What's My Line? - Tab Hunter; Martin Gabel [panel]; Richard Kollmar [panel] (Feb 3, 1957)

[@garrettmeadows2273]

Tab Hunter was the classic good-looking "boy next door." I saw the documentary about Tab, he was extremely genuine, sincere, and down-to-earth.

[@ToddSF]

Tab Hunter was truly movie star handsome!

[@ToddSF]

How rude. You've been blocked so I can't see any future posts you make.

[@WhatsMyLine]

+ToddSF 93109: The person you're replying to here was already banned from leaving comments ages ago, just FYI. None of his comments are visible on KZbin.

[@ToddSF]

What's My Line? -- I guess I was the only one who saw his homophobic jibe against Tab Hunter, which is something I won't tolerate since I'm gay myself. Now I can't see his comments because I blocked him, so he can post to his heart's content and it won't do him any good. Nice to know I was the only one who saw his remark.

[@WhatsMyLine]

ToddSF 94109 I've said it before many times-- the integration with Google+ was a complete disaster, this being just one example of how broken the system is as a result. I have almost no control whatsoever over comments on Google+, so this kind of thing happens ALL THE TIME. People like you, welcome members of the commenting community, see these awful, awful messages from people I've already banned from commenting ages ago. And you have no way of knowing it, unless you go to the KZbin page and look at the comments there and check whether they're visible (and who's going to do that? Why should anyone have to do that?) It drives. Me. Crazy.

[@smcfall3]

I didn't see any rude remarks.

[@chope6786]

I was born in the ‘70s and never heard of Tab Hunter until this episode. Now, like after so many episodes, I head to Wikipedia and some internet searching to learn about yet another wonderful bygone life.

[@1aikane]

Rest in Peace Tab Hunter, you handsome fellow

[@owenduncan760]

Pro tip: you can watch movies at Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.

[@ahmededwin3487]

@Owen Duncan definitely, been using kaldroStream for years myself :)

[@rockyjudson799]

@Owen Duncan Yea, been watching on KaldroStream for since november myself =)

[@michaelpowell6805]

Yes you are putting forth some mighty information now my fellows.... I've been using alongside my fortuitous comrades since the colourful 70s....think it's a scam....you know?

[@patylombard6991]

Oh, Tab. Beautiful, charming, dear, precious Tab. Greatly missed.

[@markcarpenter9235]

Tab was very unassuming and charming.

[@rivaridge7211]

Tab Hunter's autobiography was a very interesting and fun read. He was a very handsome man and a fine actor, without question! His recollections were often quite funny and fascinating - including his experience (on the Broadway stage) with Tallulah Bankhead. Now THAT story was worth the entire price of the book! RIP dear Sir!

[@randysills4418]

I remember Tallulah's response when somebody asked about his sexuality! She was very forthcoming and not shy! I can not quote it here...Lol...❤

[@rivaridge7211]

Hello again Randy - After I had left my initial reply to you, I recalled that I actually did mention Tallulah's ribald remark on another video of "What's My Line?" To say the least, I was as delicate, as I could be (in the way in which I worded it) as I did not want to come across as crude - and have the "Tallulah quote" deleted. In any event, if you look up Tallulah Bankhead's June 6, 1965 appearance on WML and you will see it in the comments section. @@randysills4418

[@beachchaos1863]

​@@randysills4418Where can I find what she said?

[@lauracollins4195]

Enjoyed Tab Hunter congratulating John Daly on his anniversary with WML, starting his eighth year! :)

[@MissPerriwinkle]

tab was georgous fun and witty.

[@kenyongray2615]

Tab Hunter was a nice man. His classy compliment to Mr. Daly showed you that.

[@slc2466]

Oh, to look like Tab Hunter, if only for a day... Loved his forthright autobiography.

[@Robert4770]

The classiest, most sophisticated show ever on television. Even their handwriting was classy. God I miss these days.

[@slaytonp]

@gcjerryusc not to mention interminable loud, crashing "musical" commercial interruptions with people dancing all over the place on a beach or something, all longer than the main program itself.

[@luissantiago8446]

"Don't it always seems to go,that you don't know what you got till it's gone."

[@S0nyToprano]

Ahhhh yes. Boomers would miss the era of Jim Crow segregation.

[@luissantiago8446]

@@S0nyToprano And the XYZ generation revel in their ignorance and are proud of it.

[@davidadams2395]

@@S0nyToprano I'm sorry to say, Mr. Cortez, people not affected by the segregationist years, such as my generation (X) and the preceding generation (Boomers), tend to not think in such terms. I just don't know why some pine for the '50s as better times. They tend to forget the hedonism of the early 20th century, until it was suppressed into utter conformity by the '50s, but the seething anger and pent up frustrations roiling just 'neath the surface was soon to blow.

[@michaelmiller1215]

A gentleman, and a class act, acknowledging the host!

[@jamesr1703]

Yes. He said, "God bless" too. Such a nice young man.

[@aryehfinklestein9041]

Dorothy SO smart. And the lady colonel most impressive.

[@golden-63]

Good Lord, Tab Hunter was a beautiful man!

[@carollee444]

Tab was a doll & a great actor & singer 💙

[@juice2835]

What can I say? Tab Hunter was impossibly handsome . Always a gentleman

[@TheMaxou92]

What a smile... my heart can't handle this 😂❤️

[@HolgerRuneFan]

God, Tab was utterly gorgeous!

[@mcpingas]

mostly clicked this for tab but man this show is so entertaining. not surprised it ran almost 20 years

[@cookiesandmilk3207]

Needless to say, Tab was a humble, charming, intelligent man.

[@rebeccasabet2802]

Just in case anyone is interested Tab is still with us. He's 85,looks gorgeous, spends his time working with horses. Hes been with his partner for about 30 years and seems to be really happy.

[@schniggs2011]

“Do you appeal mostly to women?” LOL

[@Musicalfantastic]

He died yesterday :,(

[@savethetpc1547]

:( Yes, the news of his passing is what brought me to watch this episode again. It's wonderful the way "the magic of video" can bring people back to life and youth -- at least for the time that they're on the screen!

[@wiguy3]

He was with us until recently, 7/8/2018. RIP Tab Hunter

[@marjoriemargel1567]

rebecca sabet Tab Hunter sadly passed some months ago.

[@noobsshadow1369]

When Martin Gable asked if Tab Hunter appealed especially to women, I nearly died laughing.

[@shirtless6934]

He appealed to them, but he did reciprocate.

[@beachchaos1863]

​@@shirtless6934didn't* 🤫

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

Same way I feel about Pablo dí pace 😭😂

[@RonGerstein]

GABEL, not GABLE

[@jamesr1703]

WML is wonderful, because I can see all of these actors that were famous or becoming famous before I was born. Only heard of them, but I feel like I know them now.

[@larkpraise]

Tab Hunter was so gorgeous and charming!

[@jimbeasley1931]

Always in for a good time when you hear these words. "Will you enter and sign in please."

[@markxxx21]

+Jim Beasley Can you imagine, if they kept the signatures of the celebrities (you can lift signatures from a chalkboard), what it'd be worth?

[@juliansinger]

+Markxxx You probably know this by now, but it never hurts to mention it so Random KZbinr #34 can find out -- the chalkboard wasn't actually a chalkboard, or rather, it had a paper overlay, so people did sign in on a permanent medium. Apparently, the sign-in sheets were (or possibly still are) occasionally sold on eBay.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Jim Beasley - You are so right. Love those words!

[@randyhutton9371]

Art Carney did a great imitation of Daly.

[@BillyAlabama]

Tab appealed to everyone. RIP

[@jerrylee8261]

I really admire Tab Hunter. He was as open as he could be back then about his sexual orientation and he had a good attitude about being true to himself. A true gentleman.

[@stephenlagan8569]

And talk about gorgeous, too!!!

[@jerrylee8261]

@@stephenlagan8569 Yes. He was as beautiful inside as he was outside.

[@WiGuy007]

Along those lines, I often wondered if Dorothy knew about her husband's proclivities.

[@jerrylee8261]

@@WiGuy007 I would imagine so. I heard her make a homophobic remark once on WML. For that reason, I don't admire her.

[@hannahforeman9434]

@@WiGuy007 Are you insinuating that Dorothy's husband was in the closet? or is there something a lot of us don't know?

[@jimr4319]

ALL of them articulated so beautifully and such class acts. What we once were. So sad it's nothing more than a memory.

[@stevekru6518]

This cast was not chosen randomly. I strongly suspect you are equally erudite. On a good day I am too. Logic and articulation are more than a memory, but too be fair, all broadcast tv is rapidly becoming only a memory.

[@thesweeples3266]

Thank you to the poster of these shows.

[@SpencerMusicSchool]

RIP Tab. Truly the sexiest man that ever lived. (and so my type). I had the pleasure of briefly working with him in musical theatre , and connected with him again in Long Beach at his book signing of his Tab Hunter Confidential bio. Such a charming man.

[@honeyfungus4774]

He was beautiful looking.

[@stephenridley1153]

I'm green with envy @jim spencer

[@jerrylee8261]

Tab was beautiful but his real beauty was inside.

[@MicaRayan]

Tab Hunter such iconic gentleman. They were all so intelectual and classy. The art that has been long lost! Very articulate and sharp-minded as well! If you interested in this you might also like to search the one with Monty Clift... just great!

[@trukeesey8715]

Tab Hunter retired and moved in with a rich elederly woman in The Plains Virginia. Her farm was at the foot of a mountain. A jumbo jet from Dulles Airport crashed into that mountain. I dated the daughter of the manager of that farm. Copy/paste into KZbin's searching field: BOYCOTT the CORPORATIONS bit 1.1

[@jerrylee8261]

@@trukeesey8715 Sounds fishy to me so looked it up on the internet and found no mention of what you posted whatsoever. Tab had a long relationship with Allan Glaser. Over 30 years. They got married when it was legal to do so and Tab died three days shy of his 87th birthday in Calif.

[@RichardHannay]

He’s so good in Polyester

[@aleksanderkorecki7887]

​@@trukeesey8715I think you're partially right This video shows him living in the area: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqnXmZWljbBrnsk but I really doubt he was personally involved with this woman given that he lived with male "secretary". According to Hunter's autobiography this "secretary" later blackmailed him with the cards and love letters he wrote to him. I think Tab really worked with horses there.

[@trukeesey8715]

@@aleksanderkorecki7887 Thank you for taking the trouble to inform me about this. There is no reason why the farm manager, a simple gritty man, would invent a tale saying that Tab Hunter, a then forgotten ex-celebrity, was living in the "big house". That is my basis for belief in what he said. My own observation goes no farther than that.

[@johnnyaingel5753]

Loved him wow what a great star god bless him

[@stevenwebb7936]

I love 'What's my Line?" :-)

[@roberttelarket4934]

This is the first time I've seen two sets of husband and wife panelists!

[@CelioMancias]

I love Tab Hunter.

[@adamscarpetta9543]

Justin Stewart I bet he was fun.

[@LaCelestia]

Celio Mancias He was GORGEOUS. I actually think he might be a very good person.

[@WinterlyHeights]

egogo816 Aww, really? How sad! So glad he made that Confidential doco...

[@TheCometHunter]

Heh heh heh...a LOT of men did!

[@gatewayski1]

I don't.

[@rmelin13231]

Miss Milligan had the most engaging smile and overall warm personality. It was a pleasure to watch this episode, sans Cerf.

[@bijouxzane]

so handsome & charming.

[@MusicManMichaelDavis]

Tab Hunter was a stud and a great human being. R.I.P.

[@trukeesey8715]

Tab Hunter retired and moved in with a rich elederly woman in The Plains Virginia. Her farm was at the foot of a mountain. A jumbo jet from Dulles Airport crashed into that mountain. I dated the daughter of the manager of that farm. Copy/paste into KZbin's searching field: BOYCOTT the CORPORATIONS bit 1.1

[@michaelmiller1215]

So, so handsome! R.I.P. Tab

[@sorman10]

Tab Hunter - what a hunk!

[@peterherman4310]

Shang Chunsong No worries, Shang - you'll be banned soon for the hate speech I've reported now on you several times.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Pete Herman Don't hold your breath waiting for KZbin to ban this user. But I've banned him myself and removed all of his hateful comments.

[@peterherman4310]

What's My Line? thanks :) I hope others will too.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Shang Chunsong Your comments will no longer be visible on my videos, and that's honestly all I care about. I can't control the comments on Google+ and I don't care. You need professional help. You truly do.

[@RachelDavisMatthews]

I was at a screening of his documentary about 3 years ago in LA. He was very down to earth, kind, and probably the most handsome and sexy 80+ year old man I have ever seen. Wow

[@neilphelan145]

The following saturday after this show was on I turned 2 years old.

[@m.oriley8260]

Handsome Prince.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

Every one had respect for each other. Good old days never to return.

[@ianfrancis777]

People seemed so dignified, respectful, and decent back in the day when mores were a common thread throughout America.

[@Jimaybob]

this was a tv program, you do realize that? they purposely chose people that would look good on tv and be very polite and mannered.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Ian made a fairly innocuous point here-- I don't understand why people are responding with such over-serious bone picking. I get impatient at times with the hagiographic comments people often leave about how great things used to be, too. But let's keep things light here, please. This isn't a political video, it's a game show. Thank you.

[@nondescript2892]

dignified, respectfull and bigoted and homophobic...the 50 's ...give me a break

[@thesweeples3266]

@@nondescript2892 we were better then

[@ladolce5989]

They lynched people for fun 😐

[@TuTuFox]

OMG TAB HUNTER‼️‼️‼️ back in the day I thought he was SO CUTE🤗 LOL. God I miss the good ole days, especially now in 2023

[@randysills4418]

Tab Hunter certainly seemed like a wonderful young man!

[@trukeesey8715]

Tab Hunter retired and moved in with a rich elederly woman in The Plains Virginia. Her farm was at the foot of a mountain. A jumbo jet from Dulles Airport crashed into that mountain. I dated the daughter of the manager of that farm. Copy/paste into KZbin's searching field: BOYCOTT the CORPORATIONS bit 1.1

[@elizabethmorgan2621]

It was wonderful to see that delightful Martin Gable with Arlene. They were always so much in love. She was one lucky woman!!

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Elizabeth Morgan -And he was a lucky man.

[@justabby1306]

The struggles of being in love with a man almost 70 years older who isn't remotely attracted to women.

[@bobtaylor170]

Just Abby , consider getting a pet.

[@stephenridley1153]

Yep. A real man's man 😉

[@kokagejones678]

"Do you especially appeal to women?" Hmm.

[@robertplattner1636]

The struggles of being in love with a man who wasn’t alive when I first discovered him.

[@christinalw19]

That’s Safe. Wow. Lol

[@jmoss491]

RIP Tab Hunter.

[@leesher1845]

Loved that Yiddish term Martin Gabel used (g’shri) meaning to shout.

[@princeharming8963]

John Daly sounded like he had a cold this evening. Arlene, always lovely... but tonight she's Radiant! Hunter was beyond gorgeous.

[@stephenlagan8569]

God, I loved the way Arlene spoke the English language.

[@jonathanmcvay4499]

What a handsome humble guy.

[@joycejean-baptiste6285]

My grandma used chewing tobacco. She would visit us when I was a child. It was Apple tobacco and she dipped snuff they called it. She was from North Carolina. She actually lived till 96 years old in spite of it but she lived on a farm for a long time. Maybe the fresh air and fresh produce helped. Also less stress than city life. This was a while back since I'm 65 and she visited us back in the 1960's.

[@daisycassidy2448]

This represents a classy, sophisticated, and very well-mannered America when the show started in the 1950s. I would feel so comfortable with these folks.

[@mothinhead8903]

Hahaha, his voices are hilarious.

[@jdh6752]

I adore Tab. People seem to be making a deal about his bemused look and hesitation at the "Do you especially appeal to women?" line. He couldn't answer that himself as he would have came across as swell-headed, hence him looking to John for help.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Exactly!

[@bramlintrent1145]

It would've been terrible for him to say, "Why yes, I appeal to women, and I look WONDERFUL in a torn shirt!" He was simply being appropriately modest about his matinee-idol appeal. I don't think he was being peek-a-boo-ish about his sexuality at all.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

JDH - The attractive guests always did that, because it is not comsidered good manners for someone to acknowledge their own attractriveness.

[@dkeat301]

Always great to hear, and see, one of my favorite radio stars. Dick Kollmar, who played my name sake Boston Blackie (Although I purposely spell the last name differently.)

[@joboots007]

RIP,Tab!!!!!

[@joboots007]

Silverstone L Must B a loyal bigot,eh Silverstone?????

[@garycarter9859]

"Do you especially appeal to women?" Classic in hindsight!

[@LJAllen1000]

Well yes he did appeal to women. What would have been ironic would have been the question do women appeal to him. But does it matter who people get into bed with. He was just a lovely being.

[@ToddSF]

In 1958, Tab Hunter would star in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical play "Damn Yankees". Actually, that was a darn good film version of the musical. Gwen Verdon and Ray Walston reprised their Broadway roles, respectively, as Lola the seductress and the Devil. If you're a fan of Broadway musicals and you haven't seen the film version of "Damn Yankees", I recommend it highly.

[@slc2466]

IMO Tab was great in the film adaptation, adding a charming naturalistic element to counter the more theatrical aspects surrounding him.

[@markandresen1]

Made a change hearing the women in the audience get excited at the arrival of the Mystery Guest.

[@juliansinger]

Miss Milligan (who later became Mrs. Rasmusen (and appears as such on WML in 1962)) was the head of the WACs until 1962, helped integrate them, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for her troubles. She became a big ol' philanthropist and activist once she got married, retired, and moved to Alaska. She died in 2012, at 101. www.adn.com/article/20120731/alaska-philanthropist-mary-louise-rasmuson-dies Also, I can barely hear it, but many people have better speakers than I do: There's an audible phone ringing around 5:35. I think Mr. Jacobs may be known as Lucky professionally, or at least so Billboard leads me to believe.

[@randysills4418]

Tab Hunter was so handsome!

[@randysills4418]

I would have dated him in a second! ❤

[@daltonbelflower7331]

Tab was the mystery guest and the very next week he was the guest panelist.

[@jamesr1703]

Tab Hunter is so funny here! A German-American man who could be described as pretty more than handsome in my opinion. When he shakes hands with the panel, look how Dick Kollmar cannot take his eyes off of Tab. That's a sure give away.

[@graperonto]

LOL... Martin Gabel asked "Do you especially appeal to women?" But uh... they didn't appeal to HIM!

[@Beson-SE]

Tab hesitated and did not answer the question. John came to his rescue. 17:11

[@m.oriley8260]

Tab loved women, he just didn't want to sleep with them.

[@Absurdist1968]

@@m.oriley8260 That's the answer I always suggest...

[@marjoriemargel1567]

graperonto Bless Tab Hunter!

[@scottsmith7419]

God bless him; he tried.

[@loissimmons6558]

As usual, there were laughs and funny lines on this episode. But without Bennett Cerf, this may be one of the rare episodes during which there were no puns, and especially no bad puns.

[@sansacro007]

Martin Gabel could talk to me all day.

[@thebluerobin]

Tab Hunter, what a heart throb, who knew at the time he loved guys ?

[@kelloggs5473]

thebluerobin Very few people knew that. Why did Warner Brothers executives spend a lot of time doing damage control to quash possible rumors about Tab Hunter’s offscreen life? They would not have devoted so much time and energy to such a thing if a lot of people already had evidence of his intimate relationship with another man.

[@stephenridley1153]

Who knew at the time he loved guys? The guys he loved. I'm sure.

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

He knew

[@tomhavens6006]

I didn’t know. I knew about Mr Perkins.

[@boogaria554]

Both women Dorothy and Arlene look very beautiful in this particular episode. Especially beautiful.

[@marcuslarinen684]

Loving Dotty's dress - look at that neckline! Work it girl!

[@robertcollins7025]

Dorothy had great taste.

[@JLionelWaller]

This brings up a question I have had, do these dresses belong to the women, or are they provided by the show?? Admittedly, they make enough to be able to afford a new dress for each show, yet many shows, then and now, would provide the wardrobe.

[@robertcollins7025]

The panelists provided their own wardrobe. they often were in evening clothing as sunday was the lights out night in the theater and they had been out on their night off .

[@jennybrown75]

And I have noticed a few times that the gals have worn the same dress on different episodes.

[@ChelseaForeverFan]

Jenny Brown- Yes, I've noticed that as well.

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

Tab hung around to be on the panel the following week

[@randysills4418]

That's good to know! I will look for it!

[@soulierinvestments]

This is a crucial episode in production decisions about who would appear as regular or guest panelists on WML. Gabel did not appear on the panel until December 1956. This is February 1957, about two months later. He has appeared just a few times. He is a theatrical producer and actor of stage screen film and radio headquartered in New York, which means he is available to WML. Kollmar is an actor, too, notably in radio, a radio broadcaster and a theatrical producer headquartered in New York and available to WML, too. Gabel went on to appear on WML over 100 times. This appearance is it for Kollmar the panelist. I wonder why. Either he did not like the game show experience or he did not impress the producers. However, before tonight, either Gabel or Kollmar or both could have appeared on WML a 100 times plus from 1957 to 1967.

[@susanwenner8738]

Dorothy and her Husband Dick were each involved in extramarital affairs at this time in their lives. Neither spent much time with the other and it was known by all on or involved in this show. Dorothy loved being on this show and perhaps her husband did not as he was quite reckless.

[@patrickdowling529]

The Kollmar-Kilgallen union was a miserable marriage riven by numerous extramarital affairs on both sides. Richard ended up disowning his son Kerry (allegedly sired by Johnnie Ray) and dying from a suicide-overdose in 1971. No wonder this marked his only appearance on WML.

[@tomitstube]

wow, john daly really looks and sounds ill, probably the reason richard kollmar mentioned he hadn't missed a show in 8 years. i am constantly impressed with daly's gracious and respectful demeanor toward all his guests, he always adds some complimentary comment about them.

[@trikywu]

I agree! I was just thinking that John was preoccupied or unwell. Perhaps something going on personally or something else.

[@sdacj]

I think you're right - Daly's voice sounds as if he's sick, and the reference to his never having missed a show could be a compliment to his being at work even if he'd have been better off home in bed.

[@angelareitz5122]

@@sdacj maybe that's why he forgot to ask mr. cannon ball where he was from?

[@johnscanlan9335]

John Daly was the classic example of the mid 20th Century American gentleman!

[@JeffreyLByrd]

Gladys the last contestant is about my favorite contestant i have seen in a long time.

[@jadeshannon5583]

Arlene Francis is very good and Tab Hunter is handsome

[@robertjean5782]

Arlene a gorgeous woman 😊

[@tictacgal2]

Brings back a lot of memories.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

The first contestant, Mary Lou Milligan has a very interesting story. She also lived to be 101 years old! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Louise_Rasmuson

[@su8483]

interesting! Thanks for the link.

[@ВасяПетечкин-ф7л]

RIP dear Tab 🌠

[@Caban1970]

I always think of the soda Tab when I hear his name. Lol. What a cool guy he was/is.

[@sharksport01]

Watch the movie Polyester, you can see both. 🙂

[@jamesr1703]

So, was the soda named after him?

[@epaddon]

Richard Kollmar's only other panel appearance was in 1952 on a program that is unfortunately among the "lost" episodes of WML.

[@tomhavens6006]

This had to be awkward for both Dorothy and Richard as their marriage was basically in name only. I won’t name specifics.

[@stephenridley1153]

He especially appeals to me 💞 lol!

[@Straightouttaliverpool]

the Anthony Perkins and tab hunter story still makes me so so so sad

[@smcfall3]

I always thought Anthonly Perkins was icky and Tab was so attractive. Now I've learned that he was a much nicer person as well.

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

@@smcfall3 What happened?

[@tomhavens6006]

Mr Perkins was from “fruit salad “ world.

[@annawhelan1159]

@@smcfall3 they were both beautiful men and Tony was not icky, he was absolutely stunning inside and out and he was incredibly misunderstood. please don’t insult him like that, he wasn’t a bad person at all. he deserves a lot better than the way he was treated

[@hopsiepike]

It’s thrilling to hear Dorothy or Arlene zero in on the answer. God, they were sharp.

[@robertjean5782]

Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years 😊

[@danielbisson8032]

TAB HE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@soulierinvestments]

Tab Hunter: still with us at age 85.

[@kelloggs5473]

egogo816 If a screen legend lives long enough to reminisce on Larry King Live and a lot of other talk shows and even on podcasts, the person never dies. Tab Hunter is one example.

[@druboy7201]

damn, Tab was sooooo hot back then!!

[@pamelaschlotter1880]

Tab was hot until the end--never aging but best of all a genuine nice person. RIP

[@steventrosiek2623]

He was gorgeous

[@errorsofmodernism9715]

the original brokeback mountain

[@milart12]

Shot out of a cannon!!! Haha..Times have changed...I think this was a thing back in the day but I haven't heard about it in years.

[@robertjean5782]

It continued until the circus was shut down😢

[@travis7310]

R.I.P., Tab Hunter.

[@andrewclayterman6230]

R.I.P. Tab .

[@jamesr1703]

Even ordinary people were so well-mannered and genteel back then. Wish I lived then.

[@stevekru6518]

Few ordinary people were on WML? At most only some of the not mystery guests and, respectfully, this episode’s human cannon ball and gum packager were not particularly genteel and mannered. It’s like walking in front of a Porsche dealership and inducing the cars in this town look beautiful. (Having used the adjective “beautiful” in the context of WML, it doesn’t look right without the proper noun “Arlene” in close proximity. She was a beauty!)

[@robertjean5782]

​@@stevekru6518I totally agree absolutely 😊

[@nickbigd]

I think Tab was modest and he would look “awfully well in the torn shirt type role” as phrased by Dorothy.

[@karlakor]

At around 5:35 you can hear the faint ringing of a telephone as Dorothy is questioning the guest. It is especially audible at 5:58 during a lull in Arlen's questioning.

[@over50andfantabulous59]

From Google: Actor Tab Hunter Born: July 11, 1931, Manhattan, New York, NY Died: July 8, 2018, Santa Barbara, CA Cause Of Death: Cardiac arrest Spouse: Allan Glaser (m. 2013-2018) Partner: Anthony Perkins Parents: Gertrude Gelien, Charles Kelm

[@geoffm9944]

Tab Hunter enjoyed a ‘purple patch’ of stardom from the mid to the late 1950’s. He was a competent actor but not an outstanding one. He appeared in a few good films and had two big chart hits. However, with the arrival of the 1960’s, films changed, as did acting styles and in their wake came along a new breed of actors. Slowly Tab’s career went into slow decline. Hollywood can be very unforgiving. He led an umblemished personal life and as far as I know was a credit to the acting profession.

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The reason why he wasn't an "outstanding" actor is because the studio system in those days kept typecasting him into similar boy-next-door film roles; thus, he wasn't given much of a chance to play more diverse complex characters within the studio. The same can be said for many actors of his time, as the system back then was very messed up.

[@gymnastix]

Tab Hunter had also given some excellent performances in television dramas, in anthology series' such as "Playhouse 90," from where such projects were often developed for big-screen features. One such TV drama was "Fear Strikes Out," an episode of the "Climax!" anthology series, wherein Hunter portrayed Boston Red Sox center fielder Jimmy Piersall, an athlete who had a mental illness and on whose memoir the drama (and later feature film) was based. Hunter originated that role of BoSox fielder Jim Piersall for the TV drama. Yet when it was made into a motion picture by Paramount the starring role as Piersall was given to Anthony Perkins, ironic as Perkins had been Hunter's boyfriend at the time and used information he learned from Hunter to nab the part for himself. This violation of personal trust resulted in the breakup of the two actors. But if one watches the two portrayals of Piersall for comparison it is clear Hunter's is the more convincing portrayal as an athlete, whereas Perkins comes off too fey to have portrayed a ball player. In reality, Hunter had been athletic, was a champion horseman as well ice skater and swimmer. But it is, perhaps, the assessment of Perkins by Piersall himself which said it best--""He threw a baseball like a girl and danced around in the outfield like a ballerina," Piersall said. It is too bad Warner Bros. didn't loan out Hunter to Paramount so Hunter could have more convincingly played Jimmy Piersall on the big screen as well. Tab Hunter also delivered a chilling portrayal of a psychotic killer in the "Playhouse 90" drama "Portrait of a Murderer," co-starring Geraldine Page. That production was directed by Arthur Penn, who would go on to direct the Academy Award-nominated films "The Miracle Worker (1962) and "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). So by 1958 Hunter had the experience of having acted in two dramas in which he portrayed characters with serious mental illnesses. And yet it was Tony Perkins who landed the role of "Norman Bates" in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" in 1960. So obviously, the only justice in Hollywood is on the screen. Hunter also starred in the Cold War drama "Forbidden Area," the teleplay adapted from the novel by Rod Serling for "Playhouse 90." So Hunter did have some real potential as a serious actor before his acting career wound down and he enjoyed a brief resurgence in the 1980s. And, yes, Tab Hunter certainly was a credit to not only the acting profession but to decent and kind persons as well. And to paraphrase an old cinematic interrogative, the answer to "Did Success Spoil Tab Hunter?" would certainly be an emphatic "No!." It is too bad there are not more actors like Tab Hunter around today.

[@jerrylee8261]

@@gymnastix What a wonderful well written tribute to Tab.

[@trukeesey8715]

Tab Hunter retired and moved in with a rich elederly woman in The Plains Virginia. Her farm was at the foot of a mountain. A jumbo jet from Dulles Airport crashed into that mountain. I dated the daughter of the manager of that farm. Copy/paste into KZbin's searching field: BOYCOTT the CORPORATIONS bit 1.1

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God I love this show.

[@marycleary7810]

great ! te episode with Dick Kommar on the panel was listed as "lost"at one time. d

[@robertjean5782]

Error in spelling name😮