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Nov 10, 2011 · In one of the climactic moments of the new film J. Edgar, a thirtysomething J. Edgar Hoover reveals his plans to take a wife. The scene unfolds in a New York hotel suite, where Hoover...
Clyde Anderson Tolson (May 22, 1900 – April 14, 1975) was the second-ranking official of the FBI from 1930 until 1972, from 1947 titled Associate Director, primarily responsible for personnel and discipline. He was the protégé and long-time top deputy of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
J. Edgar Hoover died at his home on the night of May 1-2, 1972; his body was discovered the next morning by his chauffeur. Within minutes, his longtime companion, Clyde Tolson, was informed of the FBI director’s death, and the order to destroy his personal files was received by Helen Gandy, his personal secretary for over 54 years.
Nov 14, 2011 · The new film J. Edgar takes the well-known relationship between long-time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo diCaprio) and his long-time FBI number-two Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer) and develops it into a major theme. What do we actually know about it?
Nov 6, 2011 · Hoover’s intimate friendship with his deputy, Clyde Tolson, has been the subject of speculation for decades — Hoover died in 1972, Tolson three years later — but this is the...
The historians John Stuart Cox and Athan G. Theoharis speculated that Clyde Tolson, who became an assistant director to Hoover in his mid 40s and became his primary heir, had a sexual relationship with Hoover until the latter's death.
Feb 24, 2012 · Black's biopic examines the most closely guarded parts of Hoover's life, including the questions of his sexuality and of his close relationship with Associate FBI Director Clyde Tolson,...
Jun 18, 2010 · Ironically, rumors that Hoover himself was a closeted homosexual–and had a sexual relationship with his close friend and right-hand man at the FBI, Clyde Tolson–had swirled since the 1930s.
Apr 15, 1975 · Clyde A. Tolson, former associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and, for more than 30 years the closest friend and associate of its director, J. Edgar Hoover, died yesterday...
Oct 19, 2022 · J. Edgar Hoover & Clyde Tolson : investigating the sexual secrets of America's most famous men and women. Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972, Tolson, Clyde, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Biography, Government executives -- United States -- Biography.
