Love, Sidney(1981)
Overview
A middle-aged gay artist shares his New York apartment with a single mother and her little girl. Based on a short story written by Marilyn Cantor Baker, which was subsequently adapted into a TV movie entitled Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend. Love, Sidney was the first program on American television to feature a gay character as the central lead, although for the series, Sidney's homosexuality was almost entirely downplayed from its subtle yet unmistakable presence in the two-hour pilot.
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Top 7 Billed Cast
Sidney Shorr
Laurie Morgan
Patricia 'Patti' Morgan
Nancy
Jason Stoller
Judge Mort Harris
Mrs. Gaffney
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