Burt Lancaster's Good Looks Hid Darkness 

Regardless of his personal issues he was one of the most talented and dynamic actors ever to come out of hollywood !

Burt got to return to Circus when his company filmed TRAPEZE (1956). This is the best circus picture--I know, as I'm circus. My friend Fay Alexander did the flying for Tony Curtis, and said this: "Tony flitted around playing the movie star, but Burt talked to us like old friends. He was still a circus man, and kept all dialogue and atmosphere correct." The story had the young flyer learning the frabled triple somersault, which Fay actually did on camera. Burt later wrote to Alexander, saying they could not have made the picture without him.

Lancaster's personal life was his business. That's why it's called personal. He gave the world so much enjoyment.

I think his best movie was "Come back little Sheba" with Shirley Booth.

He was a bisexual man who did marry and have two children which was hidden in the past unlike today. It seems that those wild parties which were filmed were encouraged by the studio heads to possibly keep their stars in line. If they became difficult these indiscretions were used against them. Seems like these situations have been in use for a very long time.

Shelly Winters said that Lancaster told her he and his wife were broken up, not sleeping together. Then the wife popped up pregnant and Winters knew he had been lying to her. That is why she ended it.

Hoover himself was light in the loafers..

Wow, we find out that Burt Lancaster was human and not a perfect robot. Imagine that. J Edgar Hoover, of course, was absolutely perfect and what he said was the absolute truth.

Elmer Gantry was his VERY BEST role.

Every time I hear Hoover's name come up, my stomach turns.

This fella is a legend of an actor, a great guy Rest In Peace 😊😊😊😊!

Not only do the dead not tell any tales, they cannot defend themselves if the living are lying about their alleged indiscretions!.

He hid his Bisexuality because it was Illegal to be in a same sex relationship and a death sentence to his career. He was married 3 times and had 5 children, 3 daughters and 2 sons. His children acknowledged that Burt had many affairs, with both males and females. And Debra Kerr was well known for sleeping with her male costars on both sides of the pond. Hoover was a fine one to be judgemental when he hid his orientation behind his cross dressing.

His movie “The Swimmer” or whatever it was called was one of the weirdest, most disturbing movies I’ve ever seen. I’ve been trying to figure it out ever since. Whoever wrote it must have had quite a strange side to them.

Lancaster in "The Leopard" based on the Italian novel "Il Leopardo" is a great showcase for his talent at an older age.

1 has to wonder about the FBI director at that time his Lifestyle

To me his greatest performance was with Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, and David Niven in _Table for One._

Could you do an episode about Claudine Longet? Her singing voice, stage presence and tragic story are fascinating and haunting to me. I don't think very many people remember her or knowwho she is.

I feel like my first grade teacher is reading to the class.

Seems like no one can let the deceased rest in peace any more.They have to dig up dirt.

J Edgar Hoover was one of the most demented leaders in law enforcement.

Hoover would have attacked Robin Hood too , " Rob the rich give to the poor" . Such theme of movies of that nature was under the eyes of FBI. Many stars like Lee Grant, Zero Mostel etc..were black listed, even if you attend a union orientation meeting between casts , production crew , and directors was being monitored by the FBI . I remember movie The Manchurian candidate , the first one , everyone on the set was looking over their shoulders. Am I safe from being blacklisted?

The man was a LEGEND...enough said...

LOCAL HERO IS A GREAT FILM FROM HIM!

One of my favorite actors. He was a natural. I read Shelley Winters book, was so interesting, couldn’t put it down. She was obsessed with him. “Valdez is Coming “ was one of my favorites. I believe he was just friendly with everyone. Don’t believe he was gay.

Oh my gosh, I love Burt Lancaster. He was so gorgeous. Don't forget to mention The Bird Man of Alcatraz. Great movie.

Anohter brilliant video. I'm becoming addicted to your channel.

The fact that Lancaster was “the only male after” to go to Rock Hudson’s funeral is beyond sad.

Lancaster and Kirk Douglas were funny in the 1986 movie “Tough Guys”. They played career criminals, just released after a 30 year stretch, who find it difficult to re-adjust to society and avoid crime.While that is a serious subject, the movie was lighthearted and played for laughs. Good escapist fare.

Montgomery and Burt were powerful performers both loved by their timeless characters in their film gallery Forever artefacts of a special time in film.

Hoover was gay too. 19:17

Great video,thank you 👍

Great presentation.

Even though l enjoyed this the title is a bit of clickbait. It's not like he was a Soviet spy or may have been involved in a murder (sorry Kirk) the horrible dark secret was that he may have been bisexual? Like he's the only actor ever suspected of that. Like most people l could care less. Even into his senior years he made some great movies. Thanks Burt

" Kill the baby, because it might impede my career". Ladies and gentleman, the morality of Hollywood. And it became the morality of the land.

He had a tremendous magnetism about him and he took it into all his acting roles he could make me cry at the drop of a hat a great actor rip mr lancaster❤🎉

So what was the darkness.

His personal life was just that. He was a great actor, a great ass to women, and not a communist. These are my personal thoughts on some of the things in the video but iI did enjoy learning his background a bit more. Thank you for sharing

Really apparently you don’t know about the government, the man made a movie that showed how the government planned and the covered up the assassination of JFK

Burt was the only male star at Rock Hudson's funeral, chapeau. This and his civil rights activities says more about him as a person than any seedy FBI innuendo.

"The Birdman of Alcatraz" I read the book he didn't miss a thing.

Burt Lancaster has been my favorite actor since I was a child and saw him in The Birdman of Alcatraz. His personal life had nothing to do with his exceptional performances.

Some of the shots supposedly of Shelley Winters are of Shirley Jones

Love burt Lancaster. Now days you can read tabloids about the actors. A lot of them are gay and the women are made of plastic, which looks unnatural. Burt was a damn good actor. Loved watching him in from here to eternity.

Just as always, with everyone...it is all none of anyone else's d#$ned business.

Greatest picture Seven Days in May🎉

I'm sorry you didn't mention Lancaster's work in Europe, where he was the main character in Luchino Visconti's film "Il gattopardo", in which he co-starred with Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon and Paolo Stoppa. Or "Novecento", directed by Bertolucci. Great movies.

Hoover was an odd man. The 1950's and 60's were very challenging for many people, and a lot of it comes down to Hoover and the CIA. I have it on good word, that Hoover himself liked to visit the 'Swish Alps' once in a while. He was likely very envious that he couldn't join Lancaster, Hudson and others in some of their escapades and parties. Just one of those odd facts here in the US.

His private should be his PRIVATE LIFE!! Leave him alone!

Im sure he was watching Burty, Hoover was a twinkle toes himself!😂

why the obsessive repeating of his name?..wierd

13:27 that’s one hell of a party.

Man! Wasn't Hoover Gay, Himself??!!

He was great, ❤

I saw "Atlantic City" when I was about 17. I'm sure I knew Burt Lancaster from films I had seen on TV, and I'm pretty sure "Elmer Gantry" was one. I really liked "Local Hero" too which was released in the early 1980s a few years later. I did see a lot of his best roles until many years later, but I have respect for him as an actor. Don't really care about his personal life, but I guess speculation about movie stars comes with the territory.

💯💖👋👋👍👍!! YEP! MY FAVOURITE HOLLYWOOD STAR. SEEN MANY MOVIES OF HIS . R.I.P. TO MR. BURT LANCASTER . " TRAPEZE" WAS MY FAVOURITE !! MY FAMILY TOOK ME TO THE MOVIE ( 1950's). I THOUGHT HE WAS SOOO! HANDSOME GORGEOUS MAN. HOWEVER, PRIVATE LIVES OF STARS IN THE ENTERAINTMENT WORLD WOULD BE NEFARIOUS INDEED!! THATS LIFE!!! FROM , U.K. (2024).

GREAT ACTOR. .

You mentioned that Burt had a stroke in 1980. I'm pretty sure that you meant to say 1990. This was a good video. I love it when channels align with those who have 'evocative' details in their lives and openly acknowledge the lives of hidden 'love.' Someone's personal life is their own and what they decide makes them happy should be respected without judgment

So sad that some people couldn’t be their true selves 😢 took a long time to change

Waar is de darkness😂ik hou van die man😊

In the Kentukian running across the swamp to save his son was legendary not many like Burt these days

Sorry you left out his marvellous cameo role in 1983’s ‘Local Hero’?

Well, Burt...nuce comment about the film, Marty. Actually, this is an i credible film, and Borgnones acting chops are tops.

He Lancaster, brought us so much amazing entertainment from his movies he was in fact, a great actor, in a class by himself hoover, and the first, Cia, govt etc. Had no business in his life he was a great humanitarian and always fought for individuals rights he was no hypocrite, and believed he had the right to live his life as he chose he was, no doubt, one of the greatest actors of his time, and a very humble and good human being his ability to emote on screen, was what made him such a great actor in his more dramatic roles, he always made me cry no doubt, a great actor rip mr lancaster❤

I would like to imagine BL and Shirley Jones having an affair, but Shirley was probably faithful to her hubbie Jack Cassidy. Lancaster and Jones were white hot in "Elmer Gantry." Jones won an Oscar for her performance.

great legend of an actor! his personal life? that was his business, iv'e no interest in the latter.

How very very sad a person has to lie about who they truly are...Shame on society....

It is rather shocking for me to think he had sexual affairs with men, then again I'm making that judgment based on his roles as an actor. Obviously I didn't know Burt Lancaster at all.

Error in listing the year of his stroke. You say it was 1980. And also maybe Hoover wanted him as his boy toy. LOL. RIP Burt. We still love your movies today.

The narrator sounds ok to me.

Really tired of the fad of people claiming everyone in Hollywood was gay or bi. Get. A. Life.

I could see Burt and Rock together as a couple.

Me to ...the swimmer 🏊‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️...

I wouldn't give up my successful career with something I love for ONE finger. Maybe my hand, but not for a finger I'm not judging his choice, it's HIS finger and HIS career, I'm just confused on why the narrator said it was such an obvious choice

What abou5 Local Hero ?

I seriously hope that rumors, stories and allegations about Burt's so-called bisexuality are unfounded. In this day and age where nearly everyone like to flit around and suggest they are gay because it's now chic to be so, it would ruin his image for many of his fans, myself included. We will never know the truth because the only man that CAN provide the truth is unable.

I WISH A CLIP WITH THE ACTOR VOICE WOULD BE PUT IN AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR VIDEOS !!!!!!!!!!!!++!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vera Cruz. Talk about signposting it.

I would really not know about their sexuality, ACTUALLY !

Am I the only one who noticed the inconsistencies in the timeline, ie. he somehow died in 1984 AND 1994?! Pretty sloppy work by the narrator/editor/scriptwriter 🙄

First lines of the video is Lancaster seem too good to be true. Hate to break it to your sister, but no one‘s perfect. As a matter of fact, the dirtbag Hoover that had files on both Lancaster and others himself had things that he wanted to hide away from the world. Hoover also persecuted people whether there was evidence of them doing wrong or not. And even if they were in the communist party, there was no legal or moral reason for them to be persecuted. America is supposed to be the land of the free where you don’t hide from your government and fear retribution for having your own opinion. It’s all included in the first amendment. Freedom of assembly freedom of speech freedom from reprisals freedom of religion and freedom of the press. I don’t care what your sexuality is it doesn’t matter, nor should it. However, I do find it ironic that Hoover was rumoured to be cross dresser, I’m not saying that to insult cross dressers I’m merely pointing that out because it makes him a hypocrite.

Big deal. Old news. Theres nude photo of him too.

The more I watch these mini biographies, the more I realize Hollywood truly IS Hollyweird. Yeah, yeah, yeah...........Burt Lancaster was notoriously bisexual. It is actually common knowledge. But, that's between him and God now.

Click bait bs, I love him always have always will I don’t care for your 2024 bs against a Great Actor 😊

It is rather sad to hear those things about Bert Lancaster, and sadder still that you felt the need to disclose those things that you did. Is it not enough to tell us Bert Lancaster participated in the March on Washington, D.C. without speculating on the possibility of his homosexuality? Was it necessary to go there? I am a straight white male and yet I still find it rarher sinister to refer to his private life as "darkness" which is very negative and really none of anyone's damn business and if you believe it was necessary to reveal this about him, I wonder why.

Good company?

never liked him

Without the Hollywood soft lighting and makeup, his face was quite spotty, which is clear in any close-up shot.

You seem to have a very high bar for a person's personal perfection, how about your own?

I always thought he was a meth head. Way too much energy

nothing dark here. decent enough biography, nice to hear a real voice (not a bot), that is pleasant to listen to and pronounces & enunciates well. too bad that it seemed necessary to use the clickbait technique in the title. guessing it's something that youtube forces upon the producers if they want to 'keep' their channels. sigh

The voice 🤢 Every now and then I feel like I am listening to early development kids TV.

Who cares about it, he is dead 💀. Old news about his private life. 😢

Funny how the standards for what we call good-looking change over the decades. I think Lancaster had pretty eyes, but his chin looked like it could stop a Mack truck. Off topic, but only made it through 15 minutes of this episode because of the monotonous background music.

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What absolute nonsense about having to prove yourself as an actor before becoming a producer. Get your facts straight before making your videos.

Most actors were gay in those days ..... 8:15

J.E. Hoover was pure American Poison. Lancaster was always a brilliant Anomaly. 🌿🪖🇺🇸🪖🌿

Tittilating though it may sound, it's actually really prurient. WGAF.... he was the best at what he did, a true great, an icon, and he's a drop dead gorgeous human being, the perfect example, whatever sex or sexual preference you may have, it don't matter, the man was just fanfuckingtastic. Burt Lancaster it don't get any better, his name alone is a superlative

I can't stand videos about people when they are dead. We have that much 💩 being thrown around today and knuckleheads want to bring up the past when they weren't there to witness it. Hoover was gay himself the damn hipocrite & kept files on everyone to protect the FBI & of course himself. Whoever has not sinned go ahead and throw the 1st stone or 💩 if you prefer. How about putting up videos that bring us together.