he's born there -- richard selzer. ate 1930s, he moves to hollywood, a teenager dreaming of stardom. for years, richard gets bit parts in "b" movies. then he meets eccentric millionaire producer howard hughes. hughes casts him in a minor role in his film "vendetta." richard ends up on the cutting-room floor, but along the way, hughes offers the kid some advice -- "change your last name from selzer to blackwell." "blackwell" stuck. >> "blackwell" stuck. >> the acting career, not so much. in 1949, richard meets robert spencer, a hairdresser to the stars. the two become friends -- and more. what was it like to be a gay man, let's say, in the '50s in hollywood? >> i can only say, from what he told me, he was very guarded. >> the partners start a talent-management agency for cabaret singers. spencer does the performers' hair, while blackwell makes their gowns. unlike his acting roles, blackwell's clothes are a hit. >> what he discovered was that his dresses were getting better reviews than the performers. >> next thing you k