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A Sexual Underground Surfaces In 'Scotty And The Secret History Of Hollywood'

Scotty Bowers, now 95, facilitated the sexual proclivities of major film actors during Hollywood's golden age — and kept their most intimate secrets. A new documentary reveals his secrets.
Scotty Bowers, the subject of a new documentary, was more than a sexual facilitator to Hollywood's biggest stars: "these were lasting and important friendships that he had," director Matt Tyrnauer says.

Cary Grant. Katharine Hepburn. Spencer Tracy.

They were movie stars immortalized by "the golden age" of Hollywood during the mid-20th century, representing fame and beauty.

Behind the glossy glamour, the stars were also connected by something else: a man named Scotty Bowers who worked at a small gas station at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Van Ness — the epicenter of Tinseltown's covert sexual underground.

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, a new documentary from director and producer Matt Tyrnauer, tells the story of Bowers' significant yet secret role as a confidante, friend and pimp for Hollywood's closeted movie stars.

Bowers, now 95-years-old, was recently made an honorary citizen of West Hollywood by the town's mayor. The documentary reveals

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