 Seth Gaaikema (July 11, 1939)
Dutch stand-up-comedian, singer and creator and translator of musicals, born in Uithuizen. He has studied Dutch language and literature. His partner Peter Biemans is commissioning editor with Yorin (Dutch TV). Hit: Wat een spreker is die man (1970) LP's/CD's: Kom Kom tuut tuut ho ho, En...ik, zei Seth, & Willeke Alberti in Scheveningen, Tien miljoen geboden, Seth's verdwazingen, Dat typische Hollandse vingertje (1976), Familie Willekeur, Wuiven naar elkaar, Seth!, Lyrisch intermezzo, De Haagsche operette, Seth '84, En waarom zeg ik dit? '85-'86, Geef mij maar Nederland '90-'91, Jij en ik, Nederland ziet paars TV: Oudejaarsconference 1971 Theatre: Tien miljoen geboden (1970), De wereld is stapelgek, nu wij nog (1993), De ommekeer (1999-2000) Musical: My fair lady (translation), Kiss me kate (translation, 1963?), Swingpop (lyricist, 1978), Publiek (lyricist, 1986), Les Miserables (translation, 1991), Miss Saigon (translation, 1996), Elisabeth (translation, 1999), Adam und Eva (lyricist, 1999), Kuifje: de Zonnetempel (lyricist, 2001)
 Juan Gabriel (January 7, 1950)
Mexican singer and actor, born in Paracuaro, Michoacan. His real name is Alberto Aguilera Valadez.
CD's: Juan Gabriel en el Pallacio del Bellas Artes, Celebrando 25 anos de Juan Gabriel (1998), Abrázame muy fuerte (2000), Por los siglos (2002) Films: Nobleza Ranchera, Del otro lada del puerto, Es mi vida
 Rudy Galindo (September 7, 1969)
American ice skater, born as Val Joe Galindo in San Jose, California. Galindo is HIV-positive. Autobiography: Icebreaker (1997, with Eric Marcus) Website:
http://www.rudy-galindo.com/
 Eva le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 - June 3, 1991)
British actress, translator and director, born in London, England. She made her stage debut in 1914 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. Theatre: Bunny (1916), Mr.Lazarus (1916), The Off Chance (1918), Belinda (1918), Lusmore (1919), Elsie Janis and her gang (1919), The Swan (1923), Hedda Gabler (1928), Peter Pan (1928), The Cherry Orchard (1928), Romeo and Juliet (1930), Alice in Wonderland (1932), Liliom (1932), Camille (1935), Hamlet (1937), Uncle Harry (1942), Mary Stuart, Exit the king (1968), The Royal Family (1976) Films: The devil's disciple (1959), Resurrection (1980)
TV: The bridge of San Luis Rey (1958) Biography: Eva le Gallienne: a biography (1996, by Helen Sheehy)
 Nisha Ganatra (1973)
American director and actress, born in Vancouver, Canada. She was raised in Los Angeles and now lives in New York, New York, where she studied at New York University's graduate Film School.
Films: Junky Punky Girlz, Chutney Popcorn (1999), The Assimilation Alphabet
 Robert Gant (July 16, ...)
American actor, born and raised in Tampa, Florida as Robert Gonzalez. TV: Caroline in the city (1997-1998, as Trevor), Popular (2000-2001), (Queer as Folk (2000 - , as Ben Bruckner) Film: Jane Street (1996), Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), The contract (1999), Fits and starts (2002)
 Jonas Gardell (November 2, 1963)
Swedish writer and stand-up comedian, born as Lars Jonas Holger Gardell. Together with his partner TV-personality Mark Levengood the most famous gay couple of Sweden. Books: Passionsspelet (1985), Odjurets tid (1986), Prarie hundrna (1987), Vill ga hem (1988), Fru Bjorks Oden och aventyr (1990), En komikers uppvaxt (1992), Mormor grater och andra texter (1993), Frestel sernas Berg (1995)
 Stephen Gately (march 21, 1976)
Member of the popular Irish
pop group Boyzone since 1993. Came out publicly on June 15, 1999, after discovering that someone was trying to sell his story to newspapers. Stephen Patrick David Gately, who was born in Dublin, had a Dutch boyfriend: Eloy de Jong. Eloy was a member of a Dutch
boys band: Caught in the Act. After his coming out Stephen received many messages of support, for instance by Zoe Ball, Posh Spice and the Backstreet Boys! Stephen was chosen hero of the year 1999 by the readers of Smash Hits! In 2002 Stephen and Eloy broke up their relationship. Hits: (with Boyzone:) Love me for a reason (1995), Key to my life (1995), So good(1995), Father and son (1996), Coming home now (1996), Words (1996), A different beat (1997), Isn't it a wonder(1997), Picture of you (1997), No matter what, (solo:) New beginning (2000), Bright eyes CD's: (with Boyzone:) Said and done (1995), A different beat (1996), By request (best of) (1999), (solo:) New Beginning (2000)
TV: Absolutely Fabulous (Guest appearance in episode
Parallax, 2001)
 Jean-Paul Gaultier (April 24, 1952)
French fashion-designer, born in Arcueil. Gaultier a.o. worked for Madonna, for who he designed the clothes for the Blonde Ambition Tour. Costume-design for films: The Cook, the thief, his wife and her lover (1989), Kika (1993), The city of lost children, The fifth element Film: Pręt-ŕ-Porter (1994)
 Mary Gauthier
American singer, born in Louisiana. CD's: Dixie Kitchen (1997), Drag Queens in limousines (1999), Filth and Fire (2002) Website:
http://www.marygauthier.com/
 Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 - September 14, 1984)
American actress, born as Laura Gainor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first woman to receive an Academy Award. She died in Palm Springs, California. Films: All Wet (1924), Young Ideas (1924), Cupid's Rustler (1924), Crook Buster (1925), The Plastic Age (1925), The Teaser (1925), The Burning Trail (1925), Dangerous Innocence (1925), The Haunted Honeymoon (1925), Fade Away Foster (1926), Pep of the Lady J (1926), Forty-five Minutes from Hollywood (1926), The Stolen Ranch (1926), Lazy Lightning (1926), Martin of the Mounted (1926), The return of Peter Grimm (1926), The Midnight Kiss (1926), The Blue Eagle (1926), Don't Shoot (1926), The Man in the Saddle (1926), The Fire Barrier (1926), The Galloping Cowboy (1926), The Shamrock Handicap (1926), Skinner's Dress Suit (1926), Ridin' for Love (1926), Oh What a Nurse! (1926), The Johnstown Flood (1926), The Beautiful Cheat (1926), Sunrise (1927), Two Girls Wanted (1927), The Horse Trader (1927), Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Four devils (1928), Sunny Side Up (1929), Christina (1929), Lucky Star (1929), Happy days (1930), High society blues (1930), Delicious (1931), Merely Mary Ann (1931), Daddy Long Legs (1931), The Man Who Came Back (1931), Tess of the Storm Country (1932), The First Year (1932), Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933), Adorable (1933), State Fair (1933), Servants' Entrance (1934), Change of Heart (1934), La Ciudad de cartón (1934), Carolina (1934), One more spring (1935), The farmer takes a wife (1935), Small town girl (1936), Ladies in love (1936), A star is born (1937), Three loves has Nancy (1938), The Young in Heart (1938), Bernardine (1957) TV: Hollywood (1980, mini series)
Etienne van Geel
Dutch actor, dancer, producer and ballet teacher. He
attended the dance academy at the conservatory in Arnhem and started as a dancer in jazz dance group Jazzex. In 2001 he married his partner Bert. Theatre: Een reis om de wereld in 180 minuten (1984-1985, André van Duin), Max Havelaar, West Side Story, Evita, Anatevka, Hello Dolly, Cats, Peter Pan, de musical (2001-2002)
 Will Geer (march 9, 1902 - April 22, 1978)
American actor, born in Frankfort, Indiana as William Auge Geer. In the thirties he was gay activist Harry Hay's lover. He married Herta Ware and they had a daughter, Ellen. In 1951 he became a victim of the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee) when they put him on a blacklist for being active in radical political
organizations, which made him unable to get work until 1962. Geer later played the
granddad in the TV-series 'The Waltons'. Theatre: The merry wives of Windsor (1928), Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth night, Anthony and Cleopatra, The school for scandal, The wild duck, The cradle will rock Films: Misleading lady, The mystery of Edwin Drood, Union Pacific
 Dammie van Geest
Dutch actor and partner to Paul Haenen.
 David Geffen (February 21, 1943)
American theater and film producer, born in Brooklyn, New York as David Lawrence Geffen. He started record label Asylum records in 1970 and later Geffen Records. In the seventies he had an affair with singer Cher. In 1994 Geffen, together with Jeffrey Katzenberg (Disney video's) and Steven Spielberg (Schindler's list, ET, Saving Private Ryan) started Dream Works SKG. This company makes films, TV-shows, records, toys and computer-software. Theatre: Cats Films: Risky Business Biography: The Operator. David Geffen builds, buys and sells the New Hollywood (2000, by Tom King)
 Jean Genet (December 19, 1910 - April 15, 1986)
French writer, playwright and poet, born in Paris. He was abandoned by his parents and spent much of his youth in an institution for juvenile delinquents. At the age of 19 he joined the French Foreign Legion and was posted in Syria. Between 1930 and 1940 he wandered through Europe, living as a thief and male prostitute. He began writing in 1939. Genet died in Paris. Books: Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1943), Miracle de la Rose (1945), Pompes Funebres (1947), Querelle de Brest (1947), Journal du voleur (1948), Un captif amoureux (1986) Plays: Le Balcon (1956), Les negres (1958)
 Hein Gerrits (may 9, 1981)
Dutch singer and dancer, born in Zwolle. Hein went to the Amsterdam Polytechnic for the Arts doing
Jazz theater and show musical. Musicals: 42nd Street, A Chorus Line (as Paul, 2001-2002)
 George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937)
American composer, who wrote several evergreens together with lyricist brother Ira. His real name was Jacob Gershovitz. Orchestral works: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris Opera: Blue Monday (1922), Porgy and Bess
Musical: Half past Eight (1918)
 Guido Gezelle (may 1, 1830 - November 27, 1899)
Belgian priest and poet. Seen by the Belgians as one of their greatest poets.
 Elsa Gidlow (December 29, 1898 - June 8, 1986)
Canadian poet, born in Yorkshire, England. When Elsa was six years of age the family emigrated to Teteauville in Canada. Books: Mailings for meditation (1973), Sapphic Songs: seventeen to seventy (1976), Sapphic Songs: eighteen to eighty (1982), Casting a net: Excerpts from an autobiography (1986), Elsa, I come with my songs: The autobiography of Elsa Gidlow (1986)
 Sir John Gielgud (April 14, 1904 - may 21, 2000)
British actor, writer and theatre director, born in London as Arthur John Gielgud. In 1981 he won an Oscar for his role as butler in 'Arthur'. Theatre:The Cherry Orchard (as Trofimov), The ages of man, The best of friends Films: Who's the man (1924), Secret agent (1936), The prime minister (1941), Julius Ceasar (1953), Becket, The shoes of the Fisherman (1968), Sebastian (1968), The charge of the light brigade (1968), Assignment to kill (1968), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Providence (1977), Elephant Man (1980), Chariots of fire (1981), Arthur (1981), Gandhi (1982), The shooting party (1984), Prospero's books (1991), First knight (1995), Shine (1996), Haunted (1996), Elizabeth (1998) TV: Brideshead Revisited, Merlin Books: An actor and his time (autobiography)
 Rex Gildo
( July 2, 1939 - oktober 26, 1999)
German singer of 'schlagers', born
in Munich as Ludwig Alexander Hirtreiter. Committed suicide by jumping of
the second floor. Hits: Sechs wochen in Bombay (1960), Speedy Gonzalez (1961), Zarina (1961), Fiesta Mexicana (1972), Marie, der letzte Tanz ist nur fur dich (1974), Der letzte Sirtaki (1975) CD's: Rex Gildo '88 (1988)
 Candace Gingrich (June 2, 1966)
American activist for gay rights and
half-sister of the conservative republican politician Newt Gingrich. She
was born in Baltimore. Autobiography: The accidental activist (1996)
TV: Guestrole in Friends (1996)
 Jon Ginoli (December 4, 1959)
American guitarist/singer of the all gay Rock band Pansy Division. He was born as Jon Latimer Ginoli in Peoria, Illinois.
 Jac. Goderie
Dutch TV- and
radio host. In 1999 a (pink) tulip was named after Jac. TV: Filmspot (AT5), De ochtenden
Radio: Weekendcafe (AVRO/Radio 2)
 Patrick Goodwin (June 13, 1973)
American guitarist of the all gay Rock band Pansy Division. His full name is Patrick Michael Goodwin.
 Gordon (June 6, 1968)
Dutch singer and radio and TV-host, born in Amsterdam as Cornelis Willem Gordon Heukeroth. Gordon also published a few books about losing weight. Hits: Kon ik maar even bij je zijn (1991), Blijf je vannacht bij mij (1992), Jong voor altijd (1992), Ik hou van jou (1992), 't is zo weer voorbij (1993), Ik bel je zomaar even op (1994), We've got the power (1994), Let it be me (1995), Miracle (1995), Omdat ik zo van je hou (1995), Kijk niet meer om (1996), Geef me de kracht (1997), Jij was daar (1998), Waar ben jij (1998), Never nooit meer (1999, with Re-play), Ik kan het niet alleen (1999), Kijk (2000), Zolang (2002, with Re-play) CD's: Kon ik maar even bij je zijn (1992), Alles wat ik ben (1993), Now is the time (1994), Omdat ik zo van je hou (1996), Nu het zover is (1997), Met hart en ziel (1999), Gordon & Replay (2002) Radio: Good Gordon (Radio Noordzee FM, February 2003-) TV: Gordon doorgedraaid (Veronica TV), Read my lips (Veronica TV), Gordon's lifestyle, Goudkust (Guest appearance), Onderweg naar morgen (Guest appearance as Marc Hulskamp, 2001), Gordon - de late nichtshow (Yorin, February 2003-) Film: The road to Eldorado (voice in the Dutch version)
 Marleen Gorris (December 9, 1948)
Dutch film director. In 1996 she won an Oscar for best foreign film for 'Antonia's Line'. Films: A question of silence (1983), Broken mirrors (1984), The last Island (1991), Antonia's Line (1995), Mrs. Dalloway (1997), Come west with me (1998)
 Jason Gould (December 29, 1966)
American actor, director and son of singer, actor, director and gay icon Barbra Streisand and actor Elliot Gould.
Films: Say anything...(1989), The big picture (1989), The prince of tides (1991), Inside out (1997, producer and screenwriter), Subterfuge (1998), Boys Life 3 (2000) Theatre: The twilight of the
Gods (London)
Frank Govers (march 6, 1943 - January 14, 1997)
Dutch fashion designer, born as Franciscus P.A. Govers. Govers did some commercials for the
washing powder Robijn. Book: Mijn leven in de mode (1995)
  Duncan Grant (January 21, 1885 - may 9, 1978)
British painter, born in Rothiemurches, Inverness, Scotland. Grant was a member of the Bloomsbury Group, which also included writer Virginia Woolf and economist John Meynard Keynes.
 Thomas Gray (December 26, 1716 - July 30, 1771)
British poet, born in London. Website:
http://www.thomasgray.org/
 Kevin Greening
British Radio-DJ. Radio: Breakfast show (1997-1998, BBC Radio 1), The Saturday Breakfast show
 Francesca Gregorini
(1969)
American singer and daughter to former Bond-girl Barbara Bach (The Spy who loved
me) and stepdaughter to ex-Beatle Ringo Starr. Website: www.francescagregorini.com
 Annemarie Grewel (June 13, 1940 - February 27, 1998)
Dutch politician and columnist in Dutch weekly 'De Groene Amsterdammer'. She was chairwoman of the NVSH and the board of the University of Amsterdam, member of the Emancipation Board, member of the city council in Amsterdam and member of the board of the NOS (Dutch TV). Grewel has lived together for a couple of years with actress Nelly Frijda.
 John Greyson (1960)
Canadian director, born in Toronto, Ontario. Films: Urinal (1988), Lilies (1996), The law of enclosures
 Richard Groenendijk (September 24, 1972)
Dutch stand-up comedian and radio and
TV-host, born in Dirksland. Richard did the presentation of the Gay Pride in Rotterdam in 2001. TV: Terrazzo (2002) Radio: Met wie? (Radio Rijnmond) Theater: 'Mind the gap' (1998/1999), Gluur (1999-2000), Open podium, Sneak Preview, De zak van Sinterklaas en andere erotische verhalen, Nep (2001-2003)
Website:
http://www.richardgroenendijk.nl/
 Gustaf Grundgens (December 22, 1899 -
October 7, 1963)
German actor and director, born in Dusseldorf as Gustav Heinrich Arnold Grundgens. Untill 1945 he was the director of the Prussian State Theatre. Grundgens was married to Erika Mann. He committed suicide. The film 'Mephisto' (1981) was based on his life story. Films: M (1931), Ohm Kruger (1935), Der Tunnel, Capriolen, Faust (1961)
 Michael Guest
American ambassador in Romania (2001-). Guest holds a Master’s Degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science from Furman University (South Carolina). |
