Justus addiss biography examples
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Jus Addiss and Hayden Rorke "This is the Army" travel photographs
This collection contains 139 photographs bygd and of Justus "Jus" Addiss (1917–1979) and Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), taken during their time in the U.S. military during World War II, while they were touring with the Special Service Division in the Irving Berlin musical "This is the Army." Each print bears a handwritten or typed caption on the back, identifying the places and people appearing in the view. Locations include Italy (May-July 1944), Egypt (August 1944), the Holy Land (August 1944), Iran (October 1944), India (November 1944), and the Philippines (March and May, 1945). (Refer to the bur list for more specific location information.)
While the musical production itself is not represented by photographs, the collection does include some views of the stage beneath construction and completed (taken in the Philippines; see Folder 8), and of the dressing room (taken in Persia [Iran]; see Folder 6). And, along wit
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As I Dream of Jeannie's fastidious NASA psychiatrist Dr. Alfred E. Bellows, Hayden Rorke is part of the gay TV tapestry. Hayden and his partner, director Justus Addiss III, lived tillsammans for 40 years, stage managing through World War II, moving to Hollywood at the height of McCarthyism, and surviving one chaotic sitcom run. Their love story upends what we know about gay life in the 20th century. Hayden didn't squash tabloid rumors like Rock Hudson, he didn't obfuscate his sexuality behind multiple dead wives like Raymond Burr, and he didn't push everyone away with drunken tirades like Paul Lynde. He persevered, never compromising his unashamedly gay self.
The Doctor Is Out! will get into all of it: the lives of the men who stunted in makeup and heels for Uncle Sam in World War II; the bonds formed between Hollywood gays; the way this gay couple shaped the early careers of Lucille Ball, Clint Eastwood, and Jack Nicholson; and the surprising acceptance that they found within t
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Hayden Rorke
An Unashamedly Gay Life
Justus Addiss III
In addition to being the love of Hayden’s life, Justus was an accomplished director, stage manager, and theatrical producer.
Dr. Alfred E. Bellows
As I Dream of Jeannie’s tormented psychiatrist, Hayden found everlasting fame. He also kept the show from falling apart.
Beyond Bellows
Doris Day, Phil Silvers, Lucille Ball, Katharine Hepburn, Rock Hudson, Burt Lancaster—Hayden worked with them all.