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TIL: That actor Anthony Perkins was once pressured by Paramount Pictures president Barney Balaban to end a homosexual relationship and undergo conversion therapy. Tension reportedly arose between the two because Balaban objected to Perkins's homosexuality and his relationship with actor Tab Hunter.

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