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A revealing look into 1950s-era Hollywood
and beyond from one of its biggest screen idols.
Hunter reveals what is was like to be a 1950s-era
star - to be created, packaged, and sold to the
American public, shaped and controlled by the studio
system that ran Hollywood until the 1970s. Hunter
also discloses:
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- His co-stars, actresses Natalie Wood, Rita Hayworth,
Lana Turner, Sophia Loren, Debbie Reynolds, Tallulah
Bankhead, and Divine, and the actors Gary Cooper, John
Wayne, Fred Astaire, Robert Mitchum, and Van Heflin.
- His films, from the box office hits Damn Yankees and Battle
Cry to the cult classics Polyester and Lust
in the Dust
- His on- and off-screen relationships
- His music career, including the #1 hit song "Young
Love" which topped the Billboard chart for six
weeks
- The demands that were placed on him, including sexual
favors, and what it felt like to suddenly see his face
- and often, his half-naked torso - on the covers
of dozens of magazines
- His comeback as a cult sensation, thanks to John Waters
Hunter also writes about his post-Hollywood life - what
it was like when he was no longer the boy-next-door hearthrob,
no longer under the protective wing of the Warner Brothers
publicity department, and no longer in demand as a star.
The book also talks about how he soldiered on with perseverance,
determination, and faith.
Tab Hunter, a star of stage, screen, and television, has
appeared in more than fifty films, including Damn Yankees, Battle
Cry, That Kind of Woman, Ride the Wild
Surf, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Polyester,
and Lust in the Dust. He continues to work as
a film producer and lives in southern California.
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