Scott Thorson – who made his relationship public Liberace His 1988 memoir, “Behind the Candelabra,” comes only a 12 months after the famed pianist’s loss of life.
Thorson, who died on Aug. 16, was a affected person at a Los Angeles medical facility the place he had been handled for most cancers and coronary heart illness.
Thorson was employed as Liberace’s private good friend and associate on the age of 18, when Liberace was 57, starting their five-year romance.
Thorson was fired in ’82, and Liberace subsequently filed a $113 million lawsuit in opposition to Liberace…which ended up being the primary same-sex alimony lawsuit ever filed in the US.
Nevertheless, Liberace all the time denied that he was homosexual, and so they finally reached an out-of-court settlement. The next 12 months, 1987, Liberace died of HIV/AIDS-related problems.
Thorson’s memoir was revealed the next 12 months…and later tailored into the 2013 HBO movie of the identical identify, directed by: Steven SoderberghStarring Matt Damon as tolson and Michael Douglas As Liberace.
Along with his time with Liberace, Tolson was thought-about a key witness within the 1981 Wonderland bloodbath trial.
Thorson is 65 years previous.
Relaxation in peace
