tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post697696132632130555..comments2024-03-03T17:50:27.025-05:00Comments on Gay Influence: Van JohnsonTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18219632588063153768noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-41061506232232970862023-10-04T22:16:25.415-04:002023-10-04T22:16:25.415-04:00Who's Lynn?Who's Lynn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-22300842125114201742023-08-29T13:15:53.333-04:002023-08-29T13:15:53.333-04:00Olivia de Havilland?Olivia de Havilland?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-25727542470145809802023-01-29T16:35:27.175-05:002023-01-29T16:35:27.175-05:00I agree...it is a preference. We all have free wil...I agree...it is a preference. We all have free will to choose our actions and not act on every thought that comes into our head. That is God's gift to us...to be what you want and not give in to things that our environment has programed us to do if we don't want to. The choice is always yours to manipulate, control or satisfy a perceived need like so many other desires humans inherit at birth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-47712448855203222882023-01-29T16:22:55.688-05:002023-01-29T16:22:55.688-05:00He was most likely bi-sexual because he was attrac...He was most likely bi-sexual because he was attracted to women also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-90081208695624476122023-01-16T01:04:02.555-05:002023-01-16T01:04:02.555-05:00I don't know and don't really care about i...I don't know and don't really care about it, but there are many possibilities. One, he could've been bisexual; two, he could've been homosexual; and three, he could have been just sexually attracted to men but not physically. <br /><br />That's why when somebody says that someone's having an affair with the same sex, I think those three options, because if there's no relationship there isn't an answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-60233610111627452022-05-27T16:08:49.443-04:002022-05-27T16:08:49.443-04:00I’m delighted when I discover an old man is played...I’m delighted when I discover an old man is played by a young man; a thirty-five year old man plays a teenager; a homosexual man plays <br />a ‘catnip to cats’ womanizer; a heterosexual man plays a homosexual man. I’m using just male genders for this comparison. <br />I’m a spoiled child when it comes to mes to storytelling. I just want a good story. <br />I don’t want to see a radiantly beautiful or ruggedly handsome man if he gets in the way of the story. <br />I don’t want to fantasize about someone I’m watching tell a story—not unless I kI we’re in the same room and I have some thoughts about going out with him in the future. To fantasize about someone I’m not likely to meet; someone for all I know may not care for cats, dogs, or parrots, despite what his publicist says? <br /><br />I should go to a movie or play just because Mr. So-and-So is n it? <br /><br />How very convenient for the production company’s profits that would be. Unfortunately, they’re out of luck if they don’t have a good story. <br /><br />I wanna story!<br /><br />So I’m for casting people that captivate my eyes because they’ve captured my thoughts with the narrative; to that end, I I just don’t care who prefers who off screen. <br /><br />It’s selfish of me, I know, but I wish we didn’t have celebrity journalism. Maybe then everyone would be cast indiscriminately and we’d have MORE great stories!<br /><br />I do like biographies and autobiography, though, on occasion, if the person really wanted to write it. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-16724161866429462412022-05-15T13:06:29.695-04:002022-05-15T13:06:29.695-04:00There was no Grindr then and like most young men, ...There was no Grindr then and like most young men, gay or straight, he had sexual needs and unfortunately cruising (or "dallying" as you put it) was one of his only outlets because he would be ruined if he went to a gay bar. Straight people seem content to "neuter" gay/bi men, only tolerating them if they are completely sexless entities who don't "flaunt" their "lifestyle" in front of them. Dr. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051458657772834222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-91985716579873362502022-04-21T14:35:29.929-04:002022-04-21T14:35:29.929-04:00My father was from Newport, RI and a personal frie...My father was from Newport, RI and a personal friend of Van. Real name Charles. My father pushed Van into acting. Now I wonder about my fathers sexuality. On a photo of my father with his army unit on the bottom he was listed as Van Johnson Shea. He married late in life and they adopted me. Every summer we would spend weeks in Newport and would visit Van Johnsons father and the second wife. I would sit outside on the steps and hope Van Johnson would show up with Liz Taylor. All my boyfriends resembled Van Johnson, lol. Can't resist watching all his films. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289366255584585663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-29833407277821940402021-12-25T13:15:54.269-05:002021-12-25T13:15:54.269-05:00From your blogger. You're the one in the wrong...From your blogger. You're the one in the wrong here. Bi and gay are SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, not preferences. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219632588063153768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-22266804662494676852021-12-23T11:13:29.684-05:002021-12-23T11:13:29.684-05:00I'm sick of people saying they were born like ...I'm sick of people saying they were born like that...GOD DON'T MAKE MISTAKES!!! That's a person's preference...AND THAT'S OK. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-74557215092133677412021-08-25T12:37:37.861-04:002021-08-25T12:37:37.861-04:00It was common knowledge about Van's homosexual...It was common knowledge about Van's homosexuality. Van and June Allyson was in the Uk doing the chat show rounds. British comedian Frankie Howerd partner Dennis Heymer wrote that they were all out in a nightclub and Frankie and Van left June with Dennis so they could both go cruisingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650792307420996448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-70632569628883746412021-05-16T16:01:11.752-04:002021-05-16T16:01:11.752-04:00From your blogger:
It depends on how you define th...From your blogger:<br />It depends on how you define the "Golden Age of Hollywood". By many accounts, the so-called "Golden Age" was a 30-year period loosely bracketed by the years 1920 through 1950. So who do you consider the "last" of them to die? Certainly an interesting. point. In researching this post, several resources referred to Van Johnson in this way.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219632588063153768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-43846791696258432862021-05-16T07:55:16.938-04:002021-05-16T07:55:16.938-04:00Van Johnson was NOT the last of the big screen sta...Van Johnson was NOT the last of the big screen stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood when he died at age 92. Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515485518456038727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-57675388284921091612021-03-14T18:10:31.538-04:002021-03-14T18:10:31.538-04:00It’s 2021, when are people going to recognize that...It’s 2021, when are people going to recognize that ones homosexuality is NOT a “lifestyle” nor a “choice”. It is how you are born. Nobody has a choice over who they are attracted to, or who they fall in love with. So tired of this line of thinking which is hurtful and thoughtless.Johnjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572684933578492002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-10448031036710487072021-02-23T10:17:58.851-05:002021-02-23T10:17:58.851-05:00I don't care if he was gay....Battleground and...I don't care if he was gay....Battleground and Van Johnson as Holley is one of my top 10 favorites of all time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-60114582254859598222021-02-20T10:42:55.310-05:002021-02-20T10:42:55.310-05:00Rock Hudson didn't.Rock Hudson didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-48225264523434668722021-01-27T17:36:23.415-05:002021-01-27T17:36:23.415-05:00I never knew about his homosexuality for years, be...I never knew about his homosexuality for years, before I found out about it. An actor’s lifestyle choice has nothing to do with their talent in my opinion. I just never cared for him as an actor, straight or gay. On the other hand, K always liked Rock Hudson’s movies, and knew for years that he was gay. Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933987333646111638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-23069351173727730712020-08-11T10:15:48.267-04:002020-08-11T10:15:48.267-04:00Old films and film actors/ actress were great , th...Old films and film actors/ actress were great , then and nowBruzio https://www.blogger.com/profile/13672275655789665717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-91270610803179363082020-05-08T22:19:21.436-04:002020-05-08T22:19:21.436-04:00I always thought he was unattractive I always thought he was unattractive Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457674520650207602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-73776316232639917862019-05-11T00:42:27.871-04:002019-05-11T00:42:27.871-04:00Van Johnson was gay. So what? You'd be surpris...Van Johnson was gay. So what? You'd be surprised which, and how many, stars then and now were/are gay. What they do in private has nothing to do with their work, any more than a gay garbage collector, a gay letter carrier, a gay college professor, or a gay presidential candidate. Reading these comments, what truly shocks me isn't Johnson's sexual preference, or the reactions to it. However, I'm honestly disturbed by the rampant illiteracy I find here, and on every other site on the internet which I visit. That's the real shock.Rafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383709928350146692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-12544879491769571432019-03-19T08:15:20.847-04:002019-03-19T08:15:20.847-04:00The reality is that today,nobody cares what people...The reality is that today,nobody cares what people do in private but too many homosexuals,like Van Johnson, must dally in"public urinals" and like places.This is the abnormality and turn off to straight people.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09844502285564116465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-727134218834559792019-02-24T02:29:31.064-05:002019-02-24T02:29:31.064-05:00I don’t care who he did or didn’t sleep with I lov...I don’t care who he did or didn’t sleep with I loved watching him and still dopokegramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626662691267176282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-11293945159157118192019-02-06T23:14:21.412-05:002019-02-06T23:14:21.412-05:00I met him back in the '70s after seeing him in...I met him back in the '70s after seeing him in a play in Ogunquit, Maine. He was good in the play, and after I wrote him a letter he sent me an autographed picture which I still have. He was a fine actor on the screen; after I saw him in the show I tried to see all him films and it gave me an interest in classic film.rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625232180643052614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-47703880341217941392019-01-04T02:58:24.636-05:002019-01-04T02:58:24.636-05:00I just look at the actor and his movies that I lov...I just look at the actor and his movies that I loved. One of my favorites is "In the Good Old Summer Time". His private life was his, never heard anything about this until many years later. Made me sad, but it was his life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271341131381472865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-69150217860825503712018-12-31T22:22:36.850-05:002018-12-31T22:22:36.850-05:00Johnson was good in the good old summer time and b...Johnson was good in the good old summer time and battle ground other than that his personality was a bit to gay (not in sexual content it's ridiculous in this over-sensitive world that I actually have to explain that) never really like him as actor, though he did seem like a really good manAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473299459429274742noreply@blogger.com