#tab hunter

[godlessondheimite]

what if talented mr. ripley with tony perkins as tom and tab hunter as dickie…tony kind of already did that irl stealing the lead of fear strikes out…iykyk

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Tab Hunter (Damn Yankees)—no propaganda submitted

Toshiro Mifune (Rashumon, Seven Samurai, Grand Prix, Stray Dog)—no propaganda submitted beyond this video and the photos under the cut

This is round 1 of the bracket. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage man.

[propaganda photos submitted under the cut]

[cleopatragirlie]

𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐛 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟖)

[biscuitsnow]

[100gayicons]

With actor Richard Chamberlain’s recent death, I’ve been thinking about other gay or bisexual actors of his generation. They achieved popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, seventy-five years ago. Homosexuals were condemned by churches, sex between two men was criminal, and any homosexual behavior was mocked.

Some of these men hid their true identities by “dating” young starlets or getting sham marriages. Others bucked studio pressures to straighten up their private lives. Some hid their sexuality to maintain their careers. Others allowed their careers to fade and found happiness outside the public eye.

For those actors whose careers came first, some might attempt gay conversion therapy or they would deny their homosexuality until their deaths by AIDS.

I’ve posted about some of these actors before, such as Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, and Tom Tryon. In the coming days, I will be updating and reposting them. Plus, I will be adding new entries on actors such as Anthony Perkins, Farley Granger, and Montgomery Clift.

One thing I’ve learned in researching these gay and bisexual men is that those that found a balance between their public and private lives were the happiest. Those that suppress their sexuality to the end lived lonely and empty lives.

RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN

ANTHONY PERKINS

TAB HUNTER

MARLON BRANDO

JAMES DEAN

SAL MINEO

FARLEY GRANGER

[mrmousetolliver]

Tab Hunter and Roddy McDowall (1953) for Movies magazine. While there is no evidence that Tab and Roddy dated, they were featured in a Movies magazine pictorial entitled "Calling All Girls". The pictorial featured the pair doing things that all straight guys do such as baking cakes and cooking hot dogs shirtless, swimming and sitting around the pool shirtless, and when fully clothed, Roddy introducing his "pal" Tab to his parents.

[fashioninpaper]

Tab Hunter acknowledged his relationship with Tony Perkins in his 2005 autobiography. They secretly dated and even went on public double dates with two young actresses.

[carloskaplan]

Anthony Perkins retratado por Tab Hunter

[hedleylamarr]

THAT KIND OF WOMAN (1959)

dir. Sidney Lumet

[numnum-num]

James Dean and Tab Hunter on the set of "Rebel without a Cause" (1955)

[vintage-every-day]

Tab Hunter wearing a blue top, with the sleeves rolled up, with his hands in the pockets of his trousers, circa 1955.

[cleopatragirlie]

Does Tumblr care about this or not

[biscuitsnow]

[gatabella]

Natalie Wood, 1950s

[pookiestheoneliveson]

Tab Hunter Uncensored photo

[carloskaplan]

Tab Hunter (1954)