Bye Bye Birdie - Was Jesse Pearson, AKA Conrad Birdie gay?

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Was Jesse Pearson, AKA Conrad Birdie gay?

 

Some interesting info in his cousin's blog http://quiltfool.blogspot.com/2010/09/bye-bye-birdie.html

 

More information on Jesse Pearson can be found here, including "The most surprising chapter in Pearson's life might have been his foray into the adult film business. Under the pseudonym A. Fabritzi, he wrote and directed The Legend of Lady Blue (1978) and wrote the screenplay for Pro-Ball Cheerleaders (1979)." http://musicweird.blogspot.com/2014/02/jesse-pearson-aka-conrad-birdie.html