OK thanks for that DukePilgrim.
Posts from ColeThornton in thread „Richard Boone“
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Apart from being married three times with at least one child. Doing well for a gay man!!
Anyway to save you the bother of buying Maureen's book.
Here is the story. Ford asked Maureen to bring him sketches of her costumes for movie. to his office When she walked in she found Ford and mystery man. Ford had his arms round him and kissed him in front of her at which point she dropped everything and ran out
freaked out.
Her exact description is :-
Ford was with one of the most famous leading men in the picture business
cant really imagine that description being labelled to Richard Boone
Later the actor involved approached her and said "Why didnt you tell me Ford was a homosexual.
Considering no other evidence has really come to light about Ford's sexuality its sounds more like Ford was playing a mind game or twisted joke on her that she hasnt really
got the point yet or decided to get her own revenge by printing her encounter 50 years ago.
The fact that she has never stated the actor's name in any interview sounds like she isnt really sure whether it was true or a wind up and wants to avoid any legal complications
Mike
Mike,
I always thought she meant Tyrone Power or Cary Grant were with Ford. I can't imagine it being Marlon Brando, who wouldn't have had time for the right-wing old Ford.
It's true taht Richard Boone was married three times and had a child, but that doesn't necessarily mean he wasn't gay. There was an actor called Ross Alexander who was married three times, but committed suicide due to his homosexuality seventy years ago. Also, many gay men like Raymond Burr fathered children.
Ordinarily I wouldn't care whether an actor was gay or not, I just found it hard to believe that craggy-faced, 6'2", tough guy Richard Boone was. -
Well we know Lawford was gay. So Boone definitely was as well then?
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I want to read Maureen O'Hara's book, I find it hard to believe Richard Boone was gay.
