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Published on 9/5/08
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Edward Hyde—third earl of Clarendon and colonial governor of New York and New Jersey from 1701 to 1708—is reputed to have frequently cross-dressed during his tenure in office (which was corrupt and incompetent for reasons other than his sartorial choices). A putative portrait of the not-so-lovely lady hangs at the New-York Historical Society.
CBS journalist and antimuckraker Charles Kuralt got stuck in the muck himself when posthumous evidence of a long-term affair with Montana woman Patricia Shannon came to light. He’d met her while on assignment in 1968, and continued the relationship until he died in ’97.
You certainly don’t have to be a politician to have kinky quirks. In 1997, sportscaster Marv Albert pleaded guilty to assault charges brought against him by his mistress of ten years, who claimed Albert bit her on the back and forced her to perform dirty deeds. The scandal opened the closet door on another shocking skeleton: The voice of MSG liked to wear women’s lingerie.
Apparently the Spirit of St. Louis wasn’t the only thing Charles Lindbergh got lucky with. DNA tests have verified that the transatlantic aviator—who launched his famed flight from New York—fathered three children with a German hatmaker he visited several times a year until his death.
Unlike most athletes with the same nickname, Yankees pitcher George “Doc” Medich actually led a double life as a physician, attending med school while he was on the team. Reportedly, Medich diagnosed teammate Elliott Maddox with a hernia during practice, and even jumped into the stands to administer CPR a few times. But his work wasn’t all good deeds: After retiring, Doc pleaded guilty to prescribing drugs to nonexistent patients for his own use.
—Andrew Frisicano
