Robert conrad bisexual
How Robert Conrad met Nick Adams
Nick the "hustler"
Later published speculation Adams' sexuality
Decades later, Adams' highly publicized being and death at a young age, his friendships with cultural icons such as James Dean and Elvis Presley, and his reported drug consumption made his private life the subject of many reports and assertions by some writers who have claimed Adams may have been gay or bisexual. One of the earliest published mentions on this overall topic was made by gossip columnist Rona Barrett in her autobiography, in which she made no assertion Adams was queer or bisexual, but claimed Adams had told her, along with a "whole roomful of people — that he wasn't making it, because no one in Hollywood's upper stratosphere would accept his wife." Barrett wrote, "This was untrue. She was one of the most refreshing wives in the entire community", and went on to say Adams "had become the companion to a group of salacious homosexuals" who flattered the actor, which affected his judgment and caused him to blame Carol.[33] Hollywood biographer Lawrence J. Quirk claimed
We're used to thinking of Robert Conrad as a two-fisted action hero, but he originally wanted to be a singer. During the late s and early s, the former professional boxer released a number of teen idol-style crooner records, but the market was overcrowded with Paul Anka, Fabian, Elvis, Frankie Avalon, Pat Boone, and nearly everyone else who could hold a tune.
Bob's records didn't barter, not even with the color shots of his impressive physique.
In , Bob landed a role as Tom Lopaka, the half-Hawaiian partner of detective Tracey Steele (Anthony Eisley) on Hawaiian Eye. Many of the cases took place on the beach, allowing Bob to strip down to a swimsuit or short-cut jeans. The buddy-bonding was intense, and there weren't a huge number of episodes in which Tom meets a girl.
When Hawaiian Eye ended in , Bob's singing career was forgotten; after starring against type in the beach movie Palm Springs Weekend (), he moved almost into the program that Boomers remember fondly: Wild Unrestrained West (), a combination of the classic Western with the s s
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did I get it once I saw it. That show is a ton of campy queer playfulness though, I encourage every younger homosexual go find it and watch it. I know we've got some fans here at MNPP -- what are your fave Robert Conrad moments? And click through our archivesfor plenty more.
That the show's barely disguised erotic aspects aroused many same-sex attracted men (mostly teenagers at the time) is self-evident in any of the show's episodes. It also brought forth several memories of my first published compact story, and how my control meager PR skills at the time seem fairly quaint.
In The Wild Wild West, which premiered in , Conrad played James T. West, a James Bond-like agent who used innovative tactics and futuristic gadgets (steampunk before there was such a thing, and futuristic for the s) to battle bizarre villains.
As a youngster in grade school, the homoerotic aspects perhaps eluded me. I do recall owning a denim vest that made me feel cool like James West, and, imitating one of West's many gadgets, I even tried to insert a penknife in one of my shoes. That didn't turn out well.
What did turn out well, in my vague memory, was