1977 Tab Hunter Interview

[@jamesr1703]

Most people don't know that Hunter's older brother Walt Gelien was killed in Vietnam in 1965 and left behind a wife and 7 children, all of whom Hunter took responsibility for raising. He was an amazing stand up guy. RIP.

[@tara607]

He just seems to be the nicest guy.. RIP :o(

[@frankgonzalezofficial3010]

I met Tab in Napa Valley in 2006 at a charity event. They had a Karaoke thing and I sang "Born to late" and he smiles the entire time. He always had those beautiful eyes.

[@j.l.1391]

Born too late is one of my favorites 😊

[@fob1xxl]

He was such an honest , handsome young guy. No ego, no false pride. He was one of a kind.

[@j.l.1391]

If you haven't already, check out the video of him singing "young love". It's priceless ❣️

[@bijouxzane]

tab seems genuinely sweet & unaffected by his fame. kudos 2 him 4 being a survivor & creating a wonderful life. he was handsome & charming then & he still is. awesome.

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[@jonathankingsley3956]

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[@nikolasjeffery3225]

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[@anonyarena]

I know it's easy (and true) to say he was closeted by today's standards, but notice how Tab was still trying to drop hints though; "He lives in a rented house with with secretary John Donaldson." at 2:26. If Tab were a less-honest, and more-deeply-closeted kinda dude, he wouldn't have let John be mentioned at all let alone actually be ON camera, so, I give Tab credit for at least trying his best to telegraph clues to anyone open to pick them up.

[@Noone9227]

According to his autobiography, John Donalson ended up being a deadbeat and basket case, extorting money from him by threatening to send cards and love letters written to him by Tab to the tabloids. Interesting to see the type of guy he goes for considering he's relatively masculine. His BFs have all been skinny, young, and rather effeminate looking.

[@thomaslemarocain9132]

Great observation! And honestly, his "real life" boyfriends have all been less than good-looking (the last two, plain ordinary borderline ugly?)... which is that much striking considering how gorgeous he is/was.

[@freddurst3212]

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[@freddurst3212]

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[@DeepakMatthews90]

@@thomaslemarocain9132 says the guy without a picture of himself.

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Tab Hunter, unassuming, genuine, and down to earth!

[@j.l.1391]

He was great in the movie grease 2 ❤️

[@j.l.1391]

Could not help noticing your name. Only yesterday I was Googling the origin. I know a family with that last name.

[@opaulamorgan4265]

JI1381, there are many people with this last name.

[@j.l.1391]

@@opaulamorgan4265 oops! Sorry, I misread it 😊

[@michaelneel4828]

I was very young when I met Tab hunter at my aunts house In Beverly hills . He was such a nice guy & I could not stop staring at him lol . He told my aunt how cute I was & should try acting . I never did lol . But my aunt thought highly of him . My aunt was Jayne Mansfield ! The sex symbol of the 50s & 60s . RIP aunt Jayne ...

[@mckavitt13]

Michael Neel So sorry you lost your famous aunt. I remember her well, as well as the news reporting her terrible death. R.I.P. Jayne Mansfield.

[@MicaRayan]

Interesting story!! That must have been sweet memories for you...! How wonderful to rub shoulders within golden stars and now that we're in 2021, this memory remain

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

wow now that is a story

[@thomtoh]

THAT Jayne Mansfield? If good looks run in the family, you must have been a cutie even back then😊

[@anderander5662]

Beautiful man...

[@larryocca]

Thanks for posting this video of Tab Hunter. I'm currently reading his autobiography. He's definitely lived a fascinating life. In particular, I found it interesting how he had to hide his sexuality. This clip shows one of his relationships - his "assistant" was really a lover.

[@jian658]

RIP , What a handsome American guy !

[@mckavitt13]

jian12345 jun What a handsome guy. Just happens to be American.

[@justynjonn]

@@mckavitt13 oh stop. Just stop.

[@mckavitt13]

@@justynjonn What’s the problem?

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

"Natalie Wood and Tab Wouldn't" I remember that as a kid. There were variations used among fellow students towards those who didn't fit in, none of them flattering.

[@dangerouslytalented]

Back in the day everybody would have freaked out about him being gay, but now, it's like when somebody like him comes out, it's like ... and? They spend their whole careers in the closet, scared for their literal lives, and all of a sudden the homophobia is almost not there.

[@wangson]

+dangerouslytalented oh my goodness! i view those who've chose to admit that they're gay men as some of the bravest and most downright honest people around. while i'm not a gay, if i was MY GOODNESS!!!!! I think i'd keep it to myself for all my days...i just couldn't admit it! kudos to these brave guys!

[@cliffdotcomdotau]

I actually had the privilege to meet him and had him to signed his biography for me just a few years ago!

[@arcobalena4950]

"Tab Hunter Confidential" brought me here.

[@sammyjo2852]

arcobalena Me too.

[@mckavitt13]

arcobalena Me too.

[@jv-ep2tc]

It’s 2021 and I just saw the documentary and here I am. Once you learn about this guy it stays with you.

[@gogames31]

His "secretary"....yeah,the reporter nailed that story.😂😂😂😂😂

[@teddyp3613]

"secretary"

[@OldDunc]

*cackle* I noticed that too. Well, it was 1977.

[@richlisola1]

That prick secretary made Tab’s life Hell, tried to blackmail him, all sorts of seediness. It’s sickening how leaches target celebrities for use and abuse

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Seeing "Tab Hunter Confidential" soon here in Seattle. Can't wait!

[@elliottgetz8782]

suchhh a heart throb

[@j.l.1391]

He's so adorable in the Young Love video.❤

[@francisalanwormald6328]

HAS ALWAYS SEEMED A DECENT FELLA. & EVEN THIS LAD ADMIRED HIS GOOD LOOKS & MANY FINE ROLES. WE ABOUT SAME AGE. I TOO LIVE NOW IN VA.

[@AntajuanGrady]

he looked great at 45.

[@Scribble336]

He looked 55.

[@AntajuanGrady]

but a sexy 55 🔥😆

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

i wish i could have met him

[@MarieMandolin]

I remember the fifties and girls then were sort crazy about boys. This is an interesting video. Thanks. Marie

[@SuchIsLifeVideos]

***** You're welcome :) Dave

[@JB1994]

cute avatar

[@dcbornmike]

Enjoyed seeing this... I didn't know he was living in Virginia in the late 70s. Dan Rather also looks sooooo young and handsome in this video ..

[@sharksport01]

Before dan got fired for lying.

[@jasonblake2918]

I just watched him on match game on game show network ,with gene Rayburn

[@chrislarsen4938]

What a gorgeous man Tab was!

[@neeneelee1973]

uuh secretary? I think thats code for, partner, significant other 😆

[@jamesjenner4609]

He's dead now.age 86

[@ianwatkins6202]

What a humble nice guy!

[@jamieoakley3146]

the commentator said Tab was living in rural Virginia with a secretary sharing the house, no that was his life partner, they are still together today!

[@thomaslemarocain9132]

they're certainly not together.... but yeah i get you "all gay men look alike" right? :-)))

[@TomLloyd-18]

Ah Yes . . . back in the day when you lived in a rented house with . . . your secretary. Sure

[@milart12]

2.30 "Secretary" John Donaldson

[@RottiDog100]

+milart12 I admire the discretion of those days. What business of anyones is his private life.

[@thomaslemarocain9132]

Not discretion, lies. When you do a biopic about someone and go as far as filming in the person's house, the least is to be honest. If you want discretion, you don't allow TV shows to be made about you. Can't have it both ways: publicity AND discretion. #realitycheck #you'rewelcome

[@OldDunc]

@@thomaslemarocain9132 Agreed, basically, but remember that this was 1977. A lot has changed since then. Almost no celebrities were out then. I'm kinda impressed that he didn't just send his boyfriend home for a few days while Rather was there. In 1977 terms, this was fairly bold.

[@OldDunc]

@@RottiDog100 I suppose you feel the same way about every celebrity who flaunts a heterosexual "private life"?

[@tonybennett4159]

@@RottiDog100 In order to keep your private life private when you are in the public eye, you actively have to lie. You have to think carefully not to let the wrong pronoun out, you have to make sure that you don't go to movies, concerts, theatres etc with the person who is your partner. You have to swear those close to you to secrecy. No heterosexual has ever needed to do that. It was less discretion and more evasion, which also was not required by heterosexuals. Look at Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, together for decades, who kept their private life private except they were known to be together, and they were seen in public on occasions, they weren't required to hide anything.

[@BellaFirenze]

John Donaldson was not his secretary, he was his lover.

[@figgiepooh81]

Dan Rather was handsome when he was younger.

[@sharksport01]

Gross

[@finderkeeperrrs]

@@sharksport01 what's gross?

[@davidldavis5206]

There will be another like him' good-bye my old friend

[@swtv1754]

Wow! They didn't even mention he was gay.

[@richlisola1]

He was still in the closet then

[@Twentythousandlps]

Well, they said he lived with a man. Figure it out.

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Where he lives with his “secretary”, lol!

[@beachchaos1863]

😂😂😂

[@pexxos1]

Did Rather just out him????????????????????????

[@grzegorzkmiec9195]

what is spaghetti western?

[@cpa2011]

they were "westerns" made in Italy, I think....

[@grzegorzkmiec9195]

cpa2011 I read somewhere that those spaghetti westerns were made in Florida USA

[@cpa2011]

@@grzegorzkmiec9195 could be also...

[@pa3997]

Spaghetti westerns are from Italy, thats right. Best-known are perhaps those breakthrough films of Clint Eastwood and Once Upon a Time in the West with Henry Fonda. But a lot of them were also not very expensive and easily forgotten.

[@thomaslemarocain9132]

Thanks for posting! Refreshing to hear something else than the rehearsed shpeel we all heard 20 times on the press tour for the book/film: "....hear it from the horse's mouth...", "that's your bad taste...", blah blah blah. He is a very private person... or a very repressed person, indeed.

[@pa3997]

Thomas LeMarocain yeah, I find him very likeable but He seems to use the same 100 sentences in every recent Video ... Perhaps he feels safer with them in Public, because he's already in his mid-80s

[@gloriatorrejon2119]

????

[@jl3322]

Nothing about his being a gay man.

[@beachchaos1863]

Well, yeah. That was 1977 before he came out.

[@stephenwalls1]

Totally not gay.

[@kenlower5634]

Please respond when you grow up .

[@stephenwalls1]

+Ken Lower Sorry for the glib remark. Btw, I'm gay and couldn't imagine the problems Tab Hunter had to face hiding his sexuality in those days.

[@thomaslemarocain9132]

When you grow up and get to travel, you will not only imagine but also experience that 1950s life in 2018 in 1/3 of the countries of the world as far as homosexuality is concerned.

[@retroeddie]

Lol