Our celebratn of post-war gay, bisexual, and straight movie stars wearg next to nothg at all.
Contents:
- SXSW: TAB HUNTER OPENS UP ABOUT LIFE AS A CLOSETED GAY STAR DURG HOLLYWOOD’S GOLN AGE
- A REVELATORY DISSECTN OF WHAT IT WAS TO BE A GAY MOVIE STAR
SXSW: TAB HUNTER OPENS UP ABOUT LIFE AS A CLOSETED GAY STAR DURG HOLLYWOOD’S GOLN AGE
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Bee is the first om the perspective of a major movie star who lived through as a closeted gay man but is now open about his sexualy.
A REVELATORY DISSECTN OF WHAT IT WAS TO BE A GAY MOVIE STAR
Hunter rells first realizg that he was “different” his early teens, but says he’d “have gone crazy” if someone had asked him if he was homosexual (the word “gay” wasn’t really around then).
Willson, a big-time agent and “gay svengali” who also disvered and/or reprented Guy Madison, Rory Calhoun and Rock Hudson, changed Gelien’s name to Tab Hunter after tryg to “tab” him somethg new and rellg that he was fond of huntg and jumpg on hors. Hunter’s reer was jeopardized jt as was takg off when Confintial, the rare publitn that didn’t operate wh the studs, published a story about how Hunter had been arrted at a “pajama party” — a party attend by many gay people — shortly after arrivg Hollywood.
Wh much greater utn, Hunter still managed to engage hh-hh relatnships wh other gay men the ensug years. For me, ” the actor not, addg how much he enjoyed workg wh his stars, the assistant director Stanley Donen and the choreographer Bob Fosse, if not the homophobic director Gee Abbott, on the 1958 picture.