MGM Stories Part 5: William Haines and Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Marriage
MGM Stories Part 5: William Haines and Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Marriage
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The rare silent star who made a relatively smooth transition to sound films, William “Billy” Haines was one of the top box office stars of the late 1920s-early 1930s. Beginning in 1926, Haines started living with Jimmie Shields, and the…