Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star
William Haines was one of MGM's biggest stars in the late 1920s, playing cocky but sympathetic wise guys in movies such asBrown of Harvard. He was as self-assured in real life: dropped by the studio in 1933 because he refused to hide his homosexuality, Haines  became a successful interior decorator. Journalist William J. Mann perceptively links Haines's story to shifting attitudes in the movie industry, the gay community, and America as a whole. He also paints a tender portrait of the actor's love for Jimmie Shields, his companion from 1926 until Haines's death in 1973.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.