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Tab Hunter Returns to Film, This Time with His Own Story

Tab Hunter was the ultimate 1950's Hollywood heartthrob. Blond hair, blue eyes, stunning smile...and also gay. The multifaceted star, now nearly 84, tells his story in the new documentary Tab Hunter Confidential, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz.

By Kim Masters • Jul 4, 2015 • 29m Listen

In the 1950's, Tab Hunter made teenage girls across the country swoon. Blond and gorgeous, he was seen around town with Natalie Wood and Debbie Reynolds. Behind the scenes, he was with men. In the new documentary, Tab Hunter Confidential, the star reflects on coming of age in Hollywood as a closeted gay man. Hunter and director Jeffrey Schwarz tell us about the business then and now, and how a mutual appreciation for John Waters' muse, Divine, first brought them together.

Photo: (L-R) Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Tab Hunter, star of Tab Hunter Confidential. Photo courtesy of Weirdsmobile Productions

Kim Masters
partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”
Michael Schneider
Senior editor at Variety
Kaitlin Parker
Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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Tab Hunter Returns to Film, This Time with His Own Story

Tab Hunter was the ultimate 1950's Hollywood heartthrob. Blond hair, blue eyes, stunning smile...and also gay. The multifaceted star, now nearly 84, tells his story in the new documentary Tab Hunter Confidential, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz.

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The Business

Tab Hunter Returns to Film, This Time with His Own Story

Tab Hunter was the ultimate 1950's Hollywood heartthrob. Blond hair, blue eyes, stunning smile...and also gay. The multifaceted star, now nearly 84, tells his story in the new documentary Tab Hunter Confidential, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz.

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