Dispatch from The QuOD: Trick or Treat

There's nothing ambiguous about it:
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

Joseph Corella

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His stage appearances in All Shook Up and Grease.

Know more:
- Official site
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- Movie Dearest interview
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Tony Buff

Known as: American pornographic actor and director.

Known for:
- His performances as a Titan Media exclusive, specializing in BDSM movies.

Know more:
- Official site (NSFW)
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Shop for Tony Buff movies and more at TLA.

Cecil Beaton

Known as: English photographer, costume designer and set designer.

Known for:
- His fashion and portrait photography; his Oscar and Tony Award winning costumes for My Fair Lady.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Richard Berkowitz

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- Early advocate of safe sex in response to the AIDS crisis; subject of the documentary Sex Positive.

Know more:
- Official blog
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Movie Dearest review of Sex Positive
- Official Facebook page

Tim Bagley

Known as: American actor and comedian.

Known for:
- His performances as Larry on Will & Grace and Harold Krenshaw on Monk.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Will & Grace

Ben Andrews

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies as a Lucas Entertainment exclusive.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

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Jean Acker

Known as: American actress.

Known for:
- Her film career dating from the silent era through the 1950s; first wife of screen legend Rudolph Valentino.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

James Zinkand

Known as: American reality TV personality and pornographic actor.

Known for:
- US Big Brother 9 housemate who previously appeared in gay porn videos.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Zihan Loo

Known as: Singaporean actor, director and writer.

Known for:
- His controversial first feature Solos.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Anton Walbrook

Known as: Austrian actor.

Known for:
- His performances in such films as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes and La Ronde.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Michelle Wolff

Known as: American actress.

Known for:
- Her performances of Lou in Mango Kiss and Brit on Dante's Cove.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official YouTube channel

Jake Walden

Known as: American singer, songwriter and musician.

Known for:
- His recording career as a folk rock artist.

Know more:
- Official site
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Phill Wilson

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- Founder of the Black AIDS Institute.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Mark Weigle

Known as: American singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- His award winning recording career as a country/folk artist.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Klaus Wowereit

Known as: German politician.

Known for:
- Mayor of Berlin since 2001; coined the now famous German phrase "Ich bin schwul, und das ist auch gut so" ("I am gay, and that’s a good thing").

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Chet Welch

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the sixteenth season of Survivor.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Survivor: Micronesia
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Survivor

Anne Will

Known as: German journalist and TV host.

Known for:
- Former anchorwoman of Germany's most popular evening news show Tagesthemen; current host of her own political talk show.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Simmie Williams

Known as: American hate crime victim.

Known for:
- Shot and killed at age 17 on February 22, 2008, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, after an exchange of words with a group of men.

Know more:
- LGBT Hate Crimes Project page

Max Wolf Valerio

Known as: American writer and actor.

Known for:
- His memoir The Testosterone Files, which details his experiences as a female-to-male transsexual.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Louis Van Amstel

Known as: Dutch dancer, choreographer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Shawna Virago

Known as: American singer, songwriter and musician.

Known for:
- Longtime favorite in San Francisco’s underground transgender music scene

Know more:
- Official site
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Daniel Vosovic

Known as: American fashion designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Finalist in season 2 of Project Runway.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Del Lagrace Volcano

Known as: American artist and photographer; a.k.a. Della Grace or Della Disgrace.

Known for:
- Self-described "gender variant visual artist".

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Donald Vining

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His self-published, multi-volume Gay Diary.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Brendan Velasquez

Known as: American singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- His debut album Living Out Loud.

Know more:
- Official site
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Nikki Tyler

Known as: American pornographic actress.

Known for:
- Her performances in movies for various adult studios.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Known as: Russian composer.

Known for:
- His classic works, including the 1812 Overture and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Disney Animated Movies
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2010

M.J. Taylor

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for various adult studios and websites.

Know more:
- Official blog
- Official MySpace page
- Official YouTube channel

Shop for M.J. Taylor movies and more at TLA.

Tom Tryon

Known as: American actor and writer.

Known for:
- Played TV's Texas John Slaughter; author of several science fiction, horror and mystery novels.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page

Spotlight On: The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band(1968 play and 1970 film):

Known as: American dramatic play and film.

Known for:
- Groundbreaking gay-themed Off-Broadway play and landmark movie, the first major American motion picture to revolve around gay characters.

Know more:
- Wikipedia pages: play / film
- Internet Movie Database page
- Movie Dearest coverage

Cast:
Frederick Combs as Donald
Leonard Frey as Harold
Robert La Tourneaux as Cowboy
Kenneth Nelson as Michael
Keith Prentice as Larry

Note: The entire original Off-Broadway cast recreated their roles for the film.

Creators/Crew:
Written by Mart Crowley
Executive produced by Dominick Dunne

Soundtrack:
Cole Porter

1997 Off-Broadway Revival:
David Greenspan as Harold

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Celluloid Closet

Spotlight On: is an occasional feature here on The QuOD that highlights various pop culture touchstones involving a number of GLBT people of note.

David Taylor

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for various adult studios and websites.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official MySpace page

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Paul Taylor

Known as: American dancer and choreographer.

Known for:
- Founder of The Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Kennedy Center Honorees

Esera Tuaolo

Known as: American football player.

Known for:
- Former defensive lineman in the National Football League; his autobiography Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2009

Jaila Simms

Known as: American singer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Her appearances on MTV's Making His Band.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Making the Band
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2009 GLAAD Media Awards

Walter Schubert

Known as: American businessman.

Known for:
- Founder of the Gay Financial Network and chairman of the board of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

Know more:
- Official site
- Official blog
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Jason Sparks

Known as: American pornographic actor, director and producer.

Known for:
- Founder of Jason Sparks Entertainment.

Know more:
- Official site (NSFW)
- Official blog (NSFW)
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Shop for Jason Sparks movies and more at TLA.

Michael S. Smith

Known as: American interior designer.

Known for:
- Chosen by Michelle Obama as the White House decorator.

Know more:
- Official site

Pam Spaulding

Known as: American blogger.

Known for:
- Creator of the political blog Pam's House Blend: An Online Magazine in the Reality-Based Community.

Know more:
- Official site
- Official blog
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2009
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Julia Serano

Known as: American writer and performance artist.

Known for:
- Author of Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Bryan Safi

Known as: American comedian and TV host.

Known for:
- Creator and host of the "That's Gay" segment on Current TV's InfoMania.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2009

Sapphire

Known as: American writer and performance artist, née Ramona Lofton.

Known for:
- Her debut novel Push and controversial collection of poems American Dreams.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2009 GLAAD Media Awards

Nathan Runkle

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- Founder of the animal rights group Mercy for Animals.

Know more:
- Official bio
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Ned Rorem

Known as: American composer and writer.

Known for:
- His Pulitzer Prize winning compositions and song settings; his notorious diaries.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entries: Music / Literature
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Robert Rauschenberg

Known as: American artist.

Known for:
- His "Combines", in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2009

Sebastian Rivers

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for various adult studios and websites.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official MySpace page

Shop for Sebastian Rivers movies and more at TLA.

Dmitri Pavlovich

Known as: Russian Grand Duke.

Known for:
- His involvement in the murder of the mystic peasant faith healer Grigori Rasputin.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

James Purdy

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Controversial author of the novels Malcolm, Eustance Chisholm and the Works and In a Shallow Grave.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page

Miriam Zoila Pérez

Known as: American activist and writer.

Known for:
- Her work in the reproductive justice movement; editor of the political blog Feministing.com.

Know more:
- Official site
- Official blog
- Official Facebook page