# RIP Tab Hunter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 9, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578 "2018-07-09T15:38:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578/1 "2018-07-09T15:38:33Z")

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[86 years old](https://apnews.com/65df2888398f471ea7a08824d46d3264/Actor-Tab-Hunter,-star-of-'Damn-Yankees!'-movie,-dies-age-86). Not only did he have a fantastic name, Mr. Hunter and I shared a role, sort of: I played Old Joe in a production of _Damn Yankees!_, the only musical I actually like, way back in the mid-'80s.

RIP Mr. Hunter; you done good.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578/2 "2018-07-09T16:01:03Z")

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Troy Donahue, who was supposedly perfectly straight, was always annoyed at getting mistaken/mixed up with Tab Hunter…Well, I hope Mr. Hunter had some years of happiness later in life. (I’ve always had a ‘thing’ for blue eyed blond men. 😉 )  
RIP.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578/3 "2018-07-09T23:28:25Z")

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Damn, didn’t know he was still alive. Hope his passing was calm and painless, will have to dig into my dvds and watch something of his in his memory.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578/4 "2018-07-09T23:50:00Z")

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> [@salinqmind](#):
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> Troy Donahue, who was supposedly perfectly straight, was always annoyed at getting mistaken/mixed up with Tab Hunter.

I always confuse the two with Dash Riprock. 😕

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tab-hunter/817578/5 "2018-07-10T00:46:30Z")

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One of my favorite roles of his was in Battle Cry. IMHO an underated movie. Also one of the minority of movies that actually follow the book pretty closely.