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Thomas Lee Kirk (December 10, 1941 – September 28, 2021) was an American actor, best known for his performances in films made by Walt Disney Studios such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, The Absent-Minded Professor, and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, as well as the beach-party films of the mid-1960s.
30. Sept. 2021 · Tommy Kirk – the legendary child actor who starred as Travis Coates in Old Yeller and whose work for Disney came to an end when he was outed as gay – has passed away at the age of 79.
- Alex Bollinger
30. Sept. 2021 · Kirk, who had figured out that he was gay and “wasn’t going to change” by the time he was 18, was fired by Disney after they discovered he had a boyfriend in the early sixties.
30. Sept. 2021 · Actor Tommy Kirk, who starred in classic films like Old Yeller and The Shaggy Dog was fired at age 21 when production company Disney learned he was gay.
- Gina Ragusa
- Senior Writer
29. Sept. 2021 · Tommy Kirk, the former Disney star of such films as Old Yeller and Swiss Family Robinson, has died. He was 79. Kirk was huge for Disney, as big or bigger than Kirk Douglas, until a 1964...
- Bethy Squires
- Contributor
1. Okt. 2021 · Tommy Kirk, Young Star of ‘Old Yeller,’ Is Dead at 79 For a time, he was a Disney regular, seen in movies like “Swiss Family Robinson” and “The Shaggy Dog.” But his career derailed.
30. Sept. 2021 · In a widely cited 1993 interview with Filmfax magazine, Kirk described his teenage years — when he was Disney's family-friendly young star who was also coming to terms with his sexuality in a...
