Alan Shayne: At 100, Looking Back on a Gay Life in Hollywood

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At 100 years old, Alan Shayne's life has spanned the entirety of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. He got his start acting on Broadway in the 1940s, then became a casting director (casting Barbra Streisand, Diane Keaton, Cicely Tyson, and Dustin Hoffman in many of their earliest roles) before becoming president of Warner Bros. Television. Alan did this all while living a gay life that defies simple labels. Alan's new book, And It Only Took 100 Years, is out now. LGBTQ&A⁠ is an independent, l

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