And since that time he hasnt been able to surrender the thought had he not married the fragile, vulnerable woman she may have lived more of a happy life. Something was happening between us but I didn't wish to acknowledge the fact. Moira didn't ever leap anywhere, he says softly. Kenneth asked Stanley what future he could expect if he married Moira Robertson. She had thought about becoming an actress herself and was very supportive of her childrens aspirations for the stage: Baxter put aside thoughts of teaching to go into the theatre, while his sister went off to work as an actress in Australia, under the name of Alice Dale.Baxter had already begun broadcasting on the wireless at the age of 14, and continued doing so even after he was called up at 17 to help the war effort by going down the mines. On December 23, 1950, Williams made another note in his diary: 'Stanley wrote to say he is going to marry Moira. . Baxter resolved to repress his sexuality when he returned to Glasgow two years later to live, as he put it, 'as a straight actor'. And if I don't have a career, what do I have?' The critics loved it. Later that week, Marcus visited her they got on well and found her nursing a dying pigeon by the fire. That never happened: once television began to damage theatre audiences, many serious Scottish actors were forced into variety. I sloped away to look around some of them, then went for some Fishermans Bake and a pint at the local pub, feeling pretty miserable. He said: Anybody would be insane to choose to live such a very difficult life. It is that he has carefully, precisely and often cruelly embodied the particular woman herself. I really dont. 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There were few people he could tell of his worries. To pre-empt that, he agreed to let me tell his story . Stanley Baxter as panto dame May 1985:Baxter was desperately unhappy, his personal life a battlefield as he constantly lived in dread of being exposed in the press as a gay man. where are we up to? Moira was dead on her bed from an overdose. Actor Stanley Baxter, 94, has bravely come out as gay and opened up about how his sexuality impacted his relationship with his wife Moira Robertson, who died in 1997. 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He saw Moira frequently, but the fractured marriage was always difficult. A search through the IoS cuttings library unearthed a few mentions of Baxter, one of them an unexpected tribute from Andy Bell, lead singer with the pop group Erasure and another man given to wearing extravagant frocks. You need a knowledgeable advisor and determined advocate. 'He just liked the look of me, I guess,' Baxter says, 'which wasn't always the way with Kenny and people. Moira meanwhile, had pushed aside question marks against Stanleys sexuality, partly because she adored her boyfriend and loved his talent. Stanley Baxter specials became vanishingly rare: one at Christmas 1976, the next at Easter 1979. Meanwhile, on January 15, 1951, the engagement became national news, yet this didnt really register with Stanley. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. British actress Moira Robertson and her husband, British comedian and actor Stanley Baxter, at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court in London, England, 5th March 1962. But Ill tell you the basic outline. So: a legend. She recovered in hospital and wrote to her husband, insisting, 'I'll never do something so foolish again.' We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. I wrote you a letter. There was no reply from the intercom buzzer. Then he vanished from our lives, leaving so little trace that few people even remarked on his disappearance. He adds that he only agreed not to break things off when she threatened to jump out the window of their flat. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. ', Until, inevitably, it did. It was all good, clean, pre-Carry On fun. There was no biography, and no memoir; just a few intriguing references to be found in the published diaries of his close friend Kenneth Williams. There are folk who could tell you what kind of Christmas it was by recalling that years panto. Finally, I realised that I would have to let Stanley Baxter rest in peace. He took her passport, to prevent her from trying to follow him. 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. Stanley was freaked out at my turning up at his house. They went on a trip to Amsterdam together in 1964, although Williams who described their sitting in clubs with a load of poofs returned to Britain early. Stanley added in the book that he decided to turn down work and ended his career in showbusiness. The decriminalisation of gay sex between consenting adults was still five years away. And although she was a good cook, she wasn't very good at washing. 'I was going to top myself,' he says. His father was apparently a solid, reliable type who worked in insurance; it was his mother who encouraged the young Stanleys gift for mimicry, accompanying him on the piano while he did Harry Lauder impressions for friends and relatives. In fact, Mum showed her disapproval of Moira right from the start., Stanley agrees. Ill be calmer tomorrow. Why did Stanley agree to marry Moira? Moura A.J. It wasnt like theatres of today, which are heavily populated with gay people. Divorce can be one of the most difficult times in your life. I felt vulnerable. Should he push aside the attention of this attractive, classy young woman? But where? 'She probably felt if she praised me I'd try less hard. He stood facing the audience for a moment and then said, in a vampish voice: I call this my hand grenade dress. Oh yes? Still smiling. Get to know more about our different teams and meet the people behind the business. Stanley Baxter has come out as gay at the age of 94. Retirement, at the relatively early age of 63, was total. Moira chased Stanley, says Stanleys sister, Alice. The changing weather had given me a cold, so the stout went straight to my head, and the meal was tasteless. There had been no mystery about the retirement, said Lennie, who talked about the physical demands of changing costumes so often. ', Stanley was terrified. Its a dead loss, to be honest. She wandered, like Ophelia through Hamlet, but she would have moved to the ends of the earth for me.. And he met Moira Robertson, a 22-year-old who had worked her way up from the wardrobe department to the stage. He was working out in a gym and swimming several lengths of the RAC pool every day. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Beaten with sticks.'. After the couple tied the knot, Stanley said they had a pact which permitted him to bring men to the house they shared. And Stanley noticed her little eccentricities, her remoteness, her rejection of life's boring rituals of cleaning, cooking, washing laundry, had become more pronounced. Some of it I knew from later editions: Hobbies: swimming, cycling, reading. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. But had Moira truly leapt at the idea of leaving Glasgow and friends and family behind? Should I have taken her to Cyprus? A year later, on March 5, 1952, the train sped west to Moiras parents home in Dumbarton for the ceremony. Stanley and Moira worked on a range of productions at the Citz together but the spring of 1949 saw the company move down to Ayr for the summer season and Stanley and Moira had lots of fun together. Carrying a plastic shopping bag. At Robertson Baxter, our clients are looked after by a full team of experts, including their adviser, we are consultants, confidantes, life coaches, jargon-busters, family friends - the list goes on!. And the decision may have played a part his wifes untimely death. Auditions were in Singapore and, after arriving there in December 1946 by flying boat, he was taken under the wing of a stooped, grey-haired man with a dusty moustache and a strident, nasal voice. Men just look nelly, however hard they try. And he had been sighted on a visit to Scotland in July 1994, to unveil a tribute to his late friend and fellow comic Duncan Macrae, during which he had confirmed that it had been his intention to drop out of public life completely: Most comics work till they drop, but Im happier now than ever. WHERE do you start, with only a name to go on? He soon gave up any pretence of being faithful, or heterosexual. His lawyer managed to get the charge dropped but the incident left him in fear for his acting career. Well, you, really. Play it now! Ive been in audiences where women in their sixties would sit there and say, with absolute envy: Ooh, look at them legs. Her favourite memory is of one entrance in full rig, with craggy face underneath what looked like a mound of candyfloss. How? Just a couple of years later he landed a five-picture deal with Rank Films. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to The most outrageously funny man on British television 50 years ago was Stanley Baxter. Yes. It was a dark day. This wasnt unrestrained hyperbole. For a journalist, it can be difficult to tell. Baxter is appearing on a charges of soliciting and public indecency. He never replied. hed rather not do them. This was Angus Lennie, once the chef in Crossroads. Moira tried to take her own life on two occasions. So I asked if he was aware that there had been a piece in the Sun over the summer, calling for Baxter to come back to television. Calls went unreturned, faxes unanswered. Choosing to eliminate the obvious first, I checked the phone book. Millionen hochwertiger Bilder, Videos und Musiktracks warten auf Sie. Ill tell you, he said, managing to communicate weariness down the line. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Stanley Baxter is arguably the funniest man and one of the most fetching women in Britain. Do not sell or share my personal information. Yes, said Young. Im going to cut you short. LWTs press officer had never even heard of him, but promised to investigate. And your editor. How much had the big television specials cost to make? The show featured interviews about his life alongside new comedy material including a skit about the Queen's Christmas speech. Millions were scandalised and breathless with laughter. Anybody who survived the Fifties is very adept at covering their trail, she said. Stanley would indeed come to regret it for the rest of his life. A tabloid, of course, would not be interested in the finer nuances of relationships, and one can understand why Baxter might have preferred to keep such matters to himself. Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Identifying clients needs and developing solutions for both existing and new to Bank clients. He went. She now had to be a housewife, which she found very frustrating. In 1949, it was illegal to be gay and entrapment of homosexual men by covert police officers was common. And after nearly a year of thinking about this man, after all the work I had done to find him, I had absolutely no idea what to say. And he said dismissively, 'Oh yes, I've had all my friends'.'. 'I liked her,' Baxter says. . She talked of killing herself, but he was shocked when a friend called round to find the front door wide open and Moira in the bath, the water crimson with blood. The front door was open. I contacted David White, who seemed to think that this might mean that his client would talk to me. There was, it seemed, no prospect of an interview. Friday afternoon. . Das Getty Images Design ist eine eingetragene Marke von Getty Images. Could they get me an interview? Stanley asked the same question of himself but pushed the answer aside. The star was honest with her about being gay and told her: This would be NO life for you, married to someone who is essentially and primarily homosexual.. Scots who never visit a theatre for the rest of the year still find their way to the panto, where the scenarios and jokes have the familiarity of ritual. The charges were dropped, on condition that Baxter promised not to sue the police for wrongful arrest. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. One last piece for the Independent on Sunday, The Invisible Man: Searching for the Reclusive Stanley Baxter. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. He was also aware of the need to have a cover. A dreadful fantasy played in his head, that he would suffer a heart attack backstage during panto season and be found dead on the floor of the dressing room. Mary Brennan sees nothing surprising about Baxter being so jealous of his privacy. Is it possible that we can have a chat with him? Sometimes it can blur ones sense of right and wrong. Would it have happened anyway? I couldve hugged him. Other entries in the diary recall Baxter speaking of a desperate clinging to privacy and the rejection of a potentially hostile world. He met Moira daily for lunch. British actress Moira Robertson and her husband, British comedian and actor Stanley Baxter, at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court in London, England, 5th March 1962. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Moira's connections and jobs at similar companies. I called his office, who promised to ring back with a comment, but didnt. No. They were married for 46 years, This year, he changed his mind. The pulleys were always full of stuff., Moira was more Dora from David Copperfield than Glaswegian domestic goddess. He never appeared as himself. We became close, without it ever being more than friendship.'. What had happened to Stanley Baxter? 96 Stanley naci en Glasgow, Scotland -1 pero desconocemos donde naci Moira Robertson Instead, he withdrew from the showbiz world. Lara Clark, who said she was terribly sorry, but she couldnt show me round: the RAC liked to keep a low profile. Not to the Press. We are lucky at The Herald. The comments below have been moderated in advance. .Baxter was born in Glasgow in 1928, and raised in the genteel suburb of Kelvinside. Your Trusted Advocate. Certainly not Kenneth Williams: 'I remember sitting with him in an Italian restaurant, and telling him that I was very low. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images), 4897x4870px (41,46 x 41,23 cm) - 300 dpi - 6 MB. Stanley weighed up what this all meant. Changing tack, I asked if Baxter had a fan club. The dark, often highly dramatic script of their life together began when he joined the Citz in 1948, shortly after being demobbed. Club gossip suggested that he preferred the bigger and busier squash changing- rooms to those by the poolside, and was a bit of a loner.) Of all those stories, it is hard to imagine anything more sad than this one. And so, a few weeks later, I did the right journalistic thing and rang Mentorn and Channel 4. The lavish, multi-layered dresses worn by classic pantomime dames are built on a bodysuit of gripping Lycra whose fierce constriction can leave the body raw and bruised by the end of each performance. Moira has 3 jobs listed on their profile. The rest was silence. Baxter reveals he spent his entire career hiding his sexuality and discussed the impact it had on his relationship with his wife Moira Robertson, who died in 1997, In the book, he says he. Face full of character. Getting dark. He took his time. But a fellow member of the club in Pall Mall, which costs up to 500 a year, confirmed that Baxter was frequently there. Having made it big south of the border, he regularly returned to direct and star in big-budget productions. Im not giving any interviews at the moment. An edge in his voice. Bill had girlfriends, but he spent almost all his spare time at the Baxter house, sitting in Stanley's bedroom and talking till the small hours about art and philosophy, 'until we fell asleep, exhausted'. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. 'I'm not. By the age of 14 when he became radio star he knew where his destiny lay. ', To pacify her, Baxter promised they would marry, if she would consent to wait a year. However the charges were dropped when the police officers who arrested him admitting he was on his own at the time. I wrote to Stanley Baxter at his home, requesting an interview. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. Yes! It was all very selfish of me and a bit macho. Today aged 94, he lives as he has for 25 years a virtual recluse at his flat in Highgate Village, North London. I dont see Stanley ever leaving himself that vulnerable hes too self- obsessed a cookie), not about Baxter the human being. 'It was then she physically attacked me. FOR MANY of the details I subsequently learnt about Stanley Baxters life, I was grateful to Andy Young, a Scottish freelance writer who gained the comedians confidence about 100 years ago and is one of the few people to have interviewed him at any length. What would the neighbours think? What Williams didnt know, however, was the pressure Stanley had been under. But he did not understand what he was feeling till he met Bill Henry, a schoolmate with blond hair and a taste for intellectual books. So he decided that rather than cut his cloth down because hes not a stand-up Channel 4 comedian, is he? She would go off to our bedroom and let me take the one opposite.'. contact the editor here. Nobody would tell me. Its such hard, hard work. I was just ringing for you. 'It was like a 3,000 volt electric current going through me. Two years into the marriage, relations with Moira were "fine", but the sex was dwindling. If she did, she never let on. No mention of his wife, Moira, though. He lived in dread of being exposed in the press as a gay man. I don't wish that to stop. Yet, I had all sorts of excuses for developing a relationship. He is now out of the public eye, but appeared in ITV special Stanley Baxter: Now and Then in 2008 and Channel 5 documentary Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter in 2019. Perhaps uniquely, Stanley Baxter has succeeded in making himself invisible. I had never written anything longer than a thousand words for publication before, but Richard helped me through and opened the door to a career as a feature writer, for which I am extremely grateful. Smiling at me. I didn't want to know, but gradually I was falling in love.'. He was left with a terror of being held up to public shame. And as the years progressed, the medicated Moira and Stanley became close again. Baxter himself often spoke of wanting to die. Dunoon, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was absolutely selfish. View more posts, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), It was 20 years ago todayish. 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. Offer price valid until 06/11/2020. Anyway, here it is: a piece from a time before the internet or ubiquitous mobiles, when the celebrity age was just beginning but you still had to go to the library to look at the electoral register. By then, he had fallen in love for the first time. There was a sort of obsession.. Still smiling, though. Im not. 'Marcus took me completely by surprise. Yes. Tanned and fit-looking, straight-backed, with his broad face exactly as it was on the television years ago, eyes that were calm but curious, and slightly sparkling. But it was a whole new experience. Baxter is appearing on a charges of soliciting and public indecency. Aug 2017 - Aug 20225 years 1 month. Since he was a toddler, Bessie had taken him to vaudeville shows. Alec Guinness and John Gielgud had both been charged with Importuning. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's She was 69 years old. Exclusively representing clients who are going through a divorce and . A bit boring! You can unsubscribe at any time. There are 30+ professionals named "Moira Robertson", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Actors have agents, and Baxters was listed in various theatrical yearbooks as David White Associates. Writer and broadcaster, Interviewer of the Year for the Mail, winner of Radio Academy gold with BBC Radio 4. So: Mr White hadnt been having me on Baxter did live in London, then. Stanley had to move out, he says, for the sake of his own sanity. Editors' Code of Practice. When he returned, he decided to seek medical treatment for his sexual urges. She became disruptive. Other cuttings described him as practically a recluse. The honeymoon night predictably was a disaster. I told him of how she was slipping into little overdoses, and I would be going round to see her and reviving her. He's willing to let the world decide for itself. Why? To order a copy for 17.60 go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3308 9193. He is completely woven into the Scottish psyche, says Mary Brennan, a critic for the Herald. 'And suddenly Kenny cut in, 'Yes! They procrastinated for several weeks, then passed me on to Channel 4s press office. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . 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. Hes always quite pernickety about who hell speak to, which is why I dont want to say too much about him at the moment. Anyone who can dress up as Judy Garland with a nose like his and get away with it, has to be a genius. . But over the years, Moiras mental health issues worsened. She may have worshipped Stanley but she never got herself worked up if her husbands white shirts were dry in the morning or not. She's just 18 years old and has already started her astronaut training to be the first person to walk on Mars in 2033. Actor Stanley Baxter, 94, has bravely come out as gay and opened up about how his sexuality impacted his relationship with his wife Moira Robertson, who died in 1997. He had to get on with his life. A loved one. Can I call you tomorrow, then, to see if youve changed your mind? This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. She once flew to Belfast to be "reunited with the spirit of [theatre director] Tyronne Guthrie." Newspaper interviews were very rare; he never appeared on a chat show. Their new home, a large ground-floor flat, at 73 Clouston Street, was just a few doors along from Moiras previous flat. But just weeks later he realised he had boarded a runaway train. Possibly even liberation is distasteful, because it encourages people to come out and make features of themselves, whereas your social and sexual life should be, as Noel Coward had it, behind closed doors. He could sing, dance, deliver broad panto comedy and perform pinsharp impressions of any star, male or female. And then he met Moira, this soft-spoken chic young woman with the Bette Davis eyes. "Stanley Baxter and his wife Moira were secretly married in the drawing room of the bride's house in Dumbarton. So, no pantos either then? My call was answered by Mr White himself, who seemed suspicious of my reasons for ringing. 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. The Real Stanley Baxter, by Brian Beacom. After a meal with Baxter in October 1969, Williams wrote: At one point when I said to S. I sometimes feel I am so useless I just want to die. Free UK delivery on orders over 15. This would be NO life for you, married to someone who is essentially and primarily homosexual!, Moira's reaction was surprising, even to those who knew how liberal she was. With his telephone number and address in my notebook, I could have rung Stanley Baxter or paid him a visit months ago, instead of waiting for an answer to my letter. He was the lead in one play before going off to serve with the Royal Army Service Corps in the Far East, where he was recruited for the Combined Services Entertainment unit, a drag- and-greasepaint outfit straight out of It Aint Half Hot Mum. But of course I should have been stronger. Would he like to explain why? Stanley Baxter (pictured) was married for 46 years, but he reveals in his new autobiography beneath his cheerful exterior lies a man tortured by the fact he is gay. Stanley knew he was gay. Stanley Baxter is one of the most successful entertainers of his generation and for many years had his own Bafta-winning TV series. Now that personal publicists are de rigueur for everyone from ministers mistresses to rugby players wives, we may even catch ourselves feeling faintly disapproving at the thought that he might want to do without the oxygen of publicity. This is no mean achievement. Exasperated, his ITV television bosses told him they could no longer afford his extravaganzas. 'She guessed wrongly what being with a gay man entailed.'. Managing a portfolio of SME clients across a range of sectors and complexities. Yet, the relationship was doomed from the start. 'I didn't want to bring any child into the world who suffered what I suffered. You wont tell me which part of London, will you? I wondered if I could have a word? Instead of gaining the confidence to join them, he shied away, repelled by the high camp 'all chiffon hankies and make-up and flouncing about. 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. I was apprehensive about getting involved for all the obvious reasons. 'I admired how fashionable she looked. So he wouldnt talk to a newspaper, even over the phone? It was becoming obvious that the real Stanley Baxter was as studiously hidden as his Lycra supports. You know, the same sort of thing as Kenneth Williams. Shall we say affinity, I asked? Pull out the pin, and its every man for himself. She wanted to come, too. Margot Robbie reveals there was an entire room for pubic wigs on The Wolf Of Wall Street set, Bonnie Bartlett Daniels, 93, wife of Boy Meets World star William Daniels, 95, reveals they had open marriage, Britney Spears reveals new tattoo but admits it sucks and already needs fixing, Inside the love life and Strictly Come Dancing romances of Giovanni Pernice, Saira Khan claims lockdown does not work during heated clash with Loose Women co-stars, Do not sell or share my personal information. After all, he was only a comedian, not a criminal or a crooked politician. WHEN DOES curiosity become intrusion? You're not much fun any more. Early on she used to say, That woman's following you around like a wee dug! And she was right. If I wanted a closer look at him it would have to be on my television on 4 January. Award-winning interviewer, writer and broadcaster. Early on, Stanley had hinted at his preference to Moira. The pair developed a closeness that meant when they weren't working they enjoyed a movie or dinner together. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Stanley Baxter was born on May 24, 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. I like to retreat into playing other people. Alpha Events. In terms of countries? Not him, then. You. Williams believed Stanley to be taking advantage of Moira and a traitor to the cause. This was the defining moment of Stanleys life. However he changed his mind when she became very, very upset and appeared to be heartbroken. Its hard to know if the invigorating sea air or simply timing resulted in Moiras declaration, but she announced she wished to have a full-blown sexual relationship with her leading man. . Its simple and has the few things I need warmth, decent light for reading, a gramophone and a TV if I wish to view. Bingo! The BBC couldnt help, and neither could London Weekend Television, for whom Baxter had made many of his most successful shows in the Seventies. And I said Well, it does worry me. She was far more bohemian than me.' Thinking about that took me back to my first major feature for the IOS, commissioned as an act of reckless faith by the editor Ian Jack and Richard Askwith, who ran the Review magazine and remains one of the finest copy editors I have ever come across. Nigel Dempsters often there, and so are Stanley Baxter and Terry Stamp. Which is not good, when youre in your sixties, is it? We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. British actress Moira Robertson (year of birth unknown-1997) and her husband, British comedian and actor Stanley Baxter, at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court in London, England, 5th March 1962. Surely his peers would wish to pay homage? No. Baxter would go. She was in love with him and Baxter believed he was falling in love with her. I never wanted to be gay. However, Moira was very, very upset. That was that. Their relationship was fraught with difficulty Williams called it a very shaky ship but it was underpinned by deep affection. Therapy proved useless: his psychiatrist, learning that he was married, advised him simply to return to his wife. In an extract publicised by The Scotsman, Stanley said he tried to split from Moira, who died in 1997, when she wanted to get married. OK. Goodbye. And she was very good about letting them go to bed with me. London. Footnote from the present day: Stanley came out of retirement the following year, returning to our screens for a short while before slipping away again. 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. His agent was still stonewalling, and his old television company had forgotten him. Since our merger with Granada theres nobody higher up who would have been involved either. I have been writing for the Independent on Sunday for more than 20 years, but the edition that appears on Sunday will be the last. . 'I'm too afraid of what people will think of me,' he said. His act was so daring that he was probably the first TV comedian to impersonate the Queen. Especially when youre in high heels, do you know what I mean? 'I could be as heterosexual as the rest of them.'. Rather than resolve the issue, I let it slip. Then youve got the orchestra, and dancers. But Stanley, and Moiras family, coaxed her to take medication. Anyone would be insane to choose to live such a very difficult life.' Those who didnt want to be troubled with it could simply take it at face value. Anxious, he took a taxi to the house. It said, words to the effect of, 'I'll let you off if you don't want to marry me'. Stanley Baxter was a star on the Glasgow talent circuit aged six, in 1932. Back home again, Baxter joined the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, a fine company with aspirations to form a Scottish national theatre. But rejection and the stress of his double life had chewed away his confidence. Say sorry? But fame made his clandestine life even more risky. Later, they decamped to an island outside the city. He plays in Scotland to capacity every time, but thats not the point. Like his previous TV specials, it was a delirious collection of sketches and set-pieces featuring Baxter in character (his meticulously observed parodies of women like Shirley Bassey and Marlene Dietrich were a trademark), complete with spectacular sets and breathtaking changes of costume and make-up. (Later in my quest, I rang the clubs charming PR woman. Yes. There was an S Baxter in that area, with an address. Since graduating from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1992, Robertson has been honored with numerous awards for her work as a Tulsa Family Law attorney. He had always felt guilty for marrying her. Stanley Baxter is one of my all-time favourites, he said. Im not. Mit unserem einfachen Abonnement erhalten Sie Zugriff auf die besten Inhalte von Getty Images und iStock . For good. Argyll and Bute Council. He divulged: "I couldn't put up with very long periods of not being with men. View Moira Robertson's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Baxter is appearing on a charges of. So funny that hes disappeared. Express. Baxter appeared alongside Jimmy Logan and Rikki Fulton in extravagantly-produced shows with Ziegfeld-scale sets and dancing girls, but also made his first BBC television appearance in 1951. And why shouldn't he? Rushing to the window of their second storey flat, she climbed out onto the ledge and shouted, 'If I can't have you then I won't settle for anyone else. Once stardom had been achieved, he limited his television appearances and won an unusual amount of power over how they were made. After the war in Europe was over, in June 1945, a 19-year-old Baxter was told to report to the Seaforth Highlanders regiment. At a time when being gay was illegal in Britain, the actor would bring men home with his wifes knowledge. Say goodbye? When he first came to fame in the Fifties, his identity was largely irrelevant: we were content to let stars glitter from afar. . I thought she would be still be heartbroken. She would go off to our bedroom and let me take the one opposite.. In December at the Citz, Stanley and Moira starred in the Christmas panto Red Riding Hood (Stanley played Granny McNiven, Moira played Red Riding Hood). A public face is no longer enough if youre a public figure. Private passions are what we care about most, skeletons in the cupboard; but even knowing the colour of the upholstery will do. Hello, Mr Baxter. Its a long season in Scotland, it runs from November through to February. They moved to London and Moira gave up the theatre, to be a housewife. It was all I ever dreamed of.. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. Not Stanleys fee, particularly, but you have to pay the Musicians Union, youve got to pay all the dancers, Equity and so on. Jul 1988 - Present34 years 4 months. And, yes, the address I had was the correct one. Vergrern Sie die Reichweite Ihrer Marke authentisch und teilen Sie Markeninhalte mit Kreativen im Internet. Yes, was the terse reply. It was the future Carry On star Kenneth Williams, also barely out of his teens but playing an old man in a CSE production. Her reaction was dramatic. This was going nowhere. Autumn turning to winter before my eyes, and Stanley Baxter was not at home. 'I thought, 'My career will never survive this. His sketch shows were months in the making and the talk of the nation spectacular, controversial, unlike anything ever seen. They werent interested in doing another take just because Stanley felt there was a whisker of it that wasnt right. In 1959, Stanley realised the writing was on the wall for variety theatre in Scotland and moved to London. Hier knnen Sie Inhalte sammeln, auswhlen und Anmerkungen zu Ihren Dateien hinterlegen. I began to be scared someone else would do better than me on stage, and my mother would clatter me.'. 'Anybody else would have gotten rid of me but she was devoted. Comments have been closed on this article. Having worked using SpineCor Scoliosis bracing for the past 10 years in combination with other treatment options the results have been positive. In a 1963 entry, Williams described Baxter as disarming, honest, charming and hilariously funny all at once. Oh, they all varied, said the agent, suddenly sounding irritated. He couldnt say when Baxter was expected next, but took my number to pass on. Moira asked me what was wrong and I said something about the emotion of it all. Whether your divorce is contested or uncontested, Tulsa Divorce Attorney Moura Robertson has the . I explained a great part of the problem was Moira. 64, I said. Clerical Office Worker. Stanley was bringing the values of a different time and place into a world that had changed. Moira Robertson was the wife of actor Stanley Baxter. Wearing a calf-length tweed coat with a smart scarf folded across the throat. He loved the applause 'a hundred people shouting 'Bravo' and I'm beating the adults to the prizes'. Hes never done a chat show in his life. . I didn't think that she was ever going to make it very big and I suggested she give it up. He joined the Citizen's Theatre Company in the Gorbals, an idealistic group performing Ibsen and Shaw to working-class audiences. A Scottish national treasure. 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. Nostrils flaring. 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. He later recalled trying to use his scripts to hide hands encrusted with coal dust, an early indication of the self- consciousness that was to become as ingrained as the coal.Invalided out of the mines with an ear problem, Baxter joined the left- wing Unity Theatre in Glasgow. Well, if I do, perhaps yours will be the one. Baxter is appearing on a charges of. The spotlight was his. It was a golden period for British film-making, and he appeared in mildly successful black-and-white movies like the Highland comedy Geordie and Very Important Person, in which he starred alongside James Robertson Justice and Leslie Phillips. Stanley maintains incredible control, but he can also come on like the wee woman on the stairhead talking about the price of mince, said Mary Brennan, who reviews around 20 panto performances a year. That would seem to indicate that there might be a return at some point, even just a one-off? Thats a difficult question. He relished the opportunity to live in pristine order, with a housekeeper to keep the place spotless. Add a New Bio Also known as Moira Spouses Stanley Baxter (1951 - 1997) Died 1997 Edit Submitted on July 23, 2013 Citation Use the citation below to add to a bibliography: Style: MLA Chicago APA "Moira Robertson." But unknown to the world, Granny and the eponymous hero had decided to marry. They all wanted him: Aspel, Parkinson. In 1970, with The Stanley Baxter Show a huge BBC hit, he moved out of their house and took the apartment in Highgate Village that would be his refuge for the rest of his life. She looked up at me, shrugged and said Oh, I don't care about that at all. That counts for a lot in this part of north London, where there are more antique shops than newsagents. Baxter would tell the whole truth, on condition that it remained a secret. Overwhelmed by the knowledge that he was making a mistake that would ruin both their lives, Baxter sat on the wedding bed and sobbed. Again. but a Yorkshire accent. Not at all? Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images . I was utterly overwhelmed. Afterwards, I gasped, 'Have you done this before?' Look, do you mind? Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became known for his British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and Mr Majeika . Client stories Our approach Blog FAQs Contact us Feel the value of financial planning First-class financial planning for people who strive for more. At one point during my researches I was intrigued to meet a person in north London who had lived near the Baxters for a while in recent years, and who believed that they now lived apart, but that Stanley visited his wifes new home for lunch most days. If he was only prepared to work on the radio these days, could he be a total wreck? For decades he has hated to venture out: 'I didn't want to be seen as someone who was once Stanley Baxter,' he says. Once again, the gates around Baxter had been locked. The truth is, I dont really want to be me.. Yet there is one celebrity who has bucked the trend. Find him.. By being proactive, well informed and aware of your condition this is the first step to making a difference. I dont think I could go on then. Its just prohibitive, you know, because they were such big specials. Jacobs convinced the court that Baxter could not have been 'soliciting' when he was arrested because, apart from two policemen, there was no one else in the lavatories. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. ', Stanley and Moira (left and right) on their honeymoon in London in 1952. 2023 Getty Images. . What about? Stanley went on to claim Moira became very emotional and threatened to jump out of a window following his revelation, so he opted to continue the relationship and get married. Stanley was later arrested at a public toilet in north London in 1962 on suspicion of soliciting for sex. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. They became lovers. . He said, Oh well, if you did I should just follow you. I never wanted to be gay. But she ignored the signs. Fine, I said. Feeling she was too ill to travel, Baxter told her she must stay in London. Her husband's career blossomed, with a series of cinema roles that led to star billing in films such as The Fast Lady. If there were someone I were interested in, I could bring them home. . I rang David White again the following morning. And there he was, coming up the steps to the door. A nice, professional no. He went on to star in a children's series called Mr Majeika, about a schoolteacher who is actually a wizard. Hed be a bit suspicious if a tabloid or something like that was trying to turn him over. His associates would not return my calls. How could it happen? Can you just tell me, finally, what city he lives in? Did Bessie Baxter have any idea of Stanleys true sexuality? He returned to the BBC but, after a one-off in 1986 in which he played 37 roles (including Mae West, whom he first impersonated aged six), that contract also ended. As one critic wrote: The joke is not that Stanley Baxter is dressed up as a woman. Just let me ask you one thing. Stanley's wife of over 45 years Moira Robertson died in 1997 (Picture: REX) At a time when being gay was illegal in Britain, the actor would bring men home with his wife's knowledge. We like to think we can find out anything about anyone, as a matter of professional pride, and the challenge of doing so can get under your skin. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. I don't want to be involved in this kind of world'. 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? But in joining the Citz and aiming for the stars (however small his initial parts were as an Assistant Stage Manager) the young actor realised his sexuality could prove to be his downfall. I dont deserve it, I know, but if anyone can help me at this dreadful period, it is him, Williams wrote before leaving home. And the new rules dont apply just to celebrities on the A-List: newsreaders and weather girls must also be prepared to have the minutiae of their lives subjected to close scrutiny, or at the very least have Loyd Grossman look through their keyholes. And they were birched! In January 1962, he visited the public toilets in Madras Place, Holloway, hoping to pick up a man for casual sex. Ah-ha. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. She is the. It was a gloomy place, full of old men moving in slow motion and staring into space. A Gannett Company. In January, 1962, he was focused hard on his career. Yes I did, and I spoke to you through my agent. HP10 9TY. Moira wrote him a very sane and balanced letter. I turned to walk away. This builders daughter and art school graduate was a clever and attractive, if rather ethereal, young woman. And now he felt incredibly guilty because at the very end, he wasn't there to do what? Im not being naughty, but no. I still don't. I believed that no-one in our family should be anything but a star.. More info. Brian Beacom 2020. . I don't think you know what you're talking about and I don't think you realise that the future will be bleak for you and difficult for me., Stanley was adamant. But not a complete no: perhaps, hed said, perhaps yours will be the one. A porter at the club confirmed that the comedian did swim in the pool most days. As his mother Bessie, a blacksmith's daughter, accompanied him on the piano, the boy belted out saucy music hall numbers with titles such as I'm One Of The Lads Of Valencia: 'You can't beat a Spaniard for kissing, Oh ladies, just think what you're missing!' One more try. My mother didnt think any woman was good enough for me [Bessie Baxters principal purpose in life was to grow a showbiz star] but there was more to her criticism of Moira. Experiences in the Far East during his concert party stint confirmed to the Scot where his heart lay. My dad said This is a very big step you're taking, Stanley. Useless. Dressed in a sailor suit, his hair tonged in waves, he did impersonations of Laurel and Hardy, and Mae West. She would turn up at the stage door in Glasgow, unannounced. . For Bill this was just sexual experimentation, and he would later reject a sexual relationship with Stanley, preferring women. People who knew you knew the shorthand and the jargon. Stanleys marriage to Moira became difficult over the next few years, as she struggled with mental health issues and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. One of Scotland's greatest comedians has come out as gay but admitted: "I never wanted to be, I still don't." Stanley Baxter, 94, said that he and his wife, Moira Robertson, knew that he was. In that moment, I thought the world had changed. Moira's behaviour became more alarming. So he must have felt a shiver when the waspish diaries of his late friend Kenneth Williams were published two years ago. Managing Director. Baxter had married Moira Robertson, an actress at the Citizens Theatre, in the early Fifties. And it worked. Baxter staged full-scale MGM musicals and played every role. He wanted to be left alone, so why not? Theres a great move afoot for them to be repeated, to have a compilation made of them for the States and Canada, and all that, but thats still being worked on. A psychiatrist diagnosed schizophrenia, but she refused to take medication. Hes offered stage plays and everything all the time, but he doesnt want to lock himself into eight performances a week for six months, you know? But although the urgency had gone, the curiosity remained. We hope you've really thought about how important it is., And I said nonchalantly, Oh, not nowadays. What none but his closest friends realised was that Baxter was desperately unhappy, his personal life a battlefield. What it did entail was years of loneliness, beginning on their honeymoon night. Moira Robertson & Stanley Baxter, 1962 British actress Moira Robertson (year of birth unknown-1997) and her husband, British comedian and actor Stanley Baxter, at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court in London, England, 5th March 1962. He had indeed dreamed of being a professional actor since appearing on stage as a seven-year-old at local talent contests. Other members included Kenneth Williams, with whom Baxter formed a close friendship that was troubled but life-long.It was quite a strong thing, said Young. Stanley Baxter as the Pantomime Dame in "Jack and the Beanstalk" at the King's Theatre, Glasgow. No, you might publish it. There were things he might like to say, but it wouldnt be in keeping to do so. Stanley managed to survive the threat to his career just and Moira, as expected stood by her man. Moura Robertson. "Thankfully Moira was very understanding. Gay men up and down the UK lived in constant fear of having their careers and lives wrecked. She then went to their new Glasgow flat to cook spaghetti for his supper.". Anybody who has acquired that kind of carapace is not going to come on like John Inman, rushing out of a closet, shouting, Im free! They have prided themselves on conducting their life with dignity.. She kept calling for him and my mother wasnt too happy about this. Yes, there would be a show. I know it all sounds terribly old-fashioned but men had those expectations in those days., Now, Stanley admits another reason why he felt Moira should remain at home. Stanley came out of retirement in 2008 to record a retrospective special about his life for ITV. But he hadnt been in that afternoon. Yes, as a 14-year-old hed had a frolic with the maid (despite living in a West End tenement Bessie Baxter insisted upon live-in help) but this was an entirely new adventure. He is an intelligent guy, and he likes to know who hes talking to. . He adds, his voice dark: 'The truth is, I don't really want to be me.'. But Stanley couldnt contain his sexual frustrations. Doesnt he do interviews at all? Stanley was up for the challenge. As I approached the flats, a figure bundled up in odd layers of clothing and a heavy overcoat came towards me, and turned towards the gate. Baxter was 46, and thought their two-day fling would be no more than a brief encounter. They would meet for lunch every day. IN MARCH 1952, 26-year-old Stanley Baxter, recognised as the brightest young star in the Citizens' Theatre Company, made a decision that was to shock his parents, stun his close friend Kenneth. Who was this man, who inspired so much silence? There was nothing like his dames, who entered in outfits sumptuous enough for Danny LaRue, but who could drop into rough Glaswegian patois at a moments notice. Instead, Baxter told Moira he could no longer live with her. He said lots of theatrical things about how marvellous it had been to work with Baxter, with whom he still corresponded from time to time. It was time, I decided, to find him myself, face-to-face, in the hope that he might talk. But Andy Young, who considers himself a close friend of the couple, insisted that they still lived together. The Real Stanley Baxter by Brian Beacom is published by Luath Press Ltd, 20. He felt guilty for the many affairs and the new partners. Since then, he has been completely absent from stage or television, and rarely even mentioned in print. After four months of waiting out this covid stuff, our spring shutdowns are starting in summer, and. No. THE PRICE of fame seems to have shot through the roof; just ask Michael Barrymore or Gazza. One diary entry, for March 1954, described Baxter as suspicious and ungenerous and said that being with him was like sitting on an oven. His agent advised him to engage the celebrity barrister David Jacobs, who had recently won a libel case for Liberace when a newspaper implied the flamboyant entertainer was gay. Tayside & Stirling. STANLEY Baxter has come out as gay, revealing for the first time that his marriage was a faade. 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. By that time, I had so many tender feelings for her, he explains. Tragically, however, in 1997, the year Princess Diana died, Moira took her own life. 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. We need you! What could he do? In this remarkable new authorised biography, which Stanley originally refused to have published before his death for fear of being judged journalist Brian Beacom reveals the secrecy and sadness that have haunted the entertainer all his life. It was a relief. He says now that he'd known for years that he found men more attractive than women, because at the Saturday morning cinema club he could not take his eyes off the half-naked Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan, rather than Maureen O'Sullivan's Jane. Bei kommerzieller Verwendung sowie fr verkaufsfrdernde Zwecke kontaktieren Sie bitte Ihr. I guess I had come to really like Moira. He had also appeared alongside Baxter in many Scottish pantomimes, including the comedians last, and was prepared to talk, up to a point. And what does the master of disguise look like now? When he sat down on a streetcar bench between a priest and a woman with a hat box on her lap, he suddenly saw another female rider in front of him lose her clothes (through a double-exposure dissolve), and then his seat-mates on his right and left turned female without clothes. Liked by Moira Robertson. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. It had been run over in the street. Pinnwnde sind ideal zum Speichern von Bildern und Videoclips. 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. She visited the LWT studios while her husband's show was recording, and danced in the lobby when she was not allowed onto the stage. 'I turned down too many parts . View the profiles of people named Moira Robertson. Even though Moira was dead from an overdose by this time, he was sickened at the thought that his sexuality might become common knowledge. If there were someone I were interested in, I could bring them home. There, he saw a notice appealing for performers to join the Combined Services Entertainment unit [CSE]. How would I know what he looked like? Hes having a holiday with his wife, Moira. But it was because I knew I'd made the biggest mistake of my life.. Fine, but not much help to me. Join Facebook to connect with Moira Robertson and others you may know. It was real weakness on my part.. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Well see what happens. In the front room of Moira Robertsons parents home in Dumbarton, Stanley slowly, cautiously, uttered the words I do. He failed to convince. So that was the answer: a recluse in the phone book. It was so long ago, the production team was disbanded straight after the last show, and theres nobody left here who worked on it. moira@scoliosisbracing.co.za +27 76 883 9526 Virginia Way Offices 0 Hamman Street Stellenbosch . DON'T MISS:Sean Connery 'sad sight' and wanted to die sooner, Jackie Stewart says[COMMENT]Cold Feet's John Thomson details what 'saved his bacon' in 2020[INTERVIEW]Andrea McLean steps in to 'calm down' Loose Women's Gloria and Saira[PICS]. He revealed he was worried his career would be over because of the incident before his lawyer got the charge dropped. Although we'd spend lots of time in each other's beds, nothing happened. And by the time the then-teenager landed a place in the entertainment corps during his National Service years, Stanley was convinced that acting was his destiny. I kept getting those sheeps eyes every time she passed me in the theatre and she appeared to be heartbroken. One night on his way home he was arrested after being entrapped by North London police in a toilet and charged with Importuning. The star, who is best. But Baxter's anxieties were channelled into his work, and his perfectionist instincts became overwhelming. Recluse. Wherever he is, I wish him well. I tried to keep things calm and said, Okay, okay, well if you want to get engaged, we could try it for a year or so and see what happens., Just after the window ledge moment, Stanley was handed a Get Out of Jail Free card. When his friend Kenneth Williams's diaries were published posthumously in the early Nineties, he fought a legal battle to ensure nothing about his sex life was printed. 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. 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