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. Bringing businesses together in the emerging, disruptive technology space across; FinTech, Quantum Technologies and Quantitative Trading Technologies through face to face and virtual meetings and events. The Real Stanley Baxter by Brian Beacom is published by Luath Press Ltd, 20. The star, who is best. But Stanley, and Moiras family, coaxed her to take medication. It was partly a feeling of I'll show them, that I could be as heterosexual as the rest of them.. He is completely woven into the Scottish psyche, says Mary Brennan, a critic for the Herald. They included women, from Shirley Bassey to, later, the Princess of Wales, each precisely observed. He stood facing the audience for a moment and then said, in a vampish voice: I call this my hand grenade dress. So funny that hes disappeared. How would I know what he looked like? It was more than weakness. Ah-ha. A visit to the local library to see the electoral register confirmed that S stood for Stanley. Back home again, Baxter joined the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, a fine company with aspirations to form a Scottish national theatre. The front door was open. You. British actress Moira Robertson and her husband, British comedian and actor Stanley Baxter, at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court in London, England, 5th March 1962. Profitieren Sie von der globalen Reichweite, datengesttzten Erkenntnissen und einem Netzwerk von ber 340.000 Content-Anbietern von Getty Images, die exklusiv fr Ihre Marke Inhalte erstellen. He went on: Thankfully Moira was very understanding. And it worked. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images . She wanted to come, too. Stanley knew he was gay. 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. This wasnt unrestrained hyperbole. ' Friends suddenly shunned him, fearful of guilt by association. Therapy proved useless: his psychiatrist, learning that he was married, advised him simply to return to his wife. Robertson is regarded as one of the top Family Law attorneys in Oklahoma. Managing a portfolio of SME clients across a range of sectors and complexities. 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]. Very boring!' 'It was partly a feeling of, 'I'll show them,' he admits. Kenneth Williams certainly thought so. I wrote you a letter. View the profiles of people named Moira Robertson. 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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. WHERE do you start, with only a name to go on? Stanley Baxter specials became vanishingly rare: one at Christmas 1976, the next at Easter 1979. Look, do you mind? And he said dismissively, 'Oh yes, I've had all my friends'.'. He saw Moira frequently, but the fractured marriage was always difficult. And she was very good about letting them go to bed with me. To pre-empt that, he agreed to let me tell his story . Identifying clients needs and developing solutions for both existing and new to Bank clients. You can tell Ive talked to the press before, cant you? Should I have taken her to Cyprus? Bringing the very best to his latest film role, Crooks Anonymous, starring alongside Julie Christie and Leslie Philips. The dark, often highly dramatic script of their life together began when he joined the Citz in 1948, shortly after being demobbed. And so, a few weeks later, I did the right journalistic thing and rang Mentorn and Channel 4. I wondered if I could have a word? He took his time. It was all good, clean, pre-Carry On fun. 'I'm too afraid of what people will think of me,' he said. He relished the opportunity to live in pristine order, with a housekeeper to keep the place spotless. She is the. Despite his success, he had, in fact, always had a certain invisibility. Meet Alyssa Carson. The show featured interviews about his life alongside new comedy material including a skit about the Queen's Christmas speech. He had his chance to make a clean break, to move on alone. There was an S Baxter in that area, with an address. The critics loved it. And, meanwhile, my deadline had passed, and there were other things to do. How could it happen? Everythings being raked around in here ready for Christmas. Helen Wright and Moira Robertson were in a police raid (Image: Spindrift) Two Glasgow pensioners caught with more than 24,000 of cocaine are behind bars. Express. I kept getting those sheeps eyes every time she passed me in the theatre and she appeared to be heartbroken READ MOREShowbiz legend Stanley Baxter says No, "I told her my preference and said: 'Thats why I am breaking off the relationship. He joined the Citizen's Theatre Company in the Gorbals, an idealistic group performing Ibsen and Shaw to working-class audiences. 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? Alec Guinness and John Gielgud had both been charged with Importuning. 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. One last piece for the Independent on Sunday, The Invisible Man: Searching for the Reclusive Stanley Baxter. Of all those stories, it is hard to imagine anything more sad than this one. OK. 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. I dont deserve it, I know, but if anyone can help me at this dreadful period, it is him, Williams wrote before leaving home. . I wrote to Stanley Baxter at his home, requesting an interview. We need you! At a time when being gay was illegal in Britain, the actor would bring men home with his wifes knowledge. Im a character actor. He was previously married to Moira Robertson. And she never knew of the window ledge incident. This builders daughter and art school graduate was a clever and attractive, if rather ethereal, young woman. She died in 1997 at the age of 69 after suffering an overdose. For a journalist, it can be difficult to tell. Do not sell or share my personal information. 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. And the decision may have played a part his wifes untimely death. Moira has 3 jobs listed on their profile. Stanley Baxter is one of my all-time favourites, he said. Finally, I realised that I would have to let Stanley Baxter rest in peace. Dunoon, Scotland, United Kingdom. Im not a personality, he once said. . I was utterly overwhelmed. Organisieren, kontrollieren, verteilen und messen Sie alle Ihre digitalen Inhalte. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Fine, but not much help to me. . Well, it was worth a go. As he grew up, she was intensely jealous and would shoo away any girls who admired him: 'She started telling me about these two boys who once took a wee girl into a haunted house up the road and did terrible things to her. He was working out in a gym and swimming several lengths of the RAC pool every day. Nigel Dempsters often there, and so are Stanley Baxter and Terry Stamp. His agent was still stonewalling, and his old television company had forgotten him. He revealed he was worried his career would be over because of the incident before his lawyer got the charge dropped. Many weeks later, I was browsing for biographical material on someone else when I came across an old copy of Whos Who In Television, with an entry on Baxter. ', Stanley and Moira (left and right) on their honeymoon in London in 1952. Once again, the gates around Baxter had been locked. Ill let you know through my agent, OK? Kenneth asked Stanley what future he could expect if he married Moira Robertson. Writer and broadcaster, Interviewer of the Year for the Mail, winner of Radio Academy gold with BBC Radio 4. It was absolutely selfish. Just when it was looking hopeless, I discovered a quote from Don Black, the lyricist of Sunset Boulevard, about keeping himself fit at the RAC Club: I take a Turkish bath at the club every Saturday. 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. After the couple tied the knot, Stanley said they had a pact which permitted him to bring men to the house they shared. He directed shows himself, calling extra rehearsals if things were getting even a little sloppy mid-run, and coming down hard on anyone who attempted to ad lib. My dad said This is a very big step you're taking, Stanley. Anyone would be insane to choose to live such a very difficult life.' Why? 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. He is an intelligent guy, and he likes to know who hes talking to. He took her passport, to prevent her from trying to follow him. I shouldn't have done, but I did. Nobody would tell me. Since then, he has been completely absent from stage or television, and rarely even mentioned in print. Not to the Press. Can I call you tomorrow, then, to see if youve changed your mind? A bit boring! I sat on the edge of the bed and sobbed my heart out, he admits. 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 . Doesnt he do interviews at all? He lived in dread of being exposed in the press as a gay man. Baxter is appearing on a charges of soliciting and public indecency. Perhaps it was time to forget it, let him be. 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. His performance of Eager Young Husband was the worst he would give in his life. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. This was Angus Lennie, once the chef in Crossroads. Divorce can be one of the most difficult times in your life. So he just thought: No, its all too much for me. 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. Stanley explained he had tender feelings for Moira but agreeing to continue the relationship was real weakness on my part. His biographer Brian Beacom examines why the brilliant Scots entertainer with a thousand faces refused to show his real one to the world. Im not sure that Stanley would say it just now, but he had this kind of sexual whats the expression? It was real weakness on my part.. He is an actor and writer, known for Crooks Anonymous (1962), The Fast Lady (1962) and The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show (1974). Its a dead loss, to be honest. This girl finally gets to head back to work soon! 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. Choosing to eliminate the obvious first, I checked the phone book. ', Beset with doubts, he confessed to Moira that all his previous affairs had been with men. There was some communication, through Andy Young, who had been authorised to tell me that Baxter was refusing all work except voice-overs and radio. But Baxter's anxieties were channelled into his work, and his perfectionist instincts became overwhelming. And as the years progressed, the medicated Moira and Stanley became close again. Stanley was up for the challenge. 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