| Tab Hunter  AKA Arthur Andrew Kelm
Born: 11-Jul-1931
Birthplace: Manhattan, NY
Died: 8-Jul-2018
Location of death: Santa Barbara, CA
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Remains: Buried, Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay [1]
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Damn Yankees Military service: US Coast Guard (enlisted age 15)
[1] Kevin Naff, Washington Blade, "The Reluctant Gay Icon", 14 October 2005, with several quotes from Hunter's then-upcoming autobiography. Naff writes, "Despite his Catholic faith and desire not to be known as a gay icon, Hunter now talks openly about his sexual orientation and his 23-year relationship with [Allan] Glaser. It's another striking contradiction in a life marked by conflicting influences -- the allure of Hollywood glitz and glamour versus his mother's lessons in modesty."
Father: Charles Kelm
Mother: Gertrude Gelien (Lutheran)
Brother: Walter (d. Vietnam)
Boyfriend: Anthony Perkins (actor, together 1956-58)
Boyfriend: Rudolf Nureyev
Husband: Allan Glaser (together since 1983, m. 2008, until his death)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6320 Hollywood Blvd.
Disorderly Conduct Walnut Park, CA (1950)
German Ancestry
Jewish Ancestry Paternal
TELEVISION
The Tab Hunter Show Paul Morgan (1960-61)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
I Am Divine (9-Mar-2013) · Himself
Dark Horse (17-Jul-1992) · Perkins
Out of the Dark (5-May-1989)
Cameron's Closet (1989)
Grotesque (9-Sep-1988)
Lust in the Dust (1-Mar-1985)
Grease 2 (11-Jun-1982) · Mr. Stuart
Pandemonium (Apr-1982)
Polyester (29-May-1981)
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (23-Oct-1978)
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (26-May-1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (18-Dec-1972)
The Arousers (Jan-1970)
Hostile Guns (Jul-1967)
The Fickle Finger of Fate (Jun-1967)
Birds Do It (Aug-1966)
The Loved One (11-Oct-1965) · Guide
The City Under the Sea (26-May-1965)
Ride the Wild Surf (5-Aug-1964) · Steamer Lane
Operation Bikini (26-Mar-1963)
The Golden Arrow (7-Sep-1962) · Hassan
The Pleasure of His Company (1-Jun-1961) · Roger Henderson
They Came to Cordura (Jun-1959) · Lt. William Fowler
That Kind of Woman (Jun-1959) · Red
Damn Yankees! (26-Sep-1958)
Gunman's Walk (15-Jul-1958) · Ed Hackett
Lafayette Escadrille (1958) · Thad Walker
The Girl He Left Behind (26-Oct-1956) · Andy Shaeffer
The Burning Hills (23-Aug-1956) · Trace Jordon
The Sea Chase (4-Jun-1955) · Wesser
Battle Cry (2-Feb-1955) · Dan Forrester
Track of the Cat (27-Nov-1954) · Harold Bridges
Return to Treasure Island (30-Jun-1954)
The Steel Lady (9-Oct-1953)
Gun Belt (24-Jul-1953) · Chip
Saturday Island (4-Aug-1952)
The Lawless (1-Jun-1950) · Frank O'Brien
Author of books:
Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star (2005, memoir)
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