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Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018)[2][3] was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s, in his twenties and thirties, Hunter was a Hollywood heart-throb, acting in numerous roles and appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines. His notable screen credits include Battle Cry (1955), The Girl He Left Behind (1956), Gunman's Walk (1958), and Damn Yankees (1958). Hunter also had a music career in the late 1950s; in 1957, he released a no. 1 hit single "Young Love". Hunter's 2005 autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star, was a New York Times bestseller.

Tab Hunter
Hunter in 1956
Born
Arthur Andrew Kelm

(1931-07-11)July 11, 1931
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 2018(2018-07-08) (aged 86)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Resting placeSanta Barbara Cemetery, California, U.S.
Other namesArt Gelien
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • film producer
  • writer
Years active1950–2015
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
[1]
Websitetabhunter.com

Early life

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Arthur Andrew Kelm was born in Manhattan, New York City,[2] the son of Gertrude (née Gelien) and Charles Kelm. Kelm's father was Jewish, and his mother was a Catholic German immigrant from Hamburg.[a] He had an older brother, Walter. Kelm's father was reportedly abusive, and within a few years of his birth, his parents divorced. He was raised in California, living with his mother, his brother, and his maternal grandparents, John Henry and Ida (née Sonnenfleth) Gelien; the family resided in San Francisco, Long Beach and Los Angeles.[4] His mother re-assumed her maiden surname, Gelien, and changed her sons' surnames as well. As a teenager, Arthur Gelien (as he was then known) was a figure skater, competing in both singles and pairs.[5] Gelien was sent to Catholic school by his religious mother.[6]

Gelien joined the U.S. Coast Guard at age fifteen in 1946, lying about his age to enlist. While in the Coast Guard, he gained the nickname "Hollywood" for his penchant for watching movies rather than going to bars while on liberty.[7] When his superiors discovered his true age, they discharged him. Gelien met actor Dick Clayton socially; Clayton suggested that he become an actor.[8]

Career

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1950s

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Dick Clayton introduced Gelien to agent Henry Willson, who specialized in representing beefcake male stars such as Robert Wagner and Rock Hudson. It was Willson who named him "Tab Hunter".[9]

Hunter's first film role was a minor part in a film noir, The Lawless (1950). Hunter was a friend of character actor Paul Guilfoyle, who suggested him to director Stuart Heisler; Heisler was looking for an unknown to play the lead in Island of Desire (1952) opposite Linda Darnell. The film, essentially a two-hander between Hunter and Darnell, was a hit.[10]

Hunter supported George Montgomery in Gun Belt (1953), a Western produced by Edward Small. Small used him again for a war film, The Steel Lady (1953), supporting Rod Cameron, and as the lead in an adventure tale, Return to Treasure Island (1954). He began acting on stage, appearing in a production of Our Town.[11] Hunter was then offered, and accepted, a contract at Warner Bros.

 
Hunter in a promotional portrait for Battle Cry (1955)
 
Hunter with Natalie Wood at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956

One of Hunter's first films for Warner Bros. was The Sea Chase (1955), supporting John Wayne and Lana Turner. It was a big hit, but Hunter's part was relatively small. Rushes were seen by William A. Wellman, who cast Hunter to play the younger brother of Robert Mitchum in Track of the Cat (1954). It was a solid hit and Hunter began to get more notice.[citation needed]

His breakthrough role came when he was cast as the young Marine Danny in 1955's World War II drama Battle Cry, which was the year's third most financially successful film. His character has an affair with an older woman, but ends up marrying the girl next door. It was based on a bestseller by Leon Uris and became Warner Bros.' largest grossing film that year, cementing Hunter's position as one of Hollywood's top young romantic leads.[citation needed]

In September 1955, the tabloid magazine Confidential reported that Hunter had been arrested for disorderly conduct in 1950. The innuendo-laced article, and a second one focusing on Rory Calhoun's prison record, were the result of a deal Henry Willson had brokered with the scandal rag in exchange for not revealing to the public the sexual orientation of his more prominent client, Rock Hudson.[12] The report had no negative effect on Hunter's career. A few months later, he was named Most Promising New Personality in a nationwide poll sponsored by the Council of Motion Picture Organizations.[13] In 1956, he received 62,000 valentines. Hunter, James Dean, and Natalie Wood were the last actors to be placed under an exclusive studio contract at Warner Bros. Warner decided to promote him to star status, teaming him with Natalie Wood in two films, a Western, The Burning Hills (1956), directed by Heisler, and The Girl He Left Behind (1956), a service comedy. These films also proved to be a hit with audiences. Warners planned a third teaming of Hunter and Wood but Hunter rejected the third picture, thus ending Warners' attempt to make Hunter and Wood the William Powell and Myrna Loy of the 1950s. Hunter was Warner Bros.' most popular male star from 1955 until 1959.

 
Hunter (right) with Anthony Perkins and Peter Potter on the TV show Juke Box Jury (1957)

Hunter received strong critical acclaim for a television performance he gave in the debut episode of Playhouse 90 ("Forbidden Area", 1956) written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer.[14]

Hunter's acting career was at its peak. William Wellman used him again in a war film, Lafayette Escadrille (1958). Columbia Pictures borrowed him for a Western, Gunman's Walk (1958). Hunter claimed, "When Gunman's Walk premiered the following summer, it was one of the proudest moments of my career."[15] Hunter starred in the musical film Damn Yankees (1958), in which he played Joe Hardy of Washington, D.C.'s American League baseball club. The film had originally been a Broadway musical, and Hunter was the only one in the film version who had not appeared in the original cast. The show was based on the best-selling 1954 book The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop. Hunter later said the filming was hellish because director George Abbott was interested only in recreating the stage version word for word. He also appeared in the western They Came to Cordura (1959) (with Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth) and starred in the romantic drama That Kind of Woman (1959) (with Sophia Loren).[citation needed]

Music career

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Hunter in the 1950s

Hunter had a 1957 hit record with the song "Young Love," which was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks (seven weeks on the UK Chart), and became one of the larger hits of the Rock 'n' Roll era.[5] It sold more than two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.[16]

Hunter had another hit single, "Ninety-Nine Ways", which peaked at No. 11 in the United States and No. 5 in the United Kingdom. His success prompted Jack L. Warner to enforce the actor's contract with the Warner Bros. studio by banning Dot Records, the label for which Hunter had recorded the single (and which was owned by rival Paramount Pictures), from releasing a follow-up album he had recorded for them. He established Warner Bros. Records specifically for Hunter.[citation needed]

1960s

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Hunter's failure to win the role of Tony in the film adaptation of West Side Story (1961) prompted him to agree to star in a weekly television sitcom. The Tab Hunter Show had moderate ratings (due to being scheduled opposite The Ed Sullivan Show) and lasted for one season (1960–61) of 32 episodes. It was a hit in the United Kingdom, where it ranked as one of the most watched situation comedies of the year. Hunter's costars in the series included Richard Erdman, Jerome Cowan, and Reta Shaw.[17]

Hunter had a starring role as Debbie Reynolds' love interest in the romantic comedy The Pleasure of His Company (1961). He played the lead in an Italian swashbuckler shot in Egypt, The Golden Arrow (1962). He was in a war movie for American International Pictures, Operation Bikini (1963). In 1964, he starred on Broadway opposite Tallulah Bankhead in Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore.[18]

He had a starring role in Ride the Wild Surf (1964), a surf film for Columbia, followed by a movie in Britain, the crime drama Troubled Waters (1964). He stayed in England to make another picture for AIP, the science fiction film War Gods of the Deep (1965) starring Vincent Price. Back in Hollywood, he had a supporting role in the comedies The Loved One (1965) and Birds Do It (1966). He starred in a film directed by Richard Rush, the low budget comedy The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967).[19]

For a short time in the late 1960s, after several seasons of starring in summer stock and dinner theater in shows such as Bye Bye Birdie, The Tender Trap, Under the Yum Yum Tree,[20] and West Side Story with some of the New York cast, Hunter settled in the south of France and acted in some Italian films including Vengeance Is My Forgiveness (1968), The Last Chance (1968), and Bridge over the Elbe (1969).[21]

1970s

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Hunter had the lead role in the psychological horror film Sweet Kill (1973), the first movie from director Curtis Hanson. His performance earned good reviews. He won a co-starring role in the successful western film The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), starring Paul Newman. He had small roles in Timber Tramps (1975), Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) and Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978). In 1977 he played George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman (played by Louise Lasser) on Forever Fernwood, a spinoff of the soap-like sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.[citation needed]

1980s

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Hunter's career was revived in the 1980s,[2] when he starred opposite actor Divine in John Waters' Polyester (1981) and Paul Bartel's Lust in the Dust (1985). Both of these films were hits with audiences. He played Mr. Stuart, the substitute teacher in the musical Grease 2 (1982), who sang "Reproduction". Hunter had a major role in the horror film Cameron's Closet (1989).[citation needed]

Later career

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Hunter's last film role came in the horse-themed family film Dark Horse (1992). Hunter, a longstanding horse owner,[22] wrote the original story and co-produced the film with his life partner, Allan Glaser.

Hunter's autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star (2005), co-written with Eddie Muller, became a New York Times bestseller,[23] as did the paperback edition in 2007. In his memoir, Hunter officially came out as gay, confirming rumors that had circulated since the height of his fame.[1] The book was nominated for several awards. It entered the New York Times' bestseller list for a third time on June 28, 2015, upon the release of Tab Hunter Confidential, an award-winning documentary based upon the memoir. The documentary was directed by Jeffrey Schwarz and produced by Allan Glaser.[24] As of June 2022, a feature film about Hunter to be produced by Glaser, J. J. Abrams and Zachary Quinto was in development at Paramount Pictures. Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning writer Doug Wright is attached to create the screenplay.[25]

Hunter has a star for his contributions to the music industry on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6320 Hollywood Blvd.[26] In 2007, the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated a Golden Palm Star to him.[27]

Personal life

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Hunter came out publicly as a gay man in his 2005 memoir. According to William L. Hamilton of The New York Times, detailed reports about Hunter's alleged romances with close friends Debbie Reynolds and Natalie Wood during his young adult years had been strictly the product of studio publicity departments. As Wood and Hunter embarked on a well-publicized but fictitious romance, insiders had developed their own headline for the item: "Natalie Wood and Tab Wouldn't".[1] Regarding Hollywood's studio era, Hunter said, "[life] was difficult for me, because I was living two lives at that time. A private life of my own, which I never discussed, never talked about to anyone. And then my Hollywood life, which was just trying to learn my craft and succeed..." The star emphasized that the word "'gay' ... wasn't even around in those days, and if anyone ever confronted me with it, I'd just kinda freak out. I was in total denial. I was just not comfortable in that Hollywood scene, other than the work process."[28] "There was a lot written about my sexuality, and the press was pretty darn cruel," the actor said, but what "moviegoers wanted to hold in their hearts were the boy-next-door marines, cowboys, and swoon-bait sweethearts I portrayed."[1]

 
Tab Hunter (right) and his husband Allan Glaser (left) in New York City, February 1985

Hunter had a long-term relationship with actor Anthony Perkins after having met him at the Chateau Marmont during the filming of Friendly Persuasion in 1956. Their relationship spanned two to four years,[29] and Hunter has said that they only broke up because of Perkins's movie studio, Paramount, and the studio system. However, he remembered Perkins as a "special part of my journey. He wanted to be a movie star more than anything. I wanted that too, but not with the same kind of drive he had. We were such opposites - but then maybe that was the attraction."[30] He also had relationships with champion figure skater Ronnie Robertson, actor Neal Noorlag, and Soviet-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev before settling down and marrying his partner/spouse of more than 35 years, film producer Allan Glaser.[31][2]

Hunter was raised in his mother's Catholic faith. Except for a period in his youth, Hunter was a practicing Catholic for the rest of his life.[21][32][33] When asked about his Jewish identity, due to his father and partner/spouse being Jewish, Hunter stated that he did not identify as Jewish.[34] Hunter was an avid horse owner.[22]

Hunter's brother Walter Gelien, who was killed in Vietnam on October 28, 1965, was survived by his wife and seven children.[35]

Death

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On July 8, 2018, three days shy of his 87th birthday, Hunter died after suffering cardiac arrest that arose from complications related to deep vein thrombosis.[36] According to his husband, Allan Glaser, Hunter's death was "sudden and unexpected."[37]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1950 The Lawless Frank O'Brien also released under the title The Dividing Line
1952 The Island of Desire Marine Corporal Michael J. "Chicken" Dugan also released under the title Saturday Island
1953 Gun Belt Chip Ringo
The Steel Lady Bill Larson also released under the title Treasure of Kalifa
1954 Return to Treasure Island Clive Stone also narrator
Track of the Cat Harold Bridges
1955 Battle Cry Danny Forrester
The Sea Chase Cadet Wesser
1956 The Burning Hills Trace Jordan
The Girl He Left Behind Andy L. Shaeffer
1958 Gunman's Walk Ed Hackett
Lafayette Escadrille Thad Walker
Damn Yankees Joe Hardy also released under the title What Lola Wants in the UK
1959 They Came to Cordura Lt. William Fowler
That Kind of Woman Red directed by Sidney Lumet
1961 The Pleasure of His Company Roger Henderson
1962 The Golden Arrow Hassan
1963 Operation Bikini Lt. Morgan Hayes
1964 Ride the Wild Surf Steamer Lane
Troubled Waters Alex Carswell
1965 City Under the Sea Ben Harris released as War Gods of the Deep in the U.S.
The Loved One Whispering Glades Tour Guide
1966 Birds Do It Lt. Porter
1967 The Fickle Finger of Fate Jerry a.k.a. El Dedo del Destino and The Cup of San Sebastian
Hostile Guns Mike Reno
1968 Vengeance Is My Forgiveness Sheriff Durango
The Last Chance Patrick Harris
1969 Bridge over the Elbe Richard
1972 Sweet Kill Eddie Collins
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Sam Dodd
1975 Timber Tramps Big Swede
1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood David Hamilton
1981 Polyester Todd Tomorrow
1982 Pandemonium Blue Grange
Grease 2 Mr. Stuart
And They're Off Henry Barclay
1985 Lust in the Dust Abel Wood Executive producer
1988 Out of the Dark Driver
Grotesque Rod
Cameron's Closet Owen Lansing Executive producer
1992 Dark Horse Perkins Executive producer and film story credit
2015 Tab Hunter Confidential Self Autobiographical documentary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1955 Ford Television Theatre Gig Spevvy Episode: "While We're Young"
1955; 1957 Climax! Jimmy Piersall
  • Episode: "Fear Strikes Out" (1955)
  • Episode: "Mask for the Devil" (1957) – No on-screen credit
1956 Conflict Donald McQuade Episode: "The People Against McQuade"
1956; 1958 Playhouse 90 Donald Bashor / Stanley Smith
1958 Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates Hans Brinker TV film
1959 General Electric Theater Daniel Episode: "Disaster"
1960–61 The Tab Hunter Show Paul Morgan 32 episodes; Title character and producer
1962 Saints and Sinners Sergeant Eddie Manzak Episode: "Three Columns of Anger"
Combat! Del Packer Episode: "The Celebrity"
1964 Burke's Law Barney Blake Episode: "Who Killed Andy Zygmut?"
1970 San Francisco International Airport Stayczek 1 episode
The Virginian Cart Banner Episode: "The Gift"
1971 Disneyland Tim Andrews Episode: "Hacksaw"; Rebroadcast and syndicated as two episodes.
1972 Cannon Bob Neal Episode: "Treasure of St. Ignacio"
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Howard Reimer Episode: "Starting Over Again"
1973 Ghost Story Bob Herrick Episode: "The Ghost of Potter's Field"
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man Arnold Blake Episode: "The Cross-Country Kidnap"
1976 Ellery Queen John Randall Episode: "The Adventure of the Black Falcon"
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman George Shumway No. 2 Several un-credited cameo appearances
McMillan & Wife Roger Thornton Episode: "Greed"
1977 The Love Boat Dave King Episode: "The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out"
Forever Fernwood George Shumway 1 episode; several un-credited cameo appearances
1978 Hawaii Five-O Mel Burgess Episode: "Horoscope for Murder"
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold Elliot Bender TV film
Police Woman Martin Quinn "Blind Terror"
1979 The Kid from Left Field Bill Lorant TV film
1979 Sweepstakes Chip 1 episode
1980 Charlie's Angels Bill Maddox Episode: "Nips and Tucks"
1981 Strike Force Vorhees Episode: "Night Nurse"
1982 Benson Roy Lucas season 4 episodes 1 & 2
Fridays Self-Guest Host season 3 episode 13
Madame's Place Self Episode: "Come Fly with Me"
1984 The Fall Guy Anthony Haley Episode: "Bite of the Wasp"
Masquerade Whitney Episode: "Spying Down to Rio"
1989 Hollywood on Horses Self (presenter) Video documentary; credited as producer

Discography

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Year Title Chart positions
US UK
1957 "Young Love" 1 1
"Red Sails in the Sunset" 57 —
"Ninety-Nine Ways" 11 5
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" 74 —
1958 "Jealous Heart" 62 —
1959 "(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time" 31 —
"There's No Fool Like a Young Fool" 68 —

Roles Turned Down

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According to Hunter, he turned down the following roles:

  • the lead in Darby's Rangers
  • the lead in Bombers B-52
  • replacing Paul Newman on Broadway in Sweet Bird of Youth

Notes

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  1. ^ A 2003 interview with The New York Times states that Hunter's parents were both German immigrants, and that his mother was Lutheran.[4] Though his obituary from The Guardian states that only his mother was a German immigrant, and Catholic.[3] Furthermore, Hunter was raised Catholic.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hamilton, William L. (September 18, 2005). "Did Success Spoil Tab Hunter?". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tab Hunter, 86, 1950s Hollywood heartthrob, is dead". The New York Times. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bergan, Ronald (July 9, 2018). "Tab Hunter obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Weinraub, Bernard (September 9, 2003). "A Star's Real Life Upstages His Films; Tab Hunter Looks Back on Sadness and Success and Ahead to a Book". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 38. CN 5585.
  6. ^ Hunter, Tab (September 8, 2006) [2005]. Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star. With Eddie Muller. Algonquin. p. 174. ISBN 978-1565128460. Retrieved February 25, 2019 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Piccalo, Gina; Saad, Nardine (July 9, 2018). "Actor Tab Hunter dies at 86; '50s heartthrob's career ranged from Battle Cry to Polyester". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Feinberg, Scott (March 13, 2015). "SXSW: Tab Hunter opens up about life as a closeted gay star during Hollywood's golden age". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Hofler, Robert (2005). The Man who Invented Rock Hudson: The pretty boys and dirty deals of Henry Willson. Carroll & Graf. ISBN 978-0786716074 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Hopper, Hedda (February 13, 1955). "A critic's remark and hard work put Tab Hunter on top: Critic and work spur Tab Hunter". Los Angeles Times. p. D1. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (November 5, 1953). "Drama: Skip homeier returns, Murvyn vye with U-I; MGM rushes POW job". Los Angeles Times. p. B11.
  12. ^ Hunter 2005, p. 172.
  13. ^ Hunter 2005, pp. 116–118.
  14. ^ Wolters, Larry (March 17, 1957). "Playhouse 90 – And why it is a great series: Key to success is its young producer". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 78.
  15. ^ 'Tab Hunter Confidential', pg 193.
  16. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 92. ISBN 978-0214204807 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ 'The Tab Hunter Show', IMDb. Full cast and credits
  18. ^ "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore – Broadway Play – 1964 Revival". IBDB.
  19. ^ "The Fickle Finger of Fate (1966) - Richard Rush | AllMovie". AllMovie.
  20. ^ Hunter 2005, p. 297.
  21. ^ a b Raymond, Gerard (October 21, 2015). "Interview with Tab Hunter". Slant. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  22. ^ a b Leydon, Joe (July 9, 2018). "A C&I Conversation with Tab Hunter". Cowboys & Indians.
  23. ^ McNary, Dave (June 6, 2018). "JJ Abrams, Zachary Quinto Developing Tab Hunter-Anthony Perkins Movie". Variety.
  24. ^ "Tab Hunter Confidential". IMDb. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  25. ^ Feinberg, Scott; Kit, Borys (June 6, 2018). "Tab Hunter, Anthony Perkins forbidden love drama in the works from J.J. Abrams, Zachary Quinto". Exclusive. The Hollywood Reporter.
  26. ^ "Tab Hunter". Hollywood Star Walk. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  27. ^ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated". Palmspringswalkofstars.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  28. ^ Parks, Tim (December 15, 2005). "The many lives of Tab Hunter". Gay and Lesbian Times. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  29. ^ 'Tab Hunter Confidential', pg 130.
  30. ^ Hunter, Tab (July 9, 2018). "Exclusive: Tab Hunter Recounts His Relationship With "Psycho" Star Anthony Perkins". Exclusive. Attitude.
  31. ^ Bayard, Louis (October 9, 2005). "The Celluloid Closet". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  32. ^ Fillo, MaryEllen. "Hollywood's all-American boy Tab Hunter brings his documentary to Warner Theater". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  33. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (October 12, 2015). "Tab Hunter, Out of the Hollywood Closet and in His Own Words". IndieWire. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  34. ^ TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL Q&A: Does Tab I.D. as Jewish?. October 13, 2015. Event occurs at 0:07.
  35. ^ Hunter 2005, p. 270.
  36. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (July 9, 2018). "Veteran Hollywood actor Tab Hunter dies aged 86". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  37. ^ France, Lisa Respers; Chan, Stella (July 11, 2018). "Tab Hunter, iconic 1950s actor, dead at 86". CNN. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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