I came across some information about actor Klinton Spilsbury which I found interesting and decided to include him in my profile series.
Spilsbury starred in “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” (1981). Unfortunately, the producers decided to dub over his dialogue, and due to many factors, the film was a failure.
During the promotional tour, Spilsbury was interviewed by Andy Warhol for his magazine. Later, in 1989, “The Andy Warhol Diaries” were published. According to Wikipedia, Warhol described the interview with Spilsbury as “nutty”. Although Spilsbury said he had been married once, he also told Warhol that he had fallen in love with actors Dennis Christopher and Bud Cort (no mention if it was reciprocated).
“Warhol described Spilsbury as “very drunk” during the latter part of the interview, and the latter also mentioned that “he’d been picked up by Halston and woke up in bed with Halston.”
Since Spilsbury left Hollywood after the Lone Ranger and never made another film, it’s difficult to verify Warhol’s assertions. But I did find an archived group chat from writer Peter David. One male contributor mentioned meeting Spilsbury - “very sweet man, but aggressive sexually”.
So there you have it… “The Legend of Klinton Spilsbury” who may be gay, bisexual, or straight. BUT no question - he was one of the most beautiful men in Hollywood in the 1980s.
Halston | c. 1966 —— Halston created this velvet, mink trimmed gown for the 20 year old Candice Bergen, who recently shot to fame after her film debut in ‘The Group’. She wore the gown along with a mink rabbit ear mask, also made by Halston, for Truman Capote’s Black and White Dance at The Plaza Hotel.
Lets take the 70′s , This time period was alive with political activism , Feminism. environmentalism, and fights for Racial Justice. Sound Familiar? Fashion was Democratized by the Fashion Designers of the socialites Halston and Yves Saint Laurent and Couture was no longer just for the elites it was accessible to every one.
Ettiquette was broken and replaced with Do you (Tommy) .. ONE way to express oneself was through Color.
