How handsome does it get? (Image via movie still)

January 14 is the anniversary of the birth of Tom Tryon, the handsome actor who later became a novelist. He was also gay, and had a noted affair with Casey Donovan.

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January 13 is the 102nd anniversary of the birth of movie and TV star Robert Stack, whose hotness is sometimes forgotten in favor of his comically serious narration of Unsolved Mysteries forever.

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January 10 marks the birth of Sal Mineo, the gay icon we all remember from Rebel Without a Cause, and who did many other solid movies as well. His murder has obscured his life and career, but his surviving partner Courtney Burr remembers — and you should read this book on him if you're interested.

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January 8 would've been the 95th birthday of super cute Kerwin Mathews, a mid-century leading man who was lovely to behold in a handful of Harryhausen and other adventure flicks. I've been fascinated with him belatedly after realizing he was gay and ran an antiques shop until his death — and did so with his partner of nearly 50 years, Tom Nicoll.

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Edson's stroll on Twilight Zone (GIF via GIPHY)

January 6 is also the birth anniversary of the mostly forgotten actor Edson Stroll, who was every bit as cute as my other pick for the day, Mr. Hargitay.

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Body Buda-ful (Image via vintage scan)

January 6 is the birth anniversary of one of the physique world's all-time icons, Mickey Hargitay! My post wound up being sort of a dual post, including his attention-grabbing wife Jayne Mansfield, too. It was hard to separate them ... before they separated.

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January 3 would've been the birthday of muscleman Dan Vadis, who appeared in numerous Italian sword-and-sandal flicks.

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