5. Katharine Hepburn
Alleged relationships/lovers: Elissa Landi, Irene Mayer Selznick, Phyllis Wilbourn, Laura Harding (heiress towards the United states Express fortune), Jane Loring (movie editor), Judy Hollywood, Billie Burke
As a youngster
, Katharine shaved her mind and passed “Jimmy, ” and as being a grown-up super-famous actress, ended up being recognized on her behalf boyish attire and bohemian attitude. Her agent’s 3rd spouse referred to Hepburn as “that dykey bitch. ” Her relationship that is first was together with her university buddy Laura Harding.
4. Alla Nazimova
Alleged relationships/lovers: Jean Acker, Natacha Rambova, Eva Le Gallienne, Mercedes De Acosta, Dolly Wilde, Bridget Bate Tichenor, Glesca Marshall, Grace Darmond, Dorothy Arzne
Stage actress Alla Nazimova cointed the term “The Sewing Circle, ” referring to her selection of lesbian, bisexual, or bi-curious Hollywood women. She held “outlandish parties” at her Sunset Boulevard property, the renowned queer hangout understood due to the fact Garden of Allah, that was changed into a resort in 1926. Alla had been unusually available about her relationships with ladies and ended up being instrumental in establishing the professions of Sewing Circle people Jean Acker and Natacha Rambova. Alla lived along with her partner Glesca Marshall from 1929 until her death in 1945.
3. Marlene Dietrich
Alleged lovers/relationships: Edith Piaf, Greta Garbo, Mercedes de Acosta, Claire Waldoff, Tallulah Bankead, Claudette Colbert, Barbara Stanwyck
