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Designer William “Billy” Haines (1900-1973) was a classic renaissance man. Beginning his career as an actor in the early days of Hollywood, Haines with his boy-next-door good looks, starred in many films both silent and sound, becoming the number-one box office star of 1930. After leaving the film industry in 1936, he opened an antique ...
15 de mar. de 2024 · William Haines (Image: Hulton Archive) Now, let’s talk about the real showstopper of this silent actor’s stardom. William’s unapologetic openness about his sexuality during an era that preferred Hollywood stars to keep their private lives, well, private. If Lady Gaga had a time machine, she’d be high-fiving Haines for his DGAF attitude.
3 de oct. de 2018 · Oct 3, 2018. Hollywood, 1933. Louis B Mayer, the co-founder of MGM studios and a giant of the industry, calls celebrated star William ‘Billy’ Haines into his office. Soon after this meeting, Haines’ acting career is over. Haines was a hugely successful leading man in the silent era but, with the advent of sound in 1927, many actors lost ...
24 de jun. de 2023 · Forgotten Hollywood: William Haines. June 24, 2023. —. Meher Tatna. In 1930, when 90% of the population was going to the movies every week, William Haines was the biggest box office star in Hollywood. By 1927, he was only one of seven MGM stars to have his name above the title in his movies. Three years later, after he had made more than 50 ...
William Haines, född 2 januari 1900, död 16 december 1973, amerikansk skådespelare som var framgångsrik under stumfilmseran. Han har en stjärna på Hollywood Walk of Fame. Han var öppet homosexuell och levde med Jimmy Shields från 1926 till sin död. [1]
Charles William "Billy" Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American film actor and interior designer. A star of the silent era, Haines' career was cut short in the Thirties as a result of his refusal to deny his homosexuality. Haines was probably born on January 2, 1900, the third child of George Adam Haines, a cigar maker, and Laura Virginia Haines (née Matthews). Two ...
--William Haines, quoted in newspaper interview from the late 1920s. Biography. An energetic male lead of the late silent and early talkie era, and one of MGM's most bankable stars, actor William Haines used his boy-next-door looks and charm to play young collegiates or military recruits in a number of successful pictures.
