He never married and seems to have lived comfortably as an openly gay man, at least within the worlds of Broadway and Hollywood. George Gershwin once wrote a letter to his brother Ira in which he mentions that he attended a party in NY and that “Herbie Fields was there with his (male) sweetheart”.
He never married and seems to have lived openly as a gay man, at least within the social circles of Broadway and Hollywood. George Gershwin wrote a letter to his brother Ira mentioning that he attended a party in New York where Herbie Fields was present with his male partner.