Whether you’re looking for a scandalous tell-all from 1950s gay Hollywood, or a good, earnest tear-jerking memoir for your next read, you’ve come to the right place. As you plan your spring and early summer reading, make room for these biographies and memoirs from—or about—some of your favorite queer celebrities and Hollywood legends, from the Golden Age to present day.
Find here our top ten queer Hollywood memoirs and biographies that belong on the top of your reading list.
SDR94103
this info has been out there for at least 50 years. who cares.
dadhc
sourpuss; don’t think it’s your right to rain on someone else’s parade
storm45701
Most have copyrights within the last 5 years. Are you ok? 1-800-GET-A-LIFE, honey.
DBMC
The bigger error is that many of these are not memoirs.
Mary Jane
So just because you were out there fifty years ago. It doesn’t mean that young or older gay or anyone else isn’t interested in these gorgeous men and the kind of love that has been going on since Adam and Steve first saw each other.
Kinkslola
Obviously you do
DBMC
I’ve read most of these but there are a few I’ll have to look into. Thanks for this!
DBMC
Did you look at the books because none of them have been out there for 50 years.
Rambeaux
My “gay card” must be expired.
I had not heard of Denny Fouts.
Sounds like an interesting read.
FreddieW
Maybe include “Memoirs” by Tennessee Williams. When I was a kid, I would sneak it off my English prof. mom’s bookshelf and read it.
DBMC
Most of these aren’t memoirs but they’re good reads.
winemaker
Now that all the players in these scandals. that could have ended careers and were common knowledge for years have all passed away, come out what’s the point? Oh wait, it’s all about selling a few books, that’s it, anything for a buck. This was 60+ years ago, let the characters and past rest in peace
Mattster
What a strange comment—many biographies and histories are written long after the subjects have died. Books are still being written about Napoleon, Picasso, and George Washington.
The historical record does not get set in stone when someone dies. Indeed, when the subject is LGBTQ, that record must often be corrected so that things that were “common knowledge” during their lifetimes but never talked about due to shame and/or fear of lawsuits can finally be talked about.
Mary Jane
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dwick
Who read the title of Harvey’s book in his voice?
Joshooeerr
It’s a stretch to call Harvey Fierstein’s and Alan Cumming’s books “Hollywood” memoirs. They’re more about theatre and only tangentially touch on film.
TDA
I’m afraid the journalist meant to refer to Billy Hayes, not William “Billy” Haines when they mention them as the starring in Midnight Express. I’ve read most of the books mentioned over the years. This glaring mix up makes me doubt the veracity of any information from Queerty.