Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. was a Cuban film and television actor. He was born in New York City on February 15, 1907 and after many years playing Latin lovers in musicals and romantic comedies, achieved fame for his portrayal of The Joker in the 1960s television series 'Batman'. He also achieved success in the 1950's with his portrayal of the bandit, The Cisco Kid and then, in the later stages of his career, as a bumbling, likeable villain in a string of Walt Disney comedies.
He was a talented and versatile performer and he successfully played a great variety of roles in a long career that formed a link between the early years of the Hollywood studio system and the modern TV dominated entertainment world. Romero appeared in two Euro-westerns “A Talent for Loving” (1969) and “The Proud and the Damned” (1972). Cesar died of bronchitis and pneumonia on January 1, 1994 in Santa Monica, California. Today we remember Cesar Romero on what would have been his 105th birthday.
I heard a rumor that Cesar Romero never married because he was openly gay. Now I don't know if that's true or not but that IS what I heard. Now I won't judge the man cause he's my favorite actor. But if it's true, then it's just one more fact about the original Joker that we didn't count on. Either way, the story is quite interesting to say the least. RIP Cesar.
ReplyDeleteI just looked on Wikipedia and it says that author Boze Hadleigh wrote a book that featured Cesar Romero in it called, "Hollywood Gays" where HE claims Romero openly stated that he was gay but according to some, these have been dismissed by some as forgeries. But hey, either way, I still don't have a problem with it. You be you. To each his own. Nothing but peace and love. Ciao.
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