Tab Hunter
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1931 - 2018
Occupation
Entertainment
Description
Stage name of film actor, singer, and author, born as Arthur Andrew Kelm. Notable films include 'Battle Cry' (1955), 'Lust in the Dust' (1985), and 'The Pleasure of His Company' (1961). Hit songs include 'Young Love' (1961). Subject of the documentary film 'Tab Hunter Confidential'. Co-author of his autobiography 'Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star' (2006) in which he acknowledges he is gay. Had a relationship with fellow actor Anthony Perkins and figure skater Ronald Robertson.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.tabhunter.com/
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002147/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- http://www.out.com/entertainment/today-gay-history/2013/07/11/today-gay-history-tab-hunter
- http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/50s-idol-Tab-Hunter-had-a-secret-He-s-gay-And-2561760.php
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/09/tab-hunter-1950s-hollywood-heart-throb-dies-aged-86-denied-gay-sexuality
