Absolutely. Hitchcock had an incredible talent for casting the right actors for his films. Anthony Perkins' performance in "Psycho" was nothing short of iconic.
@@nikki9125 Yes he certainly felt rejected but I wouldn't go so far to say he tortured them. Hitchcock certainly didn't treat them respectfully or kindly. I guess one needs to remember that he was an eccentric and sexually repressed man...at least his "female stars" got recognition and possibly a better salary.
Now this is how to tell a concise and sympathetic life story. No click-baity sensationalism nor grainy photographs with extra dust and added scratches just a well-told tale with some appropriate shots from his whole interesting life . A shame he never again attained the acclaim of his role in "Psycho"
He was a great actor but he was never going to Eclipse being Norman Bates in psycho because he was just so damn good. He should have won for best actor at the Oscars. But the truth is? Hollywood is a small community. The studios found out both Rock Hudson and Tab were gay and needless to say? They were NOT happy. So Eddie “the bulldog” Mannix studio head at Warner Brothers (who was also portrayed by Bob Hoskins in the movie “Hollywoodland”) sat them down and said “we can’t have two closeted men at the studio” And because Rock was the more successful bigger box office draw, they more or less blacklisted poor Tab in Hollywood after that. My point is where there is smoke? There is 🔥. And Tony got caught up in all of that because he and Tab were so close. Tab really was the love of his life. Unfortunately for them the timing was awful. If they were alive today I really believe they would have gotten married instead of he and Berry. And Berry had to know he was gay but idk….denial is a powerful thing.
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Fascinating account, sensitively done. Thanks for not trying to fish us in with misleading titles or exaggerated details, and for using a real voice. Insightful, well written, and the photo timeline actually matched the dialogue :) well done. I've always been a Tony Perkins fan, thanks for this
It's a shame that he and Hunter weren't allowed to be themselves and be a couple. I love how he went on to marry and have sons anyway, proving that life can go on even after one's heart is broken.
Tony had a WILD personal life in his youth: Rock Hudson, James Dean, Tab Hunter, Monty Clift. poss. Brando, not to mention numerous vice squad arrests hidden by the studios...TP was completely unbothered!
It not too surprising these that actors don't live up to the glitter and glamour in real life and have far worse troubles than they have in the roles they play. Its really sad. 😢
this was awesome and you read with objective compassion (if that's a thing) and I like it. Also there were tidbits i never heard of before in other docs about him. so kudos on that! and all in 20 minutes. thats like the sweet spot for my attention span. I need to join, I really do enjoy your vids and the consistency of the format and tone and storytelling.. 👍🏼
Sad that being gay was a “ruinous secret” at that time. Someone secretly testing his blood is disgusting. His early life seems to have informed his role in Psycho. No wonder his portrayal was infused with chilling excellence. I’m glad that he had a good marriage and happy family. You did a particularly great job on this one.
So handsome, he was not defined by his sexuality 🙏🏻 I didnt realise he had had a happy marriage with children. Their choice. Privacy is also a dignified choice! Salacious stories are repugnant and people who leak confidential information - shame.
Well, Tony was bi-sexual and died of AIDS! His late wife, Berry Berenson, a photographer and fashion model, was my age and they both summered in Wellfleet, Cape Cod near where I lived and summered. Both died tragic deaths, he from AIDS and she died tragically on Flight 11 out of Boston on 9/11 , one of the planes that crashed into the WTC in NYC! She was on her way home to LA to her two sons! Both of them lost their two parents in horrible ways! May they both rest in peace~ I remember Tony when Hitchcock's "Psycho" first came out in the early 1960s, terrifying movie, esp the famous shower scene! So many were afraid to take showers after that it was that traumatic a scene!
yeah, what happened to Barry was just awful. Unspeakable really. 💔…. The truth is is that Tony was gay not bisexual… But that doesn’t mean him and Barry didn’t love each other… She wasn’t just a beard like rock Hudson’s girlfriends but sadly yes, one of his boyfriends gave him the virus… very stuck with him and took care of him when he was dying ❤
@@ValleyoftheRogue no, hun. He was gay. A lot of gay men from that time, especially married women. in Tony ‘s case Tab Hunter was his real, true love, but they couldn’t be together because of their careers. I don’t doubt Tony loved Barry Berenson (his wife) in his own way but in his book he flat out says he’s not attracted to women. He had to dodge women right and left in his youth because he was a good looking guy! But he said it was constant anxiety, having to keep a secret. But also having to keep it from women and having to sneak around with Tab. so he went to his psychiatrist, and the psychiatrist was the one who told him he should get married to a woman and put his past behind him… And Barry already had a crush on him so there you go. it’s a lot like Freddie Mercury . He had that girlfriend for a long time, and he left everything to her in his will…. But they had been broken up for a long time at the time of his death, because in the 80s, he started freely and openly dating men. But he was 100% gay too.
He sings a song from Greenwillow called Summertime Love (available on RU-vid - please listen to it) that never fails to move me to tears. His voice is expressive and intuitively musical, and it's as if he is speaking to you (and ONLY you), which is extremely hard to do.
Psycho was the first thriller of it’s type to be shown on television. I was young and loved scary movies, my mother hated them. My Dad and I watched Psycho together, while my mom shut herself into their bedroom. Later, my Dad took her to the movies to see it. She didn’t take a shower for months. One day she decided to shower instead of taking a bath. My Dad was in training camp for the Chargers at the time. Usually he only came home on weekends. This night he came home to surprise us. Learning my Mom was in the shower he took a butcher knives and opened the shower door meaning to tease her; she passed out cold. Perkins was a wonderful actor.
He lived the role of Psycho. He was miscast in Westerns. He was too effeminate and milque-toast looking. He was better cast as weirdos in movies where he saw his greatest success.
I wonder if his feelings towards women was because of feelings stirred by his own mother that were disturbing, coupled by his guilt that his inner wish might have killed his father.
@@ninaharper6282 Interesting tidbit: He always claimed that he was too shy to approach wmn, until Victoria Principal made a "man" of him in the early 70s
I Thought Anthony was a great actor and i loved him in (PSYCHO) .REST IN PEACE ANTHONY .I HOPE YOUR AT PEACE AND GODBLESS YOU AMEN🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💐💐🌿🍃
Their relationship sure confused me. Interestingly enough in her interviews Berry came across as being excessively tom-boyish almost Annie Oakley like. Together they made quite A fascinating couple. Their boys were so cute during interviews. Wild and uninhibited and wrestling during one family interview and neither parent even attempted to settle them down. I had mixed feeling wanting to see a bit of parental discipline then remembering I had yearned for some freedom myself as a child. Tony and Berry were just so comfortable with each other and showed their boys such natural affection that it warmed my heart. Clearly it was no act for the cameras too.
He had his unforgettable moment tidying up his Mother's Motel.. Hichtcock made the perfect choice for Norman Bates. Pity he wasn't able to enjoy his sexual orientation in the open and dying so young. Great actor, anyway 👍
