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Scott Thorson dead at 65: Liberace's controversial ex-lover who penned tell-all memoir Behind the Candelabra passes away after health battle
Thorson's affiliation with Liberace (whose full name was Władziu Valentino Liberace) started when he was 18 and Liberace was 57.
Thorson - who was portrayed by Matt Damon in 2013 HBO movie Behind the Candelabra, based off his 1988 book - died at a medical facility in Los Angeles August 16 following a battle with a heart ailment and cancer, TMZ reported. The film also featured Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd and the late Debbie Reynolds. It is adapted off a 2022 podcast Thorson did with author Michael Connelly titled The Wonderland Murders and the Secret History of Hollywood.
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