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      • Horton originally went under his given name, Edward Horton. His father persuaded him to adopt his full name professionally, reasoning that there might be other actors named Edward Horton, but only one named Edward Everett Horton.
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  2. Dec 30, 2001 · The “obvious” gayness of Edward Everett Horton, Franklin Pangborn is one thing. The turban-and-make-up-besotted Vincente Minnelli--who had alliances with women other than Judy Garland--is ...

  3. Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons.

  4. Sep 18, 2017 · The Tales—retelling classic yarns with quirky twists—involved Edward Everett Horton’s deft narration, with lots of wordplay and double entendres. He came off so unapologetically gay—and it was just his voice! But this was nothing new; Horton was playing coded gay men back in the days of Fred and Ginger musicals and screwball comedies.

  5. Leading man Edward Everett Horton was well known to be homosexual, and Franklin Pangborn, whose name would forever be linked with Horton's in their later movie careers, also top-lined Majestic shows. Borth Horton and Pangborn began appearing infrequently in movies in the 1920s.

  6. Feb 27, 2015 · One actor who often appeared in such roles was Edward Everett Horton, who was gay in real life and partnered with fellow actor Gavin Gordon; despite the effeminate demeanor of his characters,...

  7. Actor Edward Everett Horton, born on Mar 18, 1886 and died on Sep 29, 1970 starred in The Gay Divorcee, Shall We Dance, Top Hat, Arsenic and Old Lace, Lost Horizon, Trouble in Paradise, Pocketful of Miracles, The Front Page, The Merry Widow (1934), Thank Your Lucky Stars

  8. Amongst his early movie successes were a number of the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers RKO musicals including 'The Gay Divorcee' in 1934, 'Top Hat' the following year and 'Shall We Dance' in 1937.