tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post4841283969547654476..comments2024-03-03T17:50:27.025-05:00Comments on Gay Influence: Jacque Mapes and Ross HunterTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18219632588063153768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-70340724368809565182023-04-18T02:54:05.652-04:002023-04-18T02:54:05.652-04:00Congratulations and bravo, Terry! So important to ...Congratulations and bravo, Terry! So important to let people know what gays have contributed to culture in general and entertainment in particular. Author Boze Hadleigh turned me on to your blog, specifically about Jacques Mapes, who's buried next to his longtime partner Ross Hunter in Westwood, L.A. Boze, who's written almost 30 books, incl. a wonderful batch on Gay Hollywood (my favorite: "Inside the Hollywood Closet," a real eye-opener), pointed out that the New York Times obituary for Mapes, as recently (relatively) as 2002, avoided all mention of Mapes and Hunter as a couple, only briefly citing their working together. Keep writing, keep up the good work, Terry!<br />Henry Elton on April 17, 2023.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-15092528328220823852022-02-09T19:50:00.814-05:002022-02-09T19:50:00.814-05:00Jacques did the 1950 movie The Second Woman. House...Jacques did the 1950 movie The Second Woman. House is spectacular. Full movie on youtube.Garfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338656846504148279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-559706141651130162019-02-06T20:45:04.846-05:002019-02-06T20:45:04.846-05:00Hunter discovered Sandra Dee when she was a child ...Hunter discovered Sandra Dee when she was a child model on a Manhattan street, and told her he was interested in working with her. She was already pretty worldly-wise and said "yeah, sure". He referred to her as "this glamorous babe." I've always thought of him as producer of those late 50s things with Dee and Lana Turner, 'Imitation of Life', 'Portrait in Black', and had not known he'd produced 'Pillow Talk' too. Saw also that he also did 'Thoroughly Modern Millie', one of the worst films I've ever seen. But it can't always work. I saw all the Dee pictures when I was 8-10, so they meant something to me. My god, I just discover your blog today, and see I've got 400 more posts to look at. It's quite good, and I'm enjoying it. patrick j. mullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909152556240137915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-27792397947566599422017-01-07T10:08:46.722-05:002017-01-07T10:08:46.722-05:00Mapes' set design for An Innocent Affair is th...Mapes' set design for An Innocent Affair is the other star of that film. It's so over the top you'll relish every frame.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771208072183069556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-52745759588426503982013-09-23T03:08:50.773-04:002013-09-23T03:08:50.773-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com