The Lavender Screen: The Gay and Lesbian Films--Their Stars, Makers, Characters, and Critics

by Boze Hadleigh

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The Lavender Screen traces the origins & evo lution of films with gay and lesbian characters and themes - from the thirties, when they were few and far between, to t heir present proliferation. It offers a startling review of more than 100 films. '

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Dedicated to Ronald M. Boze

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Foreword: In Giant rich Liz Taylor tells poor James Dean, "Money isn't everything."

Preface: The movies, they are a-changin'.

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The Lavender Screen traces the origins & evo lution of films with gay and lesbian characters and themes - from the thirties, when they were few and far between, to t heir present proliferation. It offers a startling review of more than 100 films. '

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Homosexuality on the screen used to shock the media and public, but now gay and lesbian themes are being tackled in box office hits like "Basic Instinct". This book traces the origins and evolution of films with homosexual characters and themes from the 1930s to the present. -WorldCat abstract

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