I saw "Tab Hunter Confidential" at the theater back in 2015, but forgot about it... Just saw it again last night on Turner Classic Movies. Hunter is actually very, very attractive!
And he ultimately grew old very gracefully (well, despite "Polyester" and "Lust in the Dust"---but those were actually funny and helped him out in his middle career). Despite his closet gayness and desperation for public attention, he still kept himself up physically and kept up his relationship with the Catholic church, as well as keeping up his riding. All of which sustained him after the spotlight had passed.
Interesting, also, to see the strong resemblance between his early '60s boyfriend Anthony Perkins and his latter-day long-time lover, producer Allan Glaser---Tab has a type!
I love late '50s and early '60s pop---and here's Tab Hunter's #1 hit (in both US and UK) from 1956: "Young Love." (Very off-key, but he's so cute while singing it!)
And he ultimately grew old very gracefully (well, despite "Polyester" and "Lust in the Dust"---but those were actually funny and helped him out in his middle career). Despite his closet gayness and desperation for public attention, he still kept himself up physically and kept up his relationship with the Catholic church, as well as keeping up his riding. All of which sustained him after the spotlight had passed.
Interesting, also, to see the strong resemblance between his early '60s boyfriend Anthony Perkins and his latter-day long-time lover, producer Allan Glaser---Tab has a type!
I love late '50s and early '60s pop---and here's Tab Hunter's #1 hit (in both US and UK) from 1956: "Young Love." (Very off-key, but he's so cute while singing it!)
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