A Woman to Know: Mercedes de Acosta
Say what you will about Mercedes, she's had the most important women of the 20th century. — Alice B. Toklas
(image via Library of Congress)
Hollywood studios knew her as a kick-ass playwright and screenwriter, but Hollywood society knew her as a "notorious lesbian," renowned for her many tumultuous affairs. Some of her famous lovers from Hollywood's Gold…
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