In the episode "Joan Crawford Didn't Say No," Mrs. Bronson says to a customer leaving her office (and I'm paraphrasing a bit, because I was laughing), "What do you need with Tab Hunter, Rock Hudson is a better choice." The fact that both actors were closeted homosexuals at the time made me wonder if the writer was being funnier than the audience would have known in 1963.
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Are you missing the point of my question purposely? I asked if anyone thought the writer was making an "inside Television/Hollywood joke" about the two actors and you decide to respond with hate?
shareSorry, my response was not intended at all as hateful. It included a Yiddish euphemism for homosexuals which Mrs. Bronson would have used, in fact, my own grandmother used it and she was the nicest, kindest person who ever lived.
shareAs far as I know, Rock Hudson's homosexuality was fairly common knowledge in the industry. But knowledge about Hunter apparently got no further than rumors.
I suspect the writer knew exactly what he was writing.
When it comes to unfamiliar words -- shall I explain "gunsel"?