Liberace was one of the great American showmen of the Twentieth Century. Sadly, this documentary focuses primarily on his sexuality. Liberace was a homosexual, surely, or was he? There is little doubt that in later life he was, after all, he died from AIDS, but it is possible indeed likely that when in 1959 he was asked under oath if he had ever engaged in homosexual practices and replied "...Never in my life"...he was telling the truth. Neither the "Daily Mirror" nor anyone else brought forward any witness or evidence to the contrary. It wasn't until 1982 when the much younger disgruntled former employee Scott Thorson sued him for $113 million that any mainstream publication dared to raise this suggestion again.
Be that as it may, Liberace was a flawed human being as are we all, and if there is one thing that comes over from this documentary it is that the adulation of his fans was well deserved.
Be that as it may, Liberace was a flawed human being as are we all, and if there is one thing that comes over from this documentary it is that the adulation of his fans was well deserved.
