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* NiceGuy: He was known for being very gracious and friendly to fans and kind to crew members who worked on his shows.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He was famous for his dry wit and remarks both during shows and offstage, more than a few of which [[SelfDeprecation were directed at himself.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: He was famous for his dry wit and remarks both during shows and offstage, more than a few of which [[SelfDeprecation were directed at himself.]]himself]].
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* TransparentCloset: Though he never admitted it while he was alive, even having his obituaries lie about it, everyone who ever knew Liberace in person for more than five minutes knew he was gay.
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* TransparentCloset: Though he never admitted it while he was alive, even having his obituaries lie about it, his cause of death (AIDS was still widely considered a "gay disease" at the time), everyone who ever knew Liberace in person for more than five minutes knew he was gay.
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* OpenSecret: His sexuality was basically known by everyone in the music industry even if neither Liberace himself nor anyone else would ever say it out loud.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality, which was fueled by tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from a response he had to a poor review of his work- in later reviews he said he ''cried'' all the way to the bank, including when suing the ''Daily Mirror'', but the original stuck. He won the ''Mirror'' suit in 1959, and the ''Confidential'' suit was settled out of court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality, which was fueled by tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from a response he had to a poor review of his work- work - in later reviews he said he ''cried'' all the way to the bank, including when suing the ''Daily Mirror'', but the original stuck. He won the ''Mirror'' suit in 1959, and the ''Confidential'' suit was settled out of court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality, which was fueled by tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from a response he had to a poor review of his work- in later reviews he said he ''cried'' all the way to the bank, including when suing the Daily Mirror, but the original stuck. He won the Mirror suit in 1959, and the Confidential suit was settled out of court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality, which was fueled by tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from a response he had to a poor review of his work- in later reviews he said he ''cried'' all the way to the bank, including when suing the Daily Mirror, ''Daily Mirror'', but the original stuck. He won the Mirror ''Mirror'' suit in 1959, and the Confidential ''Confidential'' suit was settled out of court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
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* LargeHam: He was never anything less than theatrical. There's a reason his nickname was "Mr Showmanship".
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* NeverBareheaded: He would never let himself be seen without a toupee, even sleeping with one on, and refusing to do a face lift procedure when he was told it would mean taking off his wig.
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* NeverBareheaded: He After going bald in middle age, he would never let himself be seen without a toupee, even sleeping with one on, and refusing to do a face lift procedure when he was told it would mean taking off his wig.
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Space Liberace, link
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* ElvisHasLeftThePlanet: * Magazine/ForteanTimes ran a main article which over six pages brought together all the stories that not only Elvis, but also '''Liberace''' had left the planet in an alien spacecraft. Apparently Space Liberace returned to play a gig somewhere in the backwoods of the USA. (Fyffe, Alabama, allegedly saw the most unique "coming out of retirement" gig in history.)
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* ElvisHasLeftThePlanet: * Magazine/ForteanTimes ElvisHasLeftThePlanet: ''Magazine/ForteanTimes'' ran a [[https://www.scribd.com/article/516282000/Space-Liberace main article article]] which over six pages brought together all the stories that not only Elvis, but also '''Liberace''' had left the planet in an alien spacecraft. Apparently Space Liberace returned to play a gig somewhere in the backwoods of the USA. (Fyffe, Alabama, allegedly saw the most unique "coming out of retirement" gig in history.)
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* ElvisHasLeftThePlanet: * Magazine/ForteanTimes ran a main article which over six pages brought together all the stories that not only Elvis, but also '''Liberace''' had left the planet in an alien spacecraft. Apparently Space Liberace returned to play a gig somewhere in the backwoods of the USA. (Fyffe, Alabama, allegedly saw the most unique "coming out of retirement" gig in history.)
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* DodgyToupee: He was famous for donning these due to his hair loss and would even sleep with them on.
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* DodgyToupee: He was famous for donning these due to after going bald in his hair loss middle age and would even sleep with them on.
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* NeverBareheaded: He would never let himself be seen without his toupee, even sleeping with it on, and refusing to do a face lift procedure when he was told it would mean taking off his wig.
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* NeverBareheaded: He would never let himself be seen without his a toupee, even sleeping with it one on, and refusing to do a face lift procedure when he was told it would mean taking off his wig.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality. This began with tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from a response he had to a poor review of his work- in later reviews he said he ''cried'' all the way to the bank, including when suing the Daily Mirror, but the original stuck. He won the Mirror suit in 1959, and the Confidential suit was settled out of court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
In 1985, he was found to be HIV positive, a fact he concealed from the public. He died 18 months later on February 4, 1987. He was officially outed by Creator/BettyWhite, a longtime friend, in an interview in 2011, when she admitted that she often [[TheBeard bearded]] for him at public events. Even Website/TheOtherWiki now acknowledges that he was gay.
In 1985, he was found to be HIV positive, a fact he concealed from the public. He died 18 months later on February 4, 1987. He was officially outed by Creator/BettyWhite, a longtime friend, in an interview in 2011, when she admitted that she often [[TheBeard bearded]] for him at public events. Even Website/TheOtherWiki now acknowledges that he was gay.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality. This began with sexuality, which was fueled by tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from a response he had to a poor review of his work- in later reviews he said he ''cried'' all the way to the bank, including when suing the Daily Mirror, but the original stuck. He won the Mirror suit in 1959, and the Confidential suit was settled out of court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
In 1985, hewas found to be HIV positive, tested positive for HIV, a fact he concealed from the public. He died 18 months later on February 4, 1987. He was officially outed by Creator/BettyWhite, a longtime friend, in an interview in 2011, when she admitted that she often [[TheBeard bearded]] for him at public events. Even Website/TheOtherWiki now acknowledges that he was gay.
In 1985, he
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In 1985, he was found to be HIV positive, a fact he concealed from the public. He died 18 months later on February 4, 1987. He was officially outed by Creator/BettyWhite, a longtime friend, in an interview in 2011, when she admitted that she often [[TheBeard bearded]] for him at public events. Even Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki now acknowledges that he was gay.
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* DodgyToupee: He was famous for donning these due to his baldness and would even sleep with them on.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: His camp demeanor and garish outfits aside, he was an exceptionally talented pianist.
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* DodgyToupee: He was famous for donning these due to going bald as a young man and would even sleep with them on.
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* DodgyToupee: He was famous for donning these due to going bald as a young man his baldness and would even sleep with them on.
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* ChildProdigy: He was an exceptionally talented piano player by the age of seven.
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* ChildProdigy: He was an exceptionally talented piano player by the age of seven.seven by which time he could play any song just by ear.
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Was reading his wikipedia page and found the actual origins of laughing all the way to the bank. Decided to fix it. Also thought maybe the last two points would be better switched.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality. This began with tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from his response to the ''Mirror'''s article, announcing that he intended to sue for libel.[[note]]He actually said "I ''cried'' all the way to the bank", but in an example of a SnowClone, "laughed" eventually became the verb of choice.[[/note]] (He won the ''Mirror'' suit in 1959, and the ''Confidential'' suit was settled out of court.) Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
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Throughout his life, there was much speculation about his sexuality. This began with tabloid publications in the [[TheFifties mid-1950s]]. Liberace vehemently denied that he was gay, and sued the British ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' and the American ''Confidential''. The famous phrase "I laughed all the way to the bank" originates from his a response he had to the ''Mirror'''s article, announcing that a poor review of his work- in later reviews he intended to sue for libel.[[note]]He actually said "I he ''cried'' all the way to the bank", bank, including when suing the Daily Mirror, but in an example of a SnowClone, "laughed" eventually became the verb of choice.[[/note]] (He original stuck. He won the ''Mirror'' Mirror suit in 1959, and the ''Confidential'' Confidential suit was settled out of court.) court. Nonetheless, parodies of Liberace played up his flamboyance (if such a thing were possible) and generally treated him as [[TransparentCloset "obviously" gay]] without saying so out loud.
loud.
In 1985, he was found to be HIV positive, a fact he concealed from the public. He died 18 months later on February 4, 1987. He was officially outed by Creator/BettyWhite, a longtime friend, in an interview in 2011, when she admitted that she often [[TheBeard bearded]] for him at public events. Even Wiki/TheOtherWiki now acknowledges that he was gay.
In 1985, he was found to be HIV positive, a fact he concealed from the public. He died 18 months later on February 4, 1987. He was officially outed by Creator/BettyWhite, a longtime friend, in an interview in 2011, when she admitted that she often [[TheBeard bearded]] for him at public events. Even Wiki/TheOtherWiki now acknowledges that he was gay.
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* NeverBareheaded: He would never let himself be seen without his toupee, even sleeping with it on.
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* ChildProdigy: He was an exceptionally talented piano player by the age of seven.
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* TeenGenius: He first played professionally at the age of fourteen and did so regularly throughout his teen years, becoming his family's main source of income.