), ▁the ▁marriage ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce ▁ ▁Marg are tta ▁Lee ▁Anderson ▁( A pril ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁– ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ), ▁his ▁fourth ▁and ▁final ▁marriage ; ▁they ▁remained ▁married ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁until ▁Minn elli ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁For ▁years , ▁there ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁in ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁community ▁that ▁Minn elli ▁was ▁gay ▁or ▁bis ex ual . ▁A ▁bi ography ▁by ▁E manuel ▁Le vy , ▁Vincent e ▁Minn elli : ▁Hollywood ' s ▁Dark ▁Dream er , ▁claims ▁evidence ▁that ▁Minn elli ▁did , ▁in ▁fact , ▁live ▁as ▁an ▁open ly ▁gay ▁man ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁where ▁the ▁town ▁that ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁film ▁legend ▁also ▁press ured ▁him ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁clos et . ▁According ▁to ▁Le vy : ▁" He ▁was ▁open ly ▁gay ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁– ▁we ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁document ▁names ▁of ▁compan ions ▁and ▁stories ▁from ▁Dor othy ▁Parker . ▁But ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁Hollywood , ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁repr ess ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁himself ▁or ▁to ▁become ▁bis ex ual ." ▁L ester ▁G aba , ▁a ▁ret ail ▁display ▁designer ▁who ▁knew ▁Minn elli ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁frequently ▁claimed ▁having ▁an ▁affair