It Takes a Thief
1968
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Aug 8, 2021 · However, the iconic actor had to say those lies because of the fear that he would lose his role as Perry Mason and his whole career if people found out he was gay and had a male lover. Starr confronted every one of the actor's claims and destroyed them.
Jan 3, 2022 · Burr had some experience with marriage in the early years of his life as a star, even though he was gay. In January 1948, he married Actress Isabella Ward. They first met five years earlier at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was a teacher, and she was a student, two years his junior.
Jun 12, 2020 · Benevides and his partner Burr never got married, but they were proud of their relationship and representation of the gay community in the traditional society. Surprisingly, Robert’s late lover used to be married to fellow actress Isabella Ward for around four-five years before getting a divorce in 1952.
Jun 22, 2020 · There’s the truth: Burr was, in fact, legally married to approximately one woman. He married Isabella Ward, an actress, in January 1948. The two met five years earlier at the Pasadena...
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor who had a lengthy Hollywood film career and portrayed the title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside.
Apr 9, 2020 · In the 1950s he was “romantically linked” with rising starlet Natalie Wood. They were genuinely fond of each other but sparks never flew. Burr met his life companion, onetime actor Robert Benevides, in 1957 on the “Perry Mason” set. They were together through Burr’s death.
Jun 25, 2020 · Without the protections of marriage, Burr had left everything to Benevides in his will. But two of his brother’s children claimed that Benevides had “undue influence” on Burr in later years.
