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Tab Hunter

タブ・ハンター　/　たぶ・はんたー

American singer

July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018　・　Manhattan, New York, United States

New York
singer
stage actor
television actor

My Take

Tab Hunter fascinates me because he was manufactured as a 1950s heartthrob, blond and clean-cut on hundreds of magazine covers, while living a life the studios worked hard to hide. To me his story is really two stories: the matinee idol Hollywood sold, and the gay man who finally told the truth on his own terms decades later. I respect that he turned out to be more than the pretty face the publicity machine wanted, racking up forty-plus films and even a recording career. The 1960 Walk of Fame star feels almost beside the point next to his eventual honesty.

Overview

Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s, Hunter was a Hollywood heartthrob, acting in numerous roles and appearing on the covers of hundreds of magazines.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tab Hunter
Name (Japanese): タブ・ハンター
Reading: たぶ・はんたー
Born: July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Goat
Origin: Manhattan, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / stage actor / television actor / film actor / novelist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1960 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://tabhunter.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

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