His father, actor Osgood Perkins, died when he was just a little boy and he was raised by his mother, Janet (everyone called her Jane). In her middle and later years, Jane lived with another woman, and everyone suspected they were lovers. Tony was gay and had boyfriends, like Tab Hunter, but he also dated women. According to a lot of folks the author talked to, Tony was into some wild stuff. Who really knows though? Tony also talked longingly about marriage and children, and when he married photographer Berry Berenson not long after he turned 40, his close friends were mystified.
Tony and Berry seemed happy, though, and had two sons: Osgood and Elvis. His career never really did reach the peaks he thought he should after "Psycho". He died of AIDS related complications in 1992. Although his wife and sons did not contract the disease, Berry died in 9/11.
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