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141:, to parents Charles and Elizabeth (née Koetter) Malley. Although his birth date has been given as April 20, 1943, his birth year was probably 1938, based on 1940 U.S. census records listing a 2-year-old "Jimmie Malley" and obituaries stating Greer's age as 64 when he died in 2002. He grew up in Galesburg, residing first with his parents and later with his aunt and uncle, and had two sisters and two half-brothers. Greer later said that his parents had divorced and each had married three times, and described his childhood as unhappy. He began performing at a young age, singing during intermissions at the local movie theater. 437:, a film role he had previously turned down. Once again, Greer rewrote most of his lines to better fit his conception of the character. He composed the song "It's Free", which he performed in drag in the film. Despite the filmmakers' controversial changes to the original stage play, including exploiting the camp and drag-queen elements portrayed by the Queenie character, Greer's performance received positive reviews and has been viewed as a strong statement of gay assertiveness. Greer felt that his film performance of "Queenie" was the definitive one, and was proud of it. 395:. However, the film was progressive for its time in featuring an openly gay actor playing an openly gay character in a happy long-term gay relationship, rather than having gay characters suffer loneliness, anguish or tragedy. Greer's performance drew good reviews. He received star billing and was featured in advertising for the film. 391:. In an effort to reduce the homophobia of the original script and present a more realistic and positive portrayal of the gay characters, Greer rewrote much of the dialogue and worked with the director. Upon release, the film was protested by gays for propagating stereotypes of gay men as "swishy", effeminate 447:
in which he hoped to star. However, his ability to get parts was limited by homophobia and typecasting. Although most media in the late 1960s and early 1970s avoided directly stating that Greer was homosexual (and frequently implied that he was interested in women), he refused to marry a woman or
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Due to Greer's difficulties obtaining film roles after the early 1970s, he concentrated on his cabaret act for most of his career, touring and playing clubs nationwide. He was a frequent and popular performer on the gay nightclub circuit for three decades. Greer was a featured performer on the
373:, about commuters stuck in traffic in Los Angeles. Greer also directed the Los Angeles production which ran for four months, and appeared on the original cast album (released in 1997 on Moore's Ducy Lee label) as the voice of "the car radio announcer on station KDUL in the Valley." 284:(2005, Gatorlegs Records), a posthumously released recording of a 1979 performance of his Mona Lisa routine. In addition to writing his own material, Greer also wrote comedy material for several well-known performers, including 1675:
Lucas, Tim. "Something of the Night: Tim Lucas welcomes the impeccably restored return of 1970s Horror Masterpiece, 'Messiah of Evil'" (DVD review). Sight and Sound, Jan. 2010, archived online at
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otherwise pretend to be heterosexual for the sake of his acting career, despite his agent's advice to do so. His last major film role was "Thom," the "dark stranger" in the 1973 horror film
326:. Greer played "Queenie" in both the Los Angeles and subsequent New York stage productions, logging over 400 performances in the role. Greer became close friends with both Mineo and 183:. He disliked his birth name, and in the mid-1960s he legally changed his name to "Michael Greer", choosing "Michael" because he liked the name and "Greer" after the actress 1268: 975: 850:
Batdorff, Emerson. "Michael Greer as 'Queenie': Role Great, but Image Disastrous." Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 18, 1970, Friday magazine section, p. 5.
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Although some sources list Greer's birth date as April 20, 1942, no support for a 1943 birth date has yet been found in publicly available birth records.
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Greer was a longtime resident of Los Angeles and an active member of the Beaux Arts Society, Inc. (USA), which named him a Distinguished Artist in 1996.
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in 1974. In the 1980s and 1990s, he provided the voice of several television cartoon characters, most notably the corrupt "Mayor Oscar Bulloney" on the
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in the early 1960s, where he worked as a furniture salesman while competing in "talent night" contests against other aspiring entertainers, including
258:." Greer's impersonation of Bette Davis was so perfect that, when she became unavailable, Greer was called upon to dub some of her lines in the TV 117:; April 20, 1938 — September 14, 2002) was an American actor, comedian and cabaret performer. He is best known for his appearances in the films 1851: 1458:
Kinser, Jeremy. "Artful Dodgers: The '60s flick The Gay Deceivers Showed Inductees Mincing to Avoid a War — And Had 'Pansies' in an Uproar",
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Smith, Liz. "Comedian's Voice Subs For Bette Davis's in TV Film." Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 13, 1978, Friday magazine section, p. 10.
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Greer occasionally appeared in other stage plays over the years. In 1983 he appeared in New York City in an off-off-Broadway revival of
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and served three years in Japan and Korea. While in the service he formed a pop vocal group that performed in the style of
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Beaux Arts Society, Inc., "In Memoriam - Beaux Arts Society Members Who Have Died Remain In Our Memory - Michael Greer."
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Del Valle, David. "Camp David September 2007: Michael Greer - Messiah of Evil/ Dead People" (film discussion/ review).
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as "Malcolm", the flamboyant gay landlord of two heterosexual young men who pretend to be gay in an attempt to
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Greer aspired to play a diverse range of movie roles, at one point optioning and writing a screenplay about
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A Funny Time to Be Gay: Hilarious Gay and Lesbian Comedy Routines From Trailblazers to Today's Headliners
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saw Greer's comic nightclub act in San Francisco and cast him as "Queenie", a gay prison inmate and
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Robertson, Gene. "On the Beam" (film news and reviews). San Francisco Sun Reporter, Jul. 10, 1971.
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The Lavender Screen: The Gay and Lesbian Films, Their Stars, Makers, Characters and Critics.
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Greer left Galesburg in the mid-1950s. Despite being underage at 16, he enlisted in the
726:- Season 3, Episode 6, "When It Rains...It Snows" (1992) .... Unknown character (voice) 458:). Thereafter, his film career was limited to occasional small roles in movies such as 236:, speaking through a large picture frame held on his lap and making art-related jokes. 129:, and for being one of the first openly gay actors to appear in major Hollywood films. 20: 1783: 1760: 1736: 1713: 1612: 1513: 1337: 1303: 1234: 1211: 1188: 1144:
Montezuma, Magdalena. "Don't Be Deceived" (film review). Vector, January 1969, p. 65.
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Jones, Wenzel. "The Ballad of Little Mikey, at Highways Performance Space" (review)
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The Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas.
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With composer Wayne Moore, Greer collaborated on the book for a 1992 musical,
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In 1971, Greer reprised his stage role as "Queenie" in MGM's film version of
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Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials 1974-1984, Volume II.
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Del Valle, David. "Whatever Happened to Bette David? Don't Mess With Mona."
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During the late 1960s and 1970s, Greer appeared on television episodes of
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travel feature, in which Jahr referred to Greer as "the gay world's
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Sleaze Artists: Cinema at the Margins of Taste, Style and Politics.
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Screened Out: Playing Gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall.
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The American Film Institute Catalog, Feature Films 1961-1970
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Greer made his feature film debut in 1969 in the hit comedy
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After finishing his service, he moved to Boston and then to
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Two recordings of Greer's comedy routines were released:
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Gussow, Mel. "Stage: 'The Ritz,' Farce" (theatre review)
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Jahr, Cliff. "The All-Gay Cruise: Prejudice and Pride",
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Himself 1004: 1002: 853: 782: 780: 778: 776: 774: 772: 770: 768: 398:The following year Greer co-starred (with 36: 1732:The American Western Complete Film Guide. 1549: 1454: 1452: 1356:, New York Magazine, May 2, 1983, p. 103. 1140: 1138: 988: 986: 984: 978:Village Voice, March 5, 1970, pp. 47, 50. 947:"Weird Events Are Routine For Mike Greer" 941: 939: 937: 935: 933: 931: 929: 927: 925: 923: 846: 844: 842: 840: 838: 836: 803: 801: 799: 1586: 1584: 1086: 1061: 1032: 1030: 1028: 971: 969: 967: 965: 963: 961: 959: 905: 881: 826: 824: 822: 820: 751: 749: 747: 200:In the fall of 1965, Greer relocated to 1546:, zap2it.com; accessed April 30, 2015. 1465: 1354:"Off-Off-Broadway" (calendar of events) 1233:, Columbia Univ. Press, 2001, pg. 116; 1156:Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow 999: 765: 1809: 1629:The New York Times Film Reviews (1973) 1449: 1210:, Simon & Schuster, 1997, p. 351; 1135: 992:Arnold, Gary. 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Press, 1989, p. 76-77; 1042:Wildside Press LLC, 2004, pp. 80-82. 1025: 956: 817: 744: 402:) as an underground rock musician in 195: 1557:"Critically Queenie: The Lessons of 1372:, May 3, 1983; accessed May 2, 2015. 1336:, Chronicle Books LLC, 2004, p. 45; 171:, where he met celebrities such as 13: 96:Actor, comedian, cabaret performer 14: 1883: 1867:20th-century American LGBT people 1862:20th-century American male actors 1773: 1154:Baim, Tracy, & Owen Keehnen. 915:"Actor Michael Greer Dies at 64." 731:Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa 521:Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa 343:, a farce set in a gay Manhattan 1565:Canadian Journal of Film Studies 994:Washington Post and Times-Herald 691:The Bobbie Gentry Happiness Hour 581:(1970) .... 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Index

John Michael Greer

Galesburg, Illinois
Riverside, California
The Gay Deceivers
Fortune and Men's Eyes
Galesburg, Illinois
U.S. Air Force
The Four Aces
New York City
Tiny Tim
Barbra Streisand
Sybil Burton
Margot Fonteyn
Rudolf Nureyev
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jane Greer
Los Angeles
Jim Bailey
Judy Garland
openly gay
San Francisco
The Purple Onion
Bette Davis
Tallulah Bankhead
Mona Lisa
New York Times
Jonathan Winters
George Burns
Friars' Roast

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