And, like the best-loved Hollywood movies, it has a happy ending. publicity department, no longer in demand as a ' star.' It is his story of how he soldiered on- with perseverance, determination, and faith. At most, hes worth about 45 minutes worth of documentary time. Hes a rather dull but pretty actor who had an ok career and gets love from the gay community for officially coming out when hes old. It' s his story of how he kept his bearings when he was suddenly no longer the boy-next-door heartthrob, no longer under the protective wing of the Warner Bros. The problem with this movie is the fact Tab Hunter isnt interesting enough for a feature length documentary. How it felt to appear on-screen, off-screen, and on every newsstand in America with the biggest leading ladies of the day- Linda Darnell, Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds, Lana Turner, and Rita Hayworth- while dealing with the reality of being gay in a time when the word didn' t exist. This book tells how it all happened, and what it felt like to be created, packaged, and sold to the American public. But first, he was Art Gelien, an introverted and extremely attractive young boy who was discovered by a Hollywood agent and transformed- with the help of studio publicity hacks- into Tab Hunter, Movie Star. Yet survive he did, re-creating himself as a cult star and film producer in a career that spans five decades and more than fifty films, from Island of Desire to Lust in the Dust. Five years later, new stars had been developed to meet the demands of fickle fans, and Tab Hunter found himself scrambling to find work, struggling just to survive. Known for his blond, clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. Tab Hunter was created by the Hollywood studio Dream Factory in its final years and filled the needs on. Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm J July 8, 2018) 2 3 was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author.

He became an instant star and a #1 box office attraction, recorded a #1 hit song, and survived a major sex scandal- all by the time he was twenty-five. 'Tab Hunter Confidential' isn’t about secrets, it is the truth about a business, society and popular culture that wants only to idolize and profit from manufactured assumptions, assembly line expectations and a packaged persona.

Tab Hunter Confidential by Hunter