“Always discreet”: Robert Osborne’s partner recalls what execs told him at the start of his TCM career

The partner of the late actor, film historian and TV host Robert Osborne has recalled a seminal moment in his career.

David Staller, 69, is a respected New York City theater producer and director. He was with Osborne for over 20 years, until the latter died in 2017 aged 84.

Osborne was born in 1932. He got his break as an actor when Lucille Ball signed him to her studio, Desilu, in the late 1950s. Besides acting, he cultivated a journalism career, writing for the Hollywood Reporter, among others. He also wrote books on classic movies and the golden era of Hollywood.

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