November 9, 2025
Bonus! Meet the fairies who made MGM musicals so gay
MGM musicals are known for being big, brassy, sassy musical humdingers. They're big and bold and bright and colorful and cheerful and ... very, very, very gay. Why is that, though? Well, it's thanks to a group of folks known within the industry as "Freed's Fairies."
Backup link to the bonus video: https://youtu.be/UgRCAWDDtCk
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Marc R Caldwell · November 18, 2025
Matt, I’ll never tire of your enthusiasm for presentation! 👏🏻
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George Barrett III · November 13, 2025
At 8:40 you say Arthur Freed had a male partner for many years...? I nothing I've read matches that...Shirley Temple claims there was an incident in Freed's office when she was 12...
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Matt Baume · November 13, 2025
Oh goodness you're right! I meant to say Roger Edens!
