When you see this man, what is the first time that comes to mind. Some might say Uncle Arthur from Bewitched. Other would says Harry McAfee in Bye Bye Birdie. I say Icon! A man that loved to use Double entedre such as ....
Q: What is said to be wasted on the young?
- Lynde: A whipping.
- Q: Paul, what profession is the most common for prostitutes after they retire?
- Lynde: Smuggling.
Mr. Lynde was a gay man. Best know as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched. He was in a relationship with his partner James "Bing" Davidson. Both were drinking heavily in their San Francisco hotel Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Where Bing fell out of the window eight stories and died at the age of 24. Than on Jan. 10, 1982, Lynde dies of a heart attack in his home in Beverly Hills.
The reason I am blogging about Mr. Lynde is that as a queer boy he was the first role model as a gay man I got. Watching him "Pop" in and out on Bewitched and just the way he talked. I would walk around the house waving my hands like his character Uncle Arthur. Without Mr. Lynde I would not be a flaming Queer!
