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Chic, with hooded eyes, Moira could have been Bette Davis's younger sister. Could they get me an interview? She kept calling for him and my mother wasnt too happy about this. For Bill this was just sexual experimentation, and he would later reject a sexual relationship with Stanley, preferring women. He revealed he was worried his career would be over because of the incident before his lawyer got the charge dropped. Moira Robertson was the wife of actor Stanley Baxter. With silk gloves up to his armpits and a tiara, he announced himself as the Duchess of Brendagh and delivered a Christmas message that talked of the Queen Mum as a priceless antique. Afterwards, I gasped, 'Have you done this before?' Anyone trying to hide will be photographed from a distance or forced on to daytime television. The Citz was a heterosexual theatre company. '. The veteran Glaswegian actor reveals in his new biography The Real Stanley Baxter, written with his approval by Brian Beacom, that his wife of 45 years Moira Robertson knew about his sexuality and he brought men home with her blessing. This is it, I thought, suddenly breathless. Yes. Meanwhile, if you think about it, if you changed out of your pyjamas if you wear any into your clothes, then got to the theatre and for the rest of the afternoon you had 32 dress changes to make, then you go out for a cup of tea and change again, then you do 32 in the evening. And I said Well, it does worry me. It was the future Carry On star Kenneth Williams, also barely out of his teens but playing an old man in a CSE production. If he was only prepared to work on the radio these days, could he be a total wreck? Some of it I knew from later editions: Hobbies: swimming, cycling, reading. Kenneth Williams certainly thought so. The more I got to know of her I realised she was a lovely person, a woman of enormous heart.. He was working out in a gym and swimming several lengths of the RAC pool every day. He took his time. You're not much fun any more. 'I liked her,' Baxter says. Ive often wondered how her life would have turned out had she married a devoted heterosexual husband., He adds, his voice breaking: I will never know why she loved me so much. Its such hard, hard work. He was also aware of the need to have a cover. He was previously married to Moira Robertson. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. I contacted David White, who seemed to think that this might mean that his client would talk to me. Another professional acquaintance was prepared to talk anonymously, but only about his retirement (Nureyev kept going until he was censured and taken apart at the seams for coming on stage when he was obviously dying. There was also a tiny quote from Baxter in the Times of November 1992, about how the role of Principal Boy should only be played by a woman: All those frills. We are lucky at The Herald. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images She may have worshipped Stanley but she never got herself worked up if her husbands white shirts were dry in the morning or not. He was happy to talk about the Scottish approach to pantomime, with its emphasis on storyline and tradition, but declined to talk about Baxter as a person. But fame made his clandestine life even more risky. He told Moira the relationship was over. Rather than resolve the issue, I let it slip. HP10 9TY. But it would be wrong to imagine he has found peace. Certified Fellow since 2006. Just to be with. He had to get on with his life. Express. When he stopped doing TV spectaculars, we were told that everybody had an eye on the clock because the clock meant money. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images British actress Moira Robertson and her husband, British comedian and actor Stanley Baxter, at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court in London, England, 5th March 1962. He wanted to be left alone, so why not? It had been run over in the street. . Well, you, really. So: Mr White hadnt been having me on Baxter did live in London, then. We became close, without it ever being more than friendship.'. Then, in early autumn, I heard that Channel 4 was working on a compilation of the best of Baxters television shows, to be screened this Christmas. . Suddenly, she raced to the front window of their second storey flat, opened it and climbed out onto the window ledge, yelling, If I can't have you then I won't settle for anyone else! But although the urgency had gone, the curiosity remained. While addressing his sexuality in the book, he explained he had a very difficult life. Should he push aside the attention of this attractive, classy young woman? . She was only using the gate to rest. Yet he was, and is, missed: in England, as the funniest man on television; in Scotland - where they take panto very seriously - as the greatest dame of the century: a master of the double entendre and the quick, stunning costume-change. The truth is, I dont really want to be me.. Moiras death left Stanley bereft. . He had indeed dreamed of being a professional actor since appearing on stage as a seven-year-old at local talent contests. It was all I ever dreamed of.. Ill tell you, he said, managing to communicate weariness down the line. . And what does the master of disguise look like now? And as the years progressed, the medicated Moira and Stanley became close again. After switching to ITV with the promise of a colossal budget for The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, he met a 28-year-old German accountant named Marcus. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's And we never really discovered who he was, other than a brilliant character actor and impersonator; as the rules of celebrity changed, he simply refused to play by them. Stanley was up for the challenge. Just to talk to a faithful hand that takes all the chaff and grain together, keeps whats worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blows the rest away. This was going nowhere. Do not sell or share my personal information. Many weeks later, I was browsing for biographical material on someone else when I came across an old copy of Whos Who In Television, with an entry on Baxter. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. 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Looking up at me, expecting me to speak. How? Millionen hochwertiger Bilder, Videos und Musiktracks warten auf Sie. Its a long season in Scotland, it runs from November through to February. By 1999, he was fearful that an unauthorised biography might be commissioned against his wishes. Alpha Events. Das Getty Images Design ist eine eingetragene Marke von Getty Images. Nigel Dempsters often there, and so are Stanley Baxter and Terry Stamp. He soon gave up any pretence of being faithful, or heterosexual. A bit boring! His lawyer managed to get the charge dropped but the incident left him in fear for his acting career. The book also details the turbulent period in his life when he arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex in a north London public toilet in 1962. It was all good, clean, pre-Carry On fun. She died in 1997 at the age of 69 after suffering an overdose. Yes, was the terse reply. 'Marcus took me completely by surprise. Especially when youre in high heels, do you know what I mean? On December 23, 1950, Williams made another note in his diary: 'Stanley wrote to say he is going to marry Moira. Me, said David White. Moira wrote him a very sane and balanced letter. But the question is also intriguing: how could someone who once inspired such affection slip from the public gaze so completely, in so short a space of time? He rang back the next day, but the news was bad. OK. Goodbye. For a nation still mourning the loss of Eric Morecambe, Baxter another survivor of the gentler, pre-television days of variety theatre seemed ready to succeed to the title of Britains Favourite Comedian. What else did I expect? I was just ringing for you. And she was very good about letting them go to bed with me. It wasnt like theatres of today, which are heavily populated with gay people. Finally, I realised that I would have to let Stanley Baxter rest in peace. Moira chased Stanley, says Stanleys sister, Alice. 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