Absolutely, there are loads of great folks that work in film and TV, even some of the higher end performers, but the attention they get is negative as a rule..
Aldo Ray, a highly thought of character actor of the time, and I would cook lunch every day together, pasta of course, and sit around with the crew, but the atmosphere was spoiled by the egos of the preferred elites, and their perversions that dominated..
I was a freak in my field, a straight Costume Designer, that was referred to as THAT ONE, as in.. You what to hire THAT ONE, or you mean THAT ONE, the unwanted..
I was young, and the new guy that worked exclusively under Edith Head, in the beginning, who would dole me out when needed.
My big break came when they were auditioning for the designer for the biggest period piece in years, My Fair Lady, with Audrey Hepburn, a job would feature the designer, as the best, that I might have killed for.. LOL
I had big older major stars, that I worked with, that endorsed me and asked the producers to check me out, which helped.. I got the job for 4 hours until they talked to the union and found out I wasn't gay, and a threat to the young Audrey's reputation, in that she might be tempted by my straight Italian charms. REALLY, they said that.. The straw that finally broke the camels back, was my next big break with "Harlow", another period piece that was my forte.
Carroll Baker was cast as the lead, and during the cast party she was introduced to me, and said, What does he know about Women, I've heard about That One, I said I know how much padding I'll need to bring you up to Harlow.. She slapped me, I slapped her back.. bye bye Hollywood..
all I can say is wow! and that comment by Baker has to be the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard ...as a straight guy, you’d know a heck of a lot more about women than a gay one, not to mention how to dress a woman so she hits the jackpot. what an idiotic, totally moronic thing to say. she deserved that slap!