Random Gay Celebrities Who Never Came Out (15 items)

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  (#1) Cary Grant

  • 1904-01-18

  Though he was married five times to five different women, many people believed that Cary Grant was actually gay. He lived with actor Randolph Scott on and off for over a decade. He was also rumored to have hired male prostitutes.
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  (#2) Freddie Mercury

  • 1946-09-05

  Freddie Mercury never publicly spoke about his sexuality, but his friends and family knew that he was gay. He died due to complications from AIDS on November 24, 1991.
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  (#3) Rock Hudson

  • 1925-11-17

  Rock Hudson never came out as gay, though many of his friends in Hollywood knew about his lifestyle. He died from complications with AIDS on October 2, 1985.
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  (#4) Robert Reed

  • 1932-10-19

  Though those closest to him knew that he was gay, Robert Reed hid his sexuality from the public. He was HIV positive at the time of his death, though he died of colon cancer.

  Regarding his sexuality, his "Brady Bunch" co-star, Barry Williams, said, "Robert didn't want to go there. I don't think he talked about it with anyone. I just don't think it was a discussion - period."
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  (#5) Anthony Perkins

  • 1932-04-04

  Anthony Perkins never spoke openly about being gay as he was a deeply private person, and he feared being alienated in Hollywood. He died due to complications with AIDS on September 12, 1992.
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  (#6) Liberace

  • 1919-05-16

  Despite his flamboyant stage presence, Liberace never officially came out as gay. He even went so far as to sue a publication for libel when they printed that he was gay. Liberace's friend, Betty White, has stated that the musician was in fact gay.
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  (#7) Montgomery Clift

  • 1920-10-17

  Montgomery Clift was gay and had a relationship with Jerome Robbins. Clift never came out as being gay or even bisexual.
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  (#8) William Haines

  • 1900-01-02

  Though William Haines never officially came out, he also didn't really hide the fact that he was gay. He was in a relationship with Jimmie Shields for almost 50 years.
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  (#9) Roddy McDowall

  • 1928-09-17

  Roddy McDowall never spoke publicly about his sexuality, but many biographers have noted that he was gay.
  
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  (#10) Paul Lynde

  • 1926-06-13

  Though most people knew that he was gay, Paul Lynde never commented on his sexuality. He was arrested outside a gay bar in the 1970s for being drunk in public.
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  (#11) Joel Crothers

  • 1941-01-28

  Joel Crothers was gay, but he tried to hide his sexuality from the public. He even attempted to conceal the fact that he was gay by becoming engaged to his friend, actress Veleka Gray. Crothers died of AIDS-related lymphoma on November 6, 1985.
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  (#12) Laurence Olivier

  • 1907-05-22

  Many of Laurence Olivier's biographers have written that the actor was gay. He was married to three different women throughout his life and never spoke publicly about his sexuality.
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  (#13) Raymond Burr

  • 1917-05-21

  Raymond Burr actually made up stories about a fake marriage to a woman who died and who also had a child who died, to cover up the fact that he was gay.
  
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  (#14) Randolph Scott

  • 1898-01-23

  Actor Randolph Scott was believed to be gay, but he did not speak publicly about his sexuality. He was believed to be in a relationship with Cary Grant for many years.
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  (#15) Dirk Bogarde

  • 1921-03-28

  Dirk Bogarde was known to be gay, but he never spoke publicly about his sexuality. He was in a long-term relationship with Anthony Forwood.

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