and personal life.
Monty a biography of Montgomery Clift by Robert LaGuardia gives a biography of Montgomery Clifts life and tragic end.
The audience that I am writing to is general, anyone interested in the famous and Hollywood glamour.
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