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3 unusual facts about Scott Thorson


Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace

Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace is a memoir by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson, published in 1988 by Dutton.

Liberace: Behind the Music

The modest-length production (97 minutes) traces Liberace's life, as played by Canadian actor Victor Garber, from his humble beginnings in a Milwaukee suburb, through his major life highs and lows culminating with the highly publicized palimony lawsuit filed against him by his former limo driver and alleged live-in boyfriend of five years, Scott Thorson played by Michael Dolan, and his failing health ending with his death at age 67 on February 4, 1987, from AIDS complications.

Ray Arnett

Arnett is also known for introducing Liberace to future partner Scott Thorson.


Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh about the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and the secret affair he had with the younger Scott Thorson, based on Thorson’s memoir, Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace (1988).


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Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace

Scott Thorson recounts his relationship with pianist and musician Liberace.