Adam West’s Batman series is known for its campy style. But just how campy was it? At least nine of its Guest Stars playing the series’ villains knew first hand as they were closeted LGBT. Until the last few decades, if an actor was outed in public, their careers would end. So most of these actors never came out to their fans. Some were known to be LGBTQ by their friends or families, and stories about them still linger.
In the next few days I will post about Batman’s Campiest Gay Villains.
CESAR ROMERO - THE JOKER
💬 0 🔁 36 ❤️ 78 · GAY ICONS CESAR ROMERO The man who would someday be one of the most famous Jokers of all time was born in New York City
VICTOR BUONO - KING TUT
💬 0 🔁 15 ❤️ 57 · In the summer of 1959, a talent scout from Warner Bros. saw the heavyset Victor Buono play Falstaff and took him to Holly
VINCENT PRICE - EGG HEAD
💬 2 🔁 28 ❤️ 74 · Vincent Price’s name has popped up many times as I’ve researched candidates for the GayIcons blog. And although his manne
RODDY MCDOWALL - BOOKWORM
💬 2 🔁 13 ❤️ 46 · Roddy McDowall was a child actor who made his Hollywood breakthrough in “How Green Was My Valley” (1941). He soon met his
TALLULAH BANKHEAD - BLACK WIDOW
💬 0 🔁 11 ❤️ 29 · Tallulah Bankhead was an acclaimed actress on Broadway, the London Stage, and in Hollywood during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1
LIBERACE - CHANTAL
💬 1 🔁 7 ❤️ 13 · Liberace’s entire career as a pianist and singer could be described as “hiding in plain sight”. He maintained a flamboyant
MAURICE EVANS - THE PUZZLER
💬 0 🔁 9 ❤️ 30 · Maurice Evans was an acclaimed Shakespearean actor and part of the Old Vic theatrical company in London. He performed in n
LESLIE GORE - PUSSYCAT
💬 0 🔁 15 ❤️ 57 · Leslie Gore began her career in pop music at the age of 16 when she was signed by Mercury Records. Quincy Jones was both
VAN JOHNSON - THE ARCHER
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