Total Assets
Also: Gay Trivia Quiz and more
Happy Birthday Barry 🎈 Barry Manilow Feature • After Dark / June 1976
Born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943—Manilow has recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one, 28 that appeared within the top ten, and 36 that reached the top twenty. He has released 13 platinum and six multi-platinum albums. Although not a favorite artist of music critics, Manilow has been praised by his peers in the recording industry. In the 1970s, Frank Sinatra predicted: "He's next."
Manilow married his high-school sweetheart, Susan Deixler, in 1964. He later said he was in love with her but his passion for a music career and lack of maturity strained their relationship. He left the woman he considered “the perfect wife” after one year of marriage in pursuit of a “wondrous musical adventure”. Manilow credits the response he received from Playboy in December 1965 for the courage to leave everything behind and begin a career in music: “I asked a lot of people what I should do, and they all said different things. Finally, I was so desperate, I wrote to the Playboy Advisor.”
Deixler had the marriage annulled in 1966. After coming out as gay in 2017, Manilow said that he had been in love with Deixler and the marriage’s failure was not related to sexual orientation.
In 1978, Manilow began a relationship with TV executive Garry Kief, who soon became his manager. They married in 2014, after same-sex marriage became legal in California. They kept the relationship and his sexual orientation private until the marriage made headlines in 2015. The media reported it after a friend of Manilow’s, Suzanne Somers, disclosed that the two men had privately exchanged vows at Manilow’s home in Palm Springs, California. No official paperwork was filed, but it was reported that the couple exchanged wedding bands as a sign of their dedication. Manilow officially came out as gay in April 2017, telling People that he was pleasantly surprised to find that his mostly female fan base was supportive of the marriage; he had feared the news would disappoint them.
Total Assets, Gay Trivia Quiz and more • Mandate / August 1982
See more from this issue in the gallery below ▽
𝒜𝓊𝓉𝑜ᴇʀᴏᴛɪᴄᴀ Instagram and Substack curated by Bradley Roberge • 4077A 18th St at Castro • Open Monday-Saturday • (415) 861-5787 • email autoeroticasf@aol.com
X-RATED GALLERY for PAID SUBSCRIBERS 12 pages
