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Tab Hunter: From Westerns to &#;Polyester&#;
By Georgetowner • July 12, 0
Almost every obituary, story and tribute that emerged in the aftermath of Tab Hunter’s death on July 8 at age 86, of cardiac arrest resulting from a blood clot, touched on the tensions and themes of his life in short order.
Heartthrob and teenage idol, movie star, singer (yes, singer) and male lover icon — plus adjectives such as hunk, blonde, blue-eyed, tall, handsome — were used to describe him by movie publicists, scandal mags, critics, admirers and those who, not without a little envy, did not much respect his acting skills.
The references in some ways didn’t begin to handle on the episodic and improbable variety of stories in his life, which resembled a kind of tug of war lived simultaneously in a house with too many rooms, in which the public and private lives were conducted — the one strung to the other as a price exacted by fame and life in the spotlight.
The news of his death was announced by his longtime companion and spouse Allan Glaser, a fact which tells you how far Hunter, who had a bi
Tab Hunter, Fifties Film Celebrity and Gay Icon, Lifeless at 86
Tab Hunter, the Fifties actor who became a gay icon tracking the publication of his memoir, has died at the age of
The Facebook page tied to Tab Hunter Confidential, the documentary about the player, announced Hunter&#;s death Monday. &#;Tab passed away tonight three days shy of his 87th birthday. Please honor his memory by saying a prayer on his behalf. He would have liked that,&#; the account wrote. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed the death with Hunter&#;s emissary, although no cause of death was revealed.
A heartthrob matinee idol during Hollywood&#;s Golden Age, Hunter starred in films like &#;s Damn Yankees, Battle Cry and Westerns like Track of the Cat and The Burning Hills.
Rumors regarding Hunter&#;s sexuality during a conservative era in Hollywood threatened to derail the young actor&#;s career. A article in the gossip magazine Confidential attempted to out Hunter, while gossip columnists at the period would subtly hint at Hunter&#;s homosexuality in items about the actor&#;s publicity depa
FIVE GAY ACTORS IN MID-CENTURY HOLLYWOOD
by David Ehrenstein
Now that gay actors like Nathan Lane, Jim Parsons, Victor Garber, Jonathan Groff, and Neil Patrick Harris are &#;out of the closet&#; and on the rise, it&#;s tough to imagine just how different things were in the relatively recent past. Not only was the notion of being openly gay and having a viable career unimaginable, but gayness itself was also a concept polite population couldn&#;t countenance. &#;Homosexuals&#; subsisted on society’s margins, mentioned only in whispered gossip, fearsome psychiatric studies, and Conservative diatribes decrying perversion.
Hiding In Plain Sight
Still, in spite of it all, gay men managed to make their way to very top of the acting profession in the gilded closets of Hollywood. In this covert context, bigtime careers and personal lives proceeded with a calculated risk that can fascinate us today. Here are five of the most noteworthy examples of gay actors in mid-Century Hollywood.
LIBERACE
Liberace was an utterly unique entertainer. A pianist whose act consisted of an abbreviated ar
Sal Mineo, Rock Hudson, George Nader, Tyrone Power, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Tab Hunter, George Chakiris, Anthony Perkins, Montgomery Clift, James Dean, Dirk Bogarde,Troy Donahue, etc. Some of the '50s men were so handsome, like Jeffrey Hunter, hetero male stars had to "check" themselves from giving them a "second look." I think it was Anthony Quinnwho said that he couldn't maintain his eyes off Jeff Tracker and literally had to smack himself in the face to remind himself that he was NOT interested in men sexually!
Clark Gablehad had sex with very popular actor (William Haines), who was good friends with Joan Crawford and George Cukor (the first director of "Gone With the Wind"). Gable knew that Cukor was privy to the encounter and got him fired from his directorial duties. Gable was afraid if it got out, it could ruin his career.
Laurence Olivier's dalliances with men was well-known, they say he was "bi."