Was hurd hatfield gay

He is best known for having played characters of handsome, narcissistic young men, most notably Dorian Gray in the film The Picture of Dorian Gray He was educated at Columbia University, then moved to London, England where he studied drama and began acting in theatre. In Yul Brynner traveled to the U. Both men were enrolled at the Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and many of their classmates have since confirmed the affair.

This notion of Dorian being delicate, even precious, may be what Lewin was trying to portray when he cast Hatfield in the title role of the film. Even though an argument can be made that Hatfield was a valid choice as Dorian Gray, it still seems slightly bizarre even reckless that a relative unknown actor who had made just one film prior to this was given the title role in a film which was such a massive undertaking for MGM. Interestingly, the advertising posters for the film contain artistic impressions rather than photographs from the film, and make Hatfield appear considerably more conventionally handsome than he actually was. The film was both a blessing and a curse for Hatfield in his subsequent career.

This is an update of a controversial post from Be sure to read the shit storm of four dozen reader comments at the end. Bisexual Russian-born actor Yul Brynner began his career playing guitar and singing gypsy songs among Russian immigrants in Parisian nightclubs. His fluency in Russian and French enabled him to build up a following with the Czarist expatriates in Paris.

What ever happened to Hurd Hatfield? Member since October Can someone please tell me what happened to Hurd Hatfield? Obviously he never became a star, but did he continue an acting career or what?