The true story of WILLIAM "Billy" HAINES the silent screen MGM movie star that was fired because he refused to give up his lifelong partner JimmieShields and get married, to the faded star Pola Negri.
The true story of WILLIAM "Billy" HAINES the silent screen MGM movie star that was fired by Louis B Mayer because he was gay and refused to give up his lifelong partner Jimmie Shields and get married, to the faded star Pola Negri, He went on to become one of the greatest interior designers of the 20th Century, influencing designs to this day.