Television's old timers

Chalet · August 16th, 2008, 06:36 PM

I read these speculations on another site.

Did you ever think they were gay?

Some here must have seen the shows in reruns.

Bewitched
Agnes Moorehead - Endora
Maurice Evans - Samantha's father
Bernard Fox - Dr. Bombay
Paul Lynde - Uncle Arthur

Jonathan Frid - Barnabus Collins, Dark Shadows

The Mother's In Law (that show was a riot)
Roger C. Carmel (also on Star Trek)
Kaye Ballard

Ellen Corby - Grandma Walton, The Waltons

The Brady Bunch

Ann B. Davis - Alice
Robert Reed - Mike the Dad

Hayden Rorke - Dr. Bellows - I Dream of Jeannie

John Hillerman - Magnum PI (Rumored to be long time lover of Dr. Bellows)

Howard McNear - Floyd the Barber, The Andy Griffith Show

Earl Holliman - Police Woman

Richard Deacon - Mel Cooley -The Dick Van Dyke Show

Gale Gordon - Mr. Mooney -The Lucy Shows

gogodancer · August 16th, 2008, 07:01 PM

Paul Lynde for sure. Don't recognize all the others.

HWBL · August 16th, 2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Chalet

I read these speculations on another site.

Did you ever think they were gay?

Some here must have seen the shows in reruns.

Bewitched
Agnes Moorehead - Endora
Maurice Evans - Samantha's father
Bernard Fox - Dr. Bombay
Paul Lynde - Uncle Arthur

Agnes, yes, I heard that rumor. Although she was married twice and
had an adopted child, rumors were flying for quite a while.
Dick Sargent, the second Darren, was known to be gay.

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Originally Posted by Chalet

I read these speculations on another site.

Did you ever think they were gay?

Ellen Corby - Grandma Walton, The Waltons

Never heard that one. She was married once, from 1934-1944 and never remarried, though.....

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Originally Posted by Chalet

I read these speculations on another site.

Did you ever think they were gay?The Brady Bunch

Ann B. Davis - Alice
Robert Reed - Mike the Dad

Robert Reed had been married and had a daughter, but that was just
a union like the one made up for Rock Hudson and ended after 2 years.
He pretty much lived, like Rock, a hidden gay life from then on, but
did keep in contact with his ex and daughter.

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Originally Posted by Chalet

I read these speculations on another site.

Did you ever think they were gay?

John Hillerman - Magnum PI (Rumored to be long time lover of Dr. Bellows)

Earl Holliman - Police Woman

Gale Gordon - Mr. Mooney -The Lucy Shows

Never knew rumors about those 3.
Suspected Mr. Mooney a bit, but that's because he kinda played
the character that way. Did read often he was a very, very nice
man in person.

Sojiita · August 17th, 2008, 12:00 AM

I had figured most of these were..the big exception being Earl Holliman. No clue about that. He was in movies and such too before Police Woman(loved. A. D. in that)

Nova Mist · August 17th, 2008, 11:22 AM

I knew that Robert Reed was gay, and I'd heard rumours about Agnes Moorehead and Paul Lynde. I'm not sure about the others though!

SweetPea · August 19th, 2008, 10:10 PM

I loved Policewoman and especially Earl Holliman.

Lily · August 20th, 2008, 09:26 AM

Agnes Moorehead was rumored to be gay--but she was straight by most accounts.

A lot of the Bewitched cast was definitely gay: Paul Lynde was gay, Maurice Evans and Bernard Fox.

Richard Deacon was also gay.

Mary Wickes was gay. I LOVE Mary Wickes. She cracked me up.

RevellingInSane · August 20th, 2008, 08:52 PM

Ms. Jane from the Beverly Hillbillies was rumored to be gay as well.

msdebagain · August 20th, 2008, 10:51 PM

i'm really interested in this, whats the site that you were looking at?

my mom in law said Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty, Gunsmoke) was gay.

Raspberry gashes · August 21st, 2008, 02:14 AM

My Mum said Dick York was gay too. (The first and best Darrin on Bewitched.) True?

SweetPea · August 21st, 2008, 11:11 AM

^No way, I won't believe it. Dick Sargent, yes.

Chalet · August 21st, 2008, 03:45 PM

^^ Yes, Dick Sargent.

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Originally Posted by Lily

Agnes Moorehead was rumored to be gay--but she was straight by most accounts.

A lot of the Bewitched cast was definitely gay: Paul Lynde was gay, Maurice Evans and Bernard Fox.

Richard Deacon was also gay.

Mary Wickes was gay. I LOVE Mary Wickes. She cracked me up.

I remember her from Now, Voyager. What a hoot.

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Originally Posted by msdebagain

i'm really interested in this, whats the site that you were looking at?

my mom in law said Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty, Gunsmoke) was gay.

I need to look in my history and will post it.

Rianam · August 28th, 2008, 12:47 PM

I had heard about Ellen Corby, but forgot about it until I read it here.

I'll add Raymond Burr, from Perry Mason

Lily · September 2nd, 2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Raspberry gashes

My Mum said Dick York was gay too. (The first and best Darrin on Bewitched.) True?

Dick York wasn't gay. Dick Sargent was.

DY was the best Darrin. He was really funny.

OH! Yes, Raymond Burr. And wasn't Rosemarie, from the Dick van Dyke show?

Chalet · September 3rd, 2008, 01:21 PM

As far as I know, Rose Marie was married and he died when they started the DVDyke Show.