Was earl holliman gay
Actor Earl Holliman, who died at 96 on November 25, was married to Craig Curtis, a man. That meant that Holliman was gay. But who? Holliman’s connection with Curtis was only made established following Curtis’ announcement of Holliman’s demise.
As Alex Williams of the New York Times described the actor, Holliman was a “rugged…iron-jawed actor,” one that clearly shattered stereotypes.
Holliman was also a charismatic performer who in 1977 earned a star on Hollywood Boulevard for as Williams went on to explain, “a prolific career that includes a corral full of Westerns, an appearance on the first episode of The Twilight Zone, and a turn as Angie Dickinson’s boss on the 1970s television drama, Police Woman.”
A Closer Look
Earl Holliman was born September 11, 1928, in Delhi, Louisana, and then adopted when he was only one week vintage. As Holliman once recalled, when his new mother and father initially noticed him, “I was sick and they took me right away to the doctor, who apparently said, ‘You don’t have a toddler here, you acquire a funeral expense.’ They paid the midwife $7.50 for me — this was in the backwoods of Louisiana.”
When he became a teenager, Hol
Obviously Earl Holliman‘s career peaked in the mid to slow ’50s, and if you ask me his absolute top-of-the-heap moment was his solo performance in “Where Is Everybody?“, the debut episode of Rod Serling‘s The Twilight Zone. The episode aired on October 2, 1959.
Otherwise Holliman almost always played unsophisticated or doltish none-too-brights and second bananas — The Bridges at Ioko Ri (Mickey Rooney calling out “Lester! Lester!” when Holliman was shot by North Korean troops), The Rainmaker, I Died A Thousand Times, Forbidden Celestial body, Giant, Sergeant Bill Crowley in Police Woman, etc.
Until today I never knew Holliman was gay but whatever. Successfully closeted for decades…fine. An Advocate piece outed him in 2015. His husband was Craig Curtis.
Who is Earl Holliman’s husband Craig Curtis and how long was he married to the Twilight actor?
VETERAN actor and Twilight actor Earl Holliman has tragically died at the age of 96.
The Golden Globe winner was married to Craig Curtis - here is what we know about their relationship.
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Who is Earl Holliman's husband Craig Curtis?
While Holliman had a glowing career in the Hollywood industry, he kept his personal life and relationships away from the common limelight.
He never addressed his sexuality publicly, but was confirmed to own a male spouse at the time of his death.
Holliman's partner Craig Curtis was the first person to announce his death.
Curtis paid tribute to the late actor and called him a “compassionate" and “gracious” person.
He told Variety: "[Holliman] was a gracious, kind confidant, a consummate host, a human whose indefatigable positivity was evergreen and powered by a 1000-watt smile, an easy charm and infectious goodwill.
"[It was] a joy and a privilege to spend time with [him], he was even-keeled and compassionate, possessing a deep sensitivity and mischievous sense of humour which were belied by his stoically handsome
Cigar Reviews by the Katman
In 1983, during the bizarre days of being an L.A. recording studio owner and personal manager to Butch (Eddie Munster) Patrick, I met the film icon while in the grassy room of The Mike Douglas Show. This is the story:
We had a PR agent that booked us on damn adjacent every talk show in the U.S. It got to the point that I knew Butch’s history better than he did. So much so that I gave serious thought about murdering him and pretending to be the Munster icon. His strife with alcoholism gave credence to my daydreams that I could bury him in my backyard, and no one would show up looking for him.
I bring this mistaken identity up because whenever we sat in the lush room, tv people always mistook me for Eddie. I really didn’t think I looked prefer him, but you must retain that he had been out of the spotlight for years. No one knew him as an adult. At the day we met, Butch was parking cars at his father’s many poker palaces in Gardena.
Back in 1983, The Mike Douglas Exhibit was still on TV. It was one of those daytime talk shows that started in the 50’s and lasted til the early 1980’s. In the 70’s, it was Douglas who brought the alie