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Are these affairs known to have occured, or are they merely speculation? -- Zoe
- Good question: In the biography of Anthony Perkins by Charles Winecoff (Split Image), choreographer Grover Dale is mentioned as having lived with Perkins for six years prior to them both getting married, and many friends are quoted discussing the relationship, which seems well established. No one named Grover Helms or Alan Dale is mentioned, I wonder if someone was just confused about the names? (Troy Donohue seems to be mentioned as a rival). -- Someone else 04:18 Apr 4, 2003 (UTC)
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- Oops, should have looked up Tab Hunter, not Troy Donohue. Tab Hunter & Tony Perkins are also mentioned as having had an affair. -- Someone else 04:22 Apr 4, 2003 (UTC)
I removed the following ludicrous line.
His 1992 death of AIDS complications made many people think that the second explanation might be correct.
Em. Let me understand this. The fact that he died of Aids complications is evidence that he was gay rather than bisexual!!! In case whoever wrote this doesn't know it, being besexual means you have gay sex and straight sex. If he got Aids through gay sex, that does not mean he had to be gay rather than bissexual. Bisexual people get Aids too. And many gay people don't. All the fact that he died of Aids complications shows is that he died of Aids complications. Period. He could have got it through gay sex, through straight sex, through a blood transfusion. And the fact that he had Aids does not prove that he was gay. He could have been gay, bisexual or sexually attracted to old english sheepdogs called Shep for all we know. But whether he got Aids from a male partner or the world's first Aids-carrying sheepdog called Shep is something that barring a seance we will never know. STÓD/ÉÍRE 04:30 Apr 4, 2003 (UTC)
The article didnt say he was gay, it said that many people think he was gay. Dietary Fiber
No it said that fact he died of AIds complications meant that he was presumed to be gay rather than bisexual. That is absurd. Being bisexual means having gay sex too. STÓD/ÉÍRE 00:43 Apr 5, 2003 (UTC)
I think the link to "Goodbye again" is wrong. The film "Goodbye again" in which Perkins played is unrelated to the show of ITV. I think the link should point here: http://imdb.com/title/tt0054936/
Are the assertions that he became an ordained minister in the Universalist Church of America totally unfounded? Carolynparrishfan 23:34, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Screenplay Credit
Anthony Perkins co-wrote the 1972 film The Last of Sheila with composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim (Assisins, Into the Woods, et al). The film, directed by Herbert Ross, starred Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Mason, Joan Hackett, James Coburn, Ian McShane and Raquel Welch. The film is a "puzzle mystery," meaning that the emphasis of the whodunnit is placed upon the clever and twisted game created by movie producer Clinton Greene (Coburn); solving the game ultimately solves the murder. --70.16.235.252 01:52, 17 December 2005 (UTC)Tristan MacAvery
- Thanks, added a line about that. ^_~ -- Schnee (cheeks clone) 02:20, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Unsourced paragraph
I have removed the paragraph below, as the same nonsense has been included by the same anonymous IP in the Elvis Presley and Tab Hunter articles:
- Some of his few chances for escaping typecasting came along, the most notable being when he auditioned for the lead role of Tony in West Side Story, being one of many like Tab Hunter, Warren Beatty,Burt Reynolds, Troy Donahue, Elvis, Keir Dullea, Richard Chamberlain, Gary Lockwood, and Richard Beymer, who all tried out for the role. Perkins, at 28, was in the top five for the role, due to his Broadway experience, but he lost out because he was considered "too old." Ultimately, Beymer got the part. Later, he auditioned for roles in Spartacus, Bonnie and Clyde, and even the roles of Sonny Corleone and Tom Hagen in The Godfather, but he was unsuccessful at getting these roles.
I do not think that there is a reliable source supporting this stuff. Onefortyone 17:57, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- I heard that he did, in fact, audition for West Side Story; and was dismissed due to being much older than the role he was vying for. Even so, if he did get the role of Tony (would have been by a longshot), I think his career would have been boosted a lot! Shame he did mostly TV appearances and the Psycho sequels; such a talented actor.... --Jonathan.Bruce 06:20, 8 Oct 2006 (UTC)
