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Thomas Mallon (b. 2 Nov 1951), writer best known for his novels Henry and Clara, Fellow Travelers (adapted into the miniseries of the same name), Finale, and Up With the Sun, and most recently, his gay coming of age chronicle, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994.

Terrence McNally (b. 3 Nov 1938) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced, McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards.

Terrence McNally (b. 3 Nov 1938), award-winning American playwright.

Luigi Lucioni (b. 4 Nov 1900) was an American painter known for his still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Although he never embraced his sexuality publicly, he became part of the gay artistic world in New York City that included Paul Cadmus, Jared French and Carl Van Vechten.

Luigi Lucioni (b. 4 Nov 1900) American painter – clockwise from top left – Paul Cadmus 1928, Ethel Waters 1939, Jared French 1930, Portrait of Bob 1936

Michael Cunningham (b. 6 Nov 1952) American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novel The Hours (1998) which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Among his gay readers, he is also known for A Home at the End of the World (1990). He is married to psychoanalyst Ken Corbett.

Ned Doheny Jr. (b. 6 Nov 1893) On 16 Feb 1929, Ned (married & the father of five) lay dead on the floor in a bedroom of Greystone, his mansion and the largest estate in Beverly Hills. A murder/suicide at the hands of his male secretary, the reason has remained as elusive as ever.

On 07 Nov 1972 Bette Midler burst onto the musical scene with the release of The Divine Miss M. Already a goddess to every queen who haunted the Continental Baths, suddenly nostalgia was all the rage and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy became a hit. A star was born. Click image for video

Lesbian jazz and blues legend, Alberta Hunter, retired in the 1950s and spent 20 years working as a nurse before re-emerging at 82 to great acclaim. In the 80s, we saw her at the Cookery in the Village where a 2-week stint had turned into a 6-year engagement. Click image to play.

The stage. The films. The Oscar noms (4). The directors (Hawks/Hitch/Huston; Stanley Kramer). The leading ladies (Olivia/Kate/Marilyn; Elizabeth Taylor). The dazzling good looks. The men. The troubles. All in only 45 years. Montgomery Clift. A video tribute. Click image to play.

Ethel Waters (b. 31 Oct 1896) was a singer and actress who performed on Broadway, in concerts, and film. Her bisexuality was kept private, but during the early 1920s, she lived in Harlem with her romantic partner, dancer Ethel Williams, where they were known as "the two Ethels”.

Rock Hudson (b. 17 Nov 1925) -- a tribute. One of the most popular actors of his time, he was a gentleman without ego and much loved by his co-stars. Although discreet about his orientation, it was well known in the film industry and the greater queer community that he was gay.

After only one good season (3), The Morning Show has finally run out of ideas and gone full-blown “Dynasty”. At any minute I expect Alexis Carrington and Dex Dexter to arrive from Moldavia to free Bradley from her Belarus prison. Just cast Joan Collins as Celine's mother already!

Charles Walters (b. 17 Nov 1911), openly gay choreographer most noted for his dance direction of Judy Garland at MGM (The Trolley Song, Get Happy) and as the film director of Easter Parade, Lili (Oscar nominated), Torch Song, High Society, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

Klaus Mann (b. 18 Nov 1906) was a novelist, playwright, journalist, political and gay rights activist, war correspondent, American WWII soldier, and one of three gay children (sister Erika - pictured, brother Golo) of the Nobel-prize winning bisexual German writer Thomas Mann.

Clifton Webb (b. 19 Nov 1889), 3-time Oscar-nominated actor, best known for playing Waldo Lydecker in the noir classic, Laura (1944). A confirmed bachelor, he lived with his mother until her death at 91, leading Noël Coward to quip "It must be terrible to be orphaned at 71".

A favorite picture of Rock Hudson (b. 17 Nov) whose birthday we celebrated this week and who loved being on the water. His ashes were scattered over the Catalina Channel, a place he loved.

Out this week, a new biography of Joan Crawford - A Woman’s Face by Scott Eyman. Did we really need another Crawford bio? Oh, hell yes.

Originally written for Aretha, the Queen’s ambivalence about recording Son-of-a-Preacher Man proved fortuitous for Dusty. From the recognizable opening to the vocals of The Sweet Inspirations, she captured “the Memphis Sound” and it became a legacy-defining work. Click to view.