... as a friend. Really glad I caught that one, too.

I saw it on Hulu or Prime, don't remember which. It's about this old man who wrote a book about his life in 50s and 60s Hollywood. He was a sort of pimp to the gay stars of that period. He also had sex with some of them, but is now married to a woman. Anyway, his book tells the names of these famous dead stars and what they were like and he talks about his own life. It's pretty good!

And the documentary is "Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood". I just watched it a couple weeks ago (and can't remember if it was Hulu or Prime, though I lean toward Prime).

That guy has led quite a life! It's a wonder he's lived this long to tell his tale.

I agree it's amazing he made that far - what a life!

I think I may have to read his book "Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Live of the Stars".

And Netflix had a miniseries loosely based on Scotty - it created a truly fictionalized version of Hollywood . Mildly entertaining if you know can suspend your belief. (Scotty & the gas station were probably the closest things to reality in it.)

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hollywood-ryan-murphy-scotty-bowers-gas-station-sex-ring-994838/

Talking about him has gotten me all interested in the subject again.

Heartbreaking as well as heartfelt.