Blind Item #8 - Old Hollywood

 Even back in the day, the gossip columnists would subtly let you know what actors were in the closet. This actor, who was stabbed to death once paid a visit to a woman's clothing store. This is how it was reported in a gossip column. 

__________ popped into a Hollywood dress shop and paid the startled owner $250 to close the doors a half hour and let him try on a few dresses. ______ said he wanted to pick out a present for his girlfriend, but the shop owner said that "Mr." ____________ ......