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He taught me in some ways how to be gay and how to stand up for who you are. They were buddies who sometimes fooled around, and sometimes that included with women as well. He segued into the world of non-fiction with a series of Hollywood-based books.

His only ongoing male relationship was with [French actor] Christian Marquand. At least I tried to understand his point of view, which no one ever did before. William J. Mann (born August 7, ) is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian [1] best known for his studies of Hollywood and the American film industry, especially his biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn.

He was a huge influence on me and my husband. Author tells tales of history, Hollywood, and life through a gay lens By Frank Rizzo Best-selling author, professor, activist and chronicler of gay life, celebrity and history for more than 35 years, William J.

Mann remembers an incident in when he was still in the closet to his family – even though he was co-editor of Metroline, Hartford’s periodical for the gay community. Escape to P-town Many who were ill relocated to a supportive gay community in Provincetown, Mass.

Best-selling author, professor, activist and chronicler of gay life, celebrity and history for more than 35 years, William J. At the time, he was covering the passage of a gay civil rights bill at the state Capitol for Metroline. He met his husband, psychologist Dr.

Timothy Huber, in and they have been married for the past 15 years. At the. But Mike Medavoy, the film producer who was one of his executors, said Brando would have appreciated this effort. He was a professor of political science at the University of Hartford and he was one of the [first] activists I met.

I love research and digging into old records. Mann earned the Lambda Literary Award for the book. I knew then what I was.

Mann of His Word : It is the story of how the truths of gay life are handed down from gay generation to gay generation

And all during this time, friends were dying all around us. My mom worked at the Superior Court and my older brother worked for [former U. Senator] Chris Dodd. But the emotional and financial pressures at Metroline eventually took their toll.

He was a heterosexual who was fluid. Within a few years, he and Sarina Kahn, a Pakistani Muslim lesbian, were running the magazine — first as co-editors and later as co-publishers at a time when the AIDS epidemic and the fight for gay and lesbian civil rights and visibility was at its height in Connecticut and nationwide.

Writing the Great American : An award-winning journalist, he was the publisher of Metroline, the acclaimed New England news-magazine, and is a contributor to Architectural Digest and The Advocate

I liked boys. My father was city treasurer in Middletown and once ran for mayor. William J. Mann, author, professor, historian Presenter and Consultant to schools, clubs, businesses, political / government organizations, historical societies, museums, and more Understanding Queer History Through a Pop Culture and Intersectional Lens Incorporate LGBTQ History into your classrooms, staff trainings, and exhibits History matters.

I always liked boys and I always felt very boy-ish. He and Huber still have a home there, as well as residences in Milford and Manhattan. They both ended up loving my husband, coming to our wedding in P-town, and my husband and I were with my mother when she died.