🪷 Proclaimed a saint of #Antinous on the 50th anniversary of his #homophobic murder: gay silent film icon #RamonNovarro (#BenHur, #MataHari), born 6 February 1899, was slain by two male hustlers on 30 October 1968 in Hollywood. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2021/10/ramo... 🪷
#OTD 1931 #MataHari starring #GretaGarbo #RamonNovarro #LionelBarrymore #LewisStone Directed by George Fitzmaurice #PreCode #Espionage #Drama trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2025/04/stub...
#trophyunlocked continues to celebrate #noirvember with a look at #TheBigSteal (1949) starring #RobertMitchum #JaneGreer #WilliamBendix Patric Knowles #RamonNovarro Directed by #DonSiegel #drama #Crime #filmnoir trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2025/11/stub...
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We should know the man on the lower left of Jonny.
"That man was Hollywood’s Latin lover, Ramon Novarro. His murder brought his sexuality out in the open, something he had taken pains to hide throughout his career, and he inadvertently became a symbol of gay Hollywood."
Ramón Novarro and Dorothy Janis in “The Pagan” (1929)
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #ThePagan #RamonNovarro #DorothyJanis #SilentFilm
Ramón Novarro and Renée Adorée in “The Pagan” (1929)
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #ThePagan #RamonNovarro #ReneeAdoree #SilentFilm
Also, remember to set your DVRs NEXT MONDAY for #SilentMovieDay (silentmovieday.org) which will feature #SilentFilm from 1925
#TCMParty #RamonNovarro #JohnGilbert #horror #LonChaney #comedy #BusterKeaton #CharlieChaplin #HaroldLloyd
Ramon Novarro in a publicity still for The Road to Romance (1927) #ramonnovarro #1920s #actor #gay #film #movie #art #oldhollywood
Ralph Graves starred with Ramon Novarro and Edward J. Nugent in THE FLYING FLEET (1929). They played three in a group of six Navy buddies, setting out after graduation.
#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #filmhistory #oldhollywood #ralphgraves #ramonnovarro #edwardjnugent
Anita Page (during the filming of Sidewalks of New York), Buster Keaton and Ramon Novarro with Ramon's Chihuahua, Chiquita.
#oldhollywood #anitapage #busterkeaton #ramonnovarro #damfino
#RamonNovarro, #Latinlover, #murder, #gayhistory, 🏳️🌈
Ramon Novarro succeeded Valentino as Hollywood's Latin lover. He starred in Ben Hur, and didn't wear a lot of clothing. Novarro was murdered by a pair of hustlers in his Los Angeles home on October 30, 1968.
Hollywood’s first Latino leading man (and notorious homosexual) Ramón Novarro was BOTD in 1899. Read about his racy life and horrific death here. #supergays #bornonthisday #ramonnovarro #lgbtqhistory
🪷 Proclaimed a saint of #Antinous on the 50th anniversary of his #homophobic murder: gay silent film icon #RamonNovarro (#BenHur, #MataHari), born 6 February 1899, was slain by two male hustlers on 30 October 1968 in Hollywood. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2021/10/ramo... 🪷
They knew how to party! 30 years earlier they were film giants: Richard Barthelmess, Maurice Chevalier, Ramon Novarro, Lillian Gish, Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford and Janet Gaynor.
#FilmSky 🎥 #RichardBarthelmess #MauriceChevalier #RamonNovarro #LillianGish #GloriaSwanson #MaryPickfor #JanetGaynor
Canadian-American actress Norma Shearer as Kathi and Mexican actor Ramón Novarro as Crown Prince Karl Heinrich in the 1927 silent romance film “The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg”. They are embracing while Shearer is wearing a casual gingham dress and chore apron and Novarro is wearing a military uniform.
Canadian-American actress Norma Shearer as Kathi and Mexican actor Ramón Novarro as Crown Prince Karl Heinrich in the 1927 silent romance film “The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg”. They are having a romantically charged moment in a field of flowers while Shearer is wearing a pale frilly dress and Novarro is wearing a military uniform.
Canadian-American actress Norma Shearer as Kathi and Mexican actor Ramón Novarro as Crown Prince Karl Heinrich in the 1927 silent romance film “The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg”. They are playfully flirting while Shearer wears a pale frilly party dress and Novarro is wearing a casual but still rather smart looking suit.
Canadian-American actress Norma Shearer as Kathi and Mexican actor Ramón Novarro as Crown Prince Karl Heinrich in the 1927 silent romance film “The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg”. They are kissing while Shearer is wearing a pale party dress and Novarro is wearing a formal suit and bow tie.
Norma Shearer and Ramón Novarro in “The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg”
#TCMParty #TheStudentPrinceInOldHeidelberg #NormaShearer #RamonNovarro #SilentFilm
Ramon Novarro by George Hurrell, The New Movie, February 1930.
Ramon Novarro by George Hurrell, The New Movie, February 1930.
#vintage #ramonnovarro
