#liberace

Adam West’s Batman series is known for its campy style. But just how campy was it? At least nine of its Guest Stars playing the series’ villains knew first hand as they were closeted LGBT. Until the last few decades, if an actor was outed in public, their careers would end. So most of these actors never came out to their fans. Some were known to be LGBTQ by their friends or families, and stories about them still linger.

In the next few days I will post about Batman’s Campiest Gay Villains.

CESAR ROMERO - THE JOKER

VICTOR BUONO - KING TUT

VINCENT PRICE - EGG HEAD

RODDY MCDOWALL - BOOKWORM

TALLULAH BANKHEAD - BLACK WIDOW

LIBERACE - CHANTAL

MAURICE EVANS - THE PUZZLER

LESLIE GORE - PUSSYCAT

VAN JOHNSON - THE ARCHER

Jon Hamm: I've worn everything on this show, from nothing to a rug wrapped around me to a beautiful bespoke suit.

Kate Carin (Costume Designer): When we see him at the bookshop for the ball, we thought it would be hilarious that Aziraphale had asked him to get really dressed up for it. So we did a bit of a homage to Liberace. So he's got a powder blue dinner suit that's encrusted with rhinestones. And then Douglas asked if we could do some sort of coat to go on top of it for one of the scenes when he leaves. So, of course, we didn't do just a coat. We did a huge ostrich feather coat, which we made from scratch.The girls did all the ombre on the feathers so it matches the dinner suit, gets lighter and lighter blue as it comes to the top, and then he's kind of surrounded by this halo of white feathers.

Sarah-Kate Fenelon (Producer): There is a shot when he emerges from the bookshop to meet all of the demons and say, like, I am who you're looking for, where he looks a little bit like an angel. And the silhouette of him kind of emerging in the light is very epic and is then just completely undercut by sort of, move out of the way. (video)

PLEASE tell me I’m not the first person to make this joke.

Vote for the artist you think is the cuntiest of all (or of the two.)

Liberace (1919-1987) solo Songs: "Stardust," "As Time Goes By" Propaganda: "The jewels, the capes, the candelabras. The ultimate diva"

Marc Bolan (1947-1977) T. Rex - vocals and guitar; John's Children - guitar Songs: "Bang a Gong (Get It On,)" "Spaceball Ricochet" Propaganda: "Honestly he shouldn't need any explanation, just an absolute glam rock and style icon. He's one of the legends of the seventies who lived too hard and died too young but inspired so many artists and icons of pop culture in that time."