Was Libby Holman the Real Norma Desmond? (The Bisexuals, Part 5)

With Red River, Montgomery Clift becomes a new kind of movie star, projecting a new kind of sexuality – while still figuring out how he wants to express his own sexuality. Meanwhile, Libby becomes entangled with bisexual couple Jane and Paul Bowles, whose globetrotting becomes an inspiration to Libby’s teenage son, ending in tragedy. Plus: did Libby forbid Monty from starring in Sunset Boulevard because the story of a young man and a haunted older woman hit too close to home?(00:00) Affair with Nick Ray and Influence on Key Largo(09:42) Digging Deeper into Black Folk Music(14:32) Jane and Paul Bowles(25:00) The Tragedy of Libby’s Son, Topper(32:15) Montgomery Clift’s Bisexuality(40:34) Red River as Queer Melodrama(48:53) The Heiress and Monty Reconnects with Libby(57:48) Did Libby Bar Monty From Starring in Sunset Boulevard?