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Well Gordon was hard to beat! But I don't accept the premise that MacRae could/should be blamed - talent will out and all that. And Gordon was a major talent and, like Doris, somewhat taken for granted because he also made it look effortless in the Warner Bros stock company. As Doris went on the bigger and better things musically, so did Gordon. Could you see Merv Griffin (not a great film name) starring in Carousel or Oklahoma ?It is almost sad to hear how many times Merv was "beat out" of a chance at a real movie career by Gordon MacRaeeven DoDo wanted him to costar with her in some of the Warner's Musicals.
As for the gay thing, I discovered that when I did a search for details of the interview - I don't know him from Adam, living in the UK, so it didn't mean anything in terms of being 'surprised' but it did remind me that Doris has had many gay friends in and out of show business.
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Merv Griffin Reportedly Led Covert Gay Life despite a Wife & Son - Man Claimed Entertainer Fell in Love with Him
It has been alleged that legendary TV producer and the game show host of "The Merv Griffin Show," Merv Griffin led a "secret gay life" while he was alive. The media mogul was previously married to Julann Wright, and the two share a son, Tony Griffin. After the couple divorced, Griffin allegedly entered a romantic relationship with Hungarian-American actress Eva Gabor.
However, it was reported that their relationship was strictly platonic. When asked about his sexuality, Griffin never confirmed nor denied rumors about him being gay; his co-stars and staff members have purported this to be real. Griffin was also charged with two lawsuits by two men, confirming that the TV star led a secret life.
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Merv Griffin's Dangerous Closet
The Hollywood mogul Merv Griffin died at the age of 82 over the weekend after a battle with cancer, and I was amazed to see The New York Times actually discuss his sexual orientation, the palimony lawsuit and the male-on-male sexual harassment lawsuit. I'm thinking perhaps the Times editors really took it to heart when many of us criticized them after Susan Sontag's death and the obituary cover-up of her sexual orientation and her relationship with Annie Liebovitz. So far, in the the rest of the obits on Griffin (Reuters, Associated Press) I've seen nothing about his homosexuality.
And yet, it is very important for reasons far beyond visibility or mere gossip. Merv Griffin was an example of how dangerous the closet can be -- and how the closet and might are a combustible combination that adversely affects so many other lives. We should point to his life for GLBT youth and say, "Don't verb this happen to you. Don't let your closet compromise you to the point where you are actively harming your retain people, even though you have the power to do so