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vitoscotti · 09-29-2021, 02:35 AM

https://pleasekillme.com/gay-heroes-sixties-sitcoms/

CosmicCharlie · 09-30-2021, 07:28 PM

Off camera, offstage, he was not a straight man. He was a gay man. It wasn’t something he talked about. He kept his personal life private. No one asked. He didn’t tell. In Hollywood in the 1960s, life was played out in the shadows for Deacon and other gay actors who often played heterosexual husbands and fathers on television and movies.

Imagine Buddy Sorrell taking a shot at Mel Cooley - with this revaluation ...

vitoscotti · 12-26-2022, 07:05 PM

Got 10 of 10!

https://www.metv.com/quiz/is-this-ri...-van-dyke-show

CosmicCharlie · 12-26-2022, 07:27 PM

5 out of 10

How could you tell the right answers ?

stevea · 12-26-2022, 08:08 PM

9 of 10 - I got number 4 wrong.

vitoscotti · 12-26-2022, 08:47 PM

I remember seeing this as a kid. Of all the "Love American Style" segments for some reason I remember this one the most vividly.
Finally found it after a lot of searching.

And there's something about that music at the beginning?

CosmicCharlie · 12-26-2022, 09:00 PM

that was good as it gets !

vitoscotti · 12-26-2022, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmicCharlie

that was good as it gets !

Almost brings a tear to my eyes.

stevea · 12-26-2022, 09:42 PM

I knew RD would get around to ditching the toupe!

09-29-2021, 02:35 AM	#1
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Interesting insight into Richard Deacon https://pleasekillme.com/gay-heroes-sixties-sitcoms/

09-30-2021, 07:28 PM	#2
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,450	Off camera, offstage, he was not a straight man. He was a gay man. It wasn’t something he talked about. He kept his personal life private. No one asked. He didn’t tell. In Hollywood in the 1960s, life was played out in the shadows for Deacon and other gay actors who often played heterosexual husbands and fathers on television and movies. Imagine Buddy Sorrell taking a shot at Mel Cooley - with this revaluation ...

12-26-2022, 07:05 PM	#3
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Got 10 of 10! https://www.metv.com/quiz/is-this-ri...-van-dyke-show

12-26-2022, 07:27 PM	#4
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,450	5 out of 10 How could you tell the right answers ?

12-26-2022, 08:08 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,894	9 of 10 - I got number 4 wrong.

12-26-2022, 08:47 PM	#6
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	I remember seeing this as a kid. Of all the "Love American Style" segments for some reason I remember this one the most vividly. Finally found it after a lot of searching. And there's something about that music at the beginning?

12-26-2022, 09:00 PM	#7
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,450	that was good as it gets !

12-26-2022, 09:42 PM	#9
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,894	I knew RD would get around to ditching the toupe!