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 Actually, throughout this discussion SteveCrook makes a valid point. Dirk Bogarde is not necessarily gay just because brother Gareth and other close family and friends assumed he was. He is not necessarily gay because he lived with Tony Norwood for decades. (Other same-sex friends have done the same and never touched each other.) He is not even definitely gay because the Times said he was. He never admitted to it, nor did Norwood, and the assumptions of friends and family are just that. There is simply no definite proof. That being so, the word ""allegedly"" should be used before any claim that he was gay.  
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