"If you want to see Hollywood at the last gasp of its otherworldliness, before the old glory gave way, consult the photograph of Kelly and her fellow-presenter, Audrey Hepburn, backstage at the Academy Awards in 1956. (Kelly had returned to present an award.) Both are in profile, gazing in expectation, and both wear white gloves. They could be at their first Communion."
I read every piece on Old Hollywood—especially when said piece involves a consideration (or reconsideration) of a star—but, aside from a few choice phrases and a couple of worthy insights (the above my favorite, if only because it is the truest), the profile is so boring and not particularly true. To people in the know, perhaps, her sexuality is an open question, but to anyone else? I somehow doubt it.
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