Greatest Blind Item Ever

Dr. X posts this from Sunset Boulevard:

"Like many people, I have seen the Intertubes change my life. And if I had to point to one thing that is utterly indispensable, and maddeningly addicting, it would be Blind Item Rehash, which I have been following in its various forms since the late 90's.

"A blind item, of course, is a salacious story about a famous person, usually in the entertainment industry. The only catch is, the subject of the story is not named. As with haiku, there are many practitioners and few masters. The reigning Blind Item King is probably Ted Casblanca, whose bitchy and wittily-worded bon mots appear on E! Online.

"Ted's forte seems to be needling closeted gay stars, although he also effectively covers the celebutard beat, particularly a not-so-hard-to-guess Miss "Morgan Mayhem". But, despite his apparently limitless supply of gay pillow talk and teen trainwreck stories, Ted doesn't get the really really good stuff. For that job, you want Entertainment Lawyer.

"Entertainment Lawyer's blind items take a while to set up - sometimes the situation's complicated - but some of the stories are amazing. And this one is The Topper. I don't care who named the Space Needle - I want to know who Timmy was, and I want to know now. EL says he'll reveal the answer around Christmas.

"In the meantime - clarifications from EL and many comments from blind item buffs here.

"Some guesses:
"Alice Brady - Won Oscar for In Old Chicago in 1937, supposed to have died in 1939.
"Kaye Kendall - Won Golden Globe for Les Girls in 1957, supposed to have died in 1959.

"Whomever 'Timmy' turns out to be...damn!"


[Update - All the cool kids are working on this problem here. Guys: It wasn't Mary Pickford! One intriguing guess is here...though the son and grave need explaining...]