That just went on and on.Ĭhamberlain: People everywhere come to me. Richard Chamberlain: Oh, yes, me, too! Oh, my God – we'd be so rich!īryan Brown: Rachel used to spend a lot of time in Italy because her mother lived there, and that's where it became incredibly noticeable over the years: people going, 'Meggie!' to her wherever she went. Rachel Ward: When I began to see, 'Someone is making a lot of money here.' I began to wish I hadn't had a buyout. When did you become aware of how enduring a phenomenon 'The Thorn Birds' had become? 4 – the trio of actors reunited last summer for the first time since they shot “The Thorn Birds,” gathering poolside at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to reminisce about the now-landmark experience they shared. When the PBS series "Pioneers of Television" explored the phenomenon of the network miniseries – airing Feb. But it was during the project she met and fell in love with Brown, and the couple remain married 30 years later. It was also pivotal in the lives of its stars: On the plus side, it secured Chamberlain’s status as the reigning king of the television miniseries, alongside 1980’s “Shogun,” and Brown launched a successful career in Hollywood with hit films including “Gorillas In the Mist” and “Cocktail.” For Ward, it came with both pluses and minuses: Critical reviews of her performance led her to feel insecure as an actress (even though she was Golden Globe-nominated) and she began to move behind the camera on Australian-based projects. Set in the outback in the early 20th century, it chronicled the tortured romance between an ambitious Catholic priest (Chamberlain), his spirited ward (Ward) and the ranch hand (Brown) with whom she seeks solace.Ī sensation in its initial broadcast, “The Thorn Birds” remains the second-highest rated miniseries of all time (after “Roots”) and continues to amass new generations of fans in each rebroadcast and new home video incarnation. In 1983 Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown headlined the ABC miniseries adaptation of Australian author Coleen McCollough’s bestselling potboiler. Not only did they date, but they tied the knot in 1984, albeit keeping the courtship hidden from the world.When the stars of the epic and enduringly popular miniseries “ The Thorn Birds” got together for the first time in decades, the reunion was anything but spiky. Chamberlain's Relationship with Martin RabbettĬhamberlain and Rabbett started dating around the late 1970s. He even mentioned that his long-lived "wonderful relationship" with his partner also never quelled the sense of his deep self disapproval. The 87-year-old clarified that his memory provided him the support that his stellar acting profession could never grant. "It was a marvelous, marvelous experience," he added. He realized being gay was just a fact and penned his story in his book.Īfter keeping the secret for so long and letting it free, Chamberlain admittedly had a sense of fantastic relief. With that, he hid his romantic inclination, pretending to be straight for an enormous amount of his life.īut it all changed when he wrote his memoir. All his family members and friends believed being gay was "impossible, horrible, and gasping."Īs a result, he absorbed those thoughts and believed something was wrong with himself. In his own words, being gay in his time was not an option. With Richard Chamberlain at the Friends of Youth Outreach fundraiser on the Battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor.
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