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Born in Indianapolis as Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, Clifton Webb(1889-1966) was an unlikely film star. He began his career as a professional ballroom dancer at age nineteen, and by 1924 he was appearing on Broadway, eventually working his way into a few roles in silent films. During the 1930s Webb was under condense to MGM, but was little used. He continued to work mostly as a stage player, notably in operettas, musical reviews and Noel Coward’s comedies Blithe Spiritand Present Laughter.

It was not until he was fifty-five years old that he had a chance at movie stardom. Webb found himself cast by Otto Preminger as columnist Waldo Lydecker in Laura(1944), over the objections of Darryl F. Zanuck, the head of 20th Century Fox. The film was a huge success, and Webb received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. A scant two years later he received his second Oscar nomination for his role in The Razor’s Edge(1946).

According to Scotty Bowers (Full Service, 2012), Webb was “obsessively proper, rectify and well-mannered...polite to the point of being irritating.” Webb lived with his overbearing mother Mabelle his entire experience. R

In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to pop on the blog and tell the story of a pioneering gay icon of Hollywood's Golden Age. While it's tough to find sources that can approve he was openly gay during the height of his stardom in the 40s and 50s, it has been said time and time again that his sexuality was an open classified in the industry. Queer or not, Webb portrayed soft-spoken characters, stepping outside of the hyper-masculine gender roles of the time.

I crave to start by sharing how much I adore Clifton Webb. I discovered him in one of my favorite noirs: Laura. He plays the gossip columnist best buddy to Gene Tierney's Laura. If you have never seen this film, I couldn't recommend it more. Webb's traits is flamboyant and could certainly be viewed as homosexual in the context of his recital. His portrayal of Waldo in the film feels so genuine.

Though Webb played a gossip columnist on the silver screen, he couldn't prevent conversations of his sexuality from constantly being had in real-life media. He was linked romantically to James Dean, though there is no proof of this to be found. He never married and was never seen out on dates. Everyo

The Happiest Marriage in Classic Hollywood

By Jan Wahl–

Do you acquire an actor or actress whom you just don’t turn off whenever you catch them on screen? From Monroe to Depp, Garbo to Gosling, we all have these celluloid dreams that draw us in. I travel nuts for Clark Gable, Tyrone Power, and Errol Flynn, and also Robert Mitchum. On the female side, give me Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, Roz Russell, Gloria Grahame, and Susan Hayward (the only woman friend the late Ross Hunter said he would temporarily turn straight to be with). OK, they are all dead. That’s showbiz. Alive? Hugh Jackman comes to soul, along with many others I have mentioned in this column over the years.

One from classic Hollywood whom I never fail to catch didn’t become a major Hollywood player until his fifties. His first sound movie was 1944’s Laura, and his bitchy, snide character of critic Waldo Lydecker had me at hello. His beloved mother Maybelle had him on the stage at age five, and he eventually became a huge dancing and acting star, with his name in lights. He was great, intimate pals with Cole Porter, Libby Holman, Noel Coward, and Tallulah Bankhead. He was nominated for three Oscars

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Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his roles in such films as Laura (1944), The Razor's Edge (1946), and Sitting Pretty (1948), all three being Oscar-nominated.^[1] He was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, notably Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of very flourishing musical revues.

Webb was born Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the only kid of Jacob Grant Hollenbeck (1867–1939), the ticket-clerk son of a grocer from an Indiana farming family, and his wife, the former Mabel A. Parmelee Hollenbeck Raum (Parmalee or Parmallee; 1869–1960), the daughter of David Parmelee, a railroad conductor. The couple married in Kankakee, Illinois, on January 18, 1888, and separated in 1891, shortly after their son's birth.^[2] According to Mario