Footage of a gay pool party in 1945 surfaced online and it’s pretty incredible.The lost home videos were discovered Geoff Story, a filmmaker from St.
Louis. He tells Nancy Fowler at St. Louis Public Radio that he stumbled upon them 20-some years ago at an estate sale of the now-deceased Buddy Walton.Related: The 10 gayest moments in the history of the OscarsWalton was often referred to as St.
Louis’ “hairdresser to the stars” and did hair for everyone from Eleanore Roosevelt to Ethel Merman whenever they passed through town.
He was known for throwing lavish pool parties at his property.“These men are still in their 20s in the sun, swimming, like they always will,” Story says.