Sexual orientation I came to this entry with no pre conceived notions about Burr s sexuality I think it s quite clear that he was homosexual and I find no evidence to suggest otherwise The fact that the first news of this was developed as a scandal story is distasteful but doesn t change the fact I ve tried to re write much of the article to avoid the scandal sheet Hollywood bio tone and I hope to continue to work at that though I m not really a devotee of Hollywood bios Burr s relationship with Benevides is well documented and Burr left RB his estate They lived together for 30 years Other sources like Picerni and people quoted in Finstad s book on Natalie Wood corroborate the assessment of Burr as fundamentally gay in the 1950s