49-495: Loved Ones , Loved One , The Loved Ones , or The Loved One may refer to: Films [ edit ] The Loved One (film) , a 1965 American satire based on the Evelyn Waugh novel The Loved Ones (film) , a 2009 Australian horror film by Sean Byrne Literature [ edit ] The Loved One (book) , a 1948 short satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh Loved Ones (book) ,
98-597: A Broadway musical, and Hunter was the only one in the film version who had not appeared in the original cast. The show was based on the best-selling 1954 book The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop . Hunter later said the filming was hellish because director George Abbott was interested only in recreating the stage version word for word. He also appeared in the western They Came to Cordura (1959) (with Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth ) and starred in
147-467: A "special part of my journey. He wanted to be a movie star more than anything. I wanted that too, but not with the same kind of drive he had. We were such opposites - but then maybe that was the attraction." He also had relationships with champion figure skater Ronnie Robertson , actor Neal Noorlag, and Soviet-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev before settling down and marrying his partner/spouse of more than 35 years, film producer Allan Glaser . Hunter
196-458: A 1982 song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions from Imperial Bedroom "Loved Ones", a 2003 song by Starflyer 59 from Old "Loved Ones", an unreleased song by SZA and Kendrick Lamar, 2015 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Loved Ones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
245-543: A 1985 selection of pen portraits by Diana Mitford Music [ edit ] The Loved Ones (Australian band) , a 1960s Melbourne rock band "The Loved One" (song) , a 1966 song by the Australian band The Loved Ones (American band) , a Philadelphia rock band The Loved Ones (EP) , a 2005 EP by the American band Loved Ones (album) , a 1996 album by Ellis Marsalis and Branford Marsalis "The Loved Ones",
294-459: A Blu-ray release in May 2017. Tab Hunter 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, in his twenties and thirties, Hunter was a Hollywood heart-throb, acting in numerous roles and appearing on
343-549: A Centerfold (1978). In 1977 he played George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman (played by Louise Lasser ) on Forever Fernwood , a spinoff of the soap-like sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman . Hunter's career was revived in the 1980s, when he starred opposite actor Divine in John Waters ' Polyester (1981) and Paul Bartel 's Lust in the Dust (1985). Both of these films were hits with audiences. He played Mr. Stuart,
392-531: A Movie Star (2005), co-written with Eddie Muller , became a New York Times bestseller, as did the paperback edition in 2007. In his memoir, Hunter officially came out as gay , confirming rumors that had circulated since the height of his fame. The book was nominated for several awards. It entered the New York Times ' bestseller list for a third time on June 28, 2015, upon the release of Tab Hunter Confidential , an award-winning documentary based upon
441-535: A boy genius with an interest in rocketry, and let him set up shop at the pet cemetery. Joyboy brings in his mother's pet myna bird to be buried, but agrees to have the bird shot into orbit on one of Gunther's rockets, instead. Having discovered that Dennis is his rival for Aimee's affections, Joyboy brings Aimee to the ceremony, and she is outraged when she sees Dennis performing the service. Reverend Glenworthy, seeing little profit in Whispering Glades once all of
490-571: A drunken newspaper staff writer, she accepts a dinner invitation from Joyboy, but any thoughts of a relationship with him end when she observes his codependent relationship with his morbidly obese mother. Again taking advice from the Guru, Aimee becomes engaged to Dennis. She invites him to her house, which was condemned before being completed due to the risk of landslides, but he cuts his visit short, alarmed by some ominous tremblings and Aimee's lack of concern for her safety. Dennis and Harry meet Gunther Fry,
539-613: A film directed by Richard Rush , the low budget comedy The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967). For a short time in the late 1960s, after several seasons of starring in summer stock and dinner theater in shows such as Bye Bye Birdie , The Tender Trap , Under the Yum Yum Tree , and West Side Story with some of the New York cast, Hunter settled in the south of France and acted in some Italian films including Vengeance Is My Forgiveness (1968), The Last Chance (1968), and Bridge over
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#1732855339034588-503: A prominent English expatriate, convinces Dennis to spend most of the money from his uncle's estate on an extravagant burial at Whispering Glades cemetery and mortuary. There, Dennis becomes infatuated with Aimee Thanatogenos, a hopelessly naïve and idealistic cosmetician who says she was named after Aimee Semple McPherson . Mr. Joyboy, Whispering Glade's chief embalmer, is also attracted to her, but, although she respects him professionally, Aimee has no romantic feelings for Joyboy. Aimee's idol
637-580: A second one focusing on Rory Calhoun 's prison record, were the result of a deal Henry Willson had brokered with the scandal rag in exchange for not revealing to the public the sexual orientation of his more prominent client, Rock Hudson. The report had no negative effect on Hunter's career. A few months later, he was named Most Promising New Personality in a nationwide poll sponsored by the Council of Motion Picture Organizations. In 1956, he received 62,000 valentines. Hunter, James Dean , and Natalie Wood were
686-711: A starring role in Ride the Wild Surf (1964), a surf film for Columbia, followed by a movie in Britain, the crime drama Troubled Waters (1964). He stayed in England to make another picture for AIP, the science fiction film War Gods of the Deep (1965) starring Vincent Price . Back in Hollywood, he had a supporting role in the comedies The Loved One (1965) and Birds Do It (1966). He starred in
735-476: Is the seemingly solemn and pious owner of Whispering Glades, Reverend Wilbur Glenworthy, unaware that, in private, he is a calculating businessman who regards the cemetery as just a business venture. Dennis begins working at Happier Hunting Grounds, a pet cemetery run by the Reverend's twin brother, Harry. He discovers Aimee is fascinated by—but unfamiliar with—poetry, and courts her by reciting famous verses, changing
784-506: Is to be shut down. She flees, but is afraid that what Dennis told her might be true. Aimee seeks out Joyboy for comfort, but he has been called to touch-up the first disinterred body—an ex-astronaut nicknamed "The Condor"—before it is launched into orbit. She tracks down the Guru at a bar, but he drunkenly advises her to jump out a window. Fleeing to the cemetery, Aimee finds Reverend Glenworthy, who confirms Dennis' story and tries to seduce her by promising continued employment with higher pay at
833-524: The Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6320 Hollywood Blvd. In 2007, the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated a Golden Palm Star to him. Hunter came out publicly as a gay man in his 2005 memoir. According to William L. Hamilton of The New York Times , detailed reports about Hunter's alleged romances with close friends Debbie Reynolds and Natalie Wood during his young adult years had been strictly
882-502: The boy-next-door marines, cowboys , and swoon-bait sweethearts I portrayed." Hunter had a long-term relationship with actor Anthony Perkins after having met him at the Chateau Marmont during the filming of Friendly Persuasion in 1956. Their relationship spanned two to four years, and Hunter has said that they only broke up because of Perkins's movie studio, Paramount , and the studio system. However, he remembered Perkins as
931-499: The Coast Guard, he gained the nickname " Hollywood " for his penchant for watching movies rather than going to bars while on liberty. When his superiors discovered his true age, they discharged him. Gelien met actor Dick Clayton socially; Clayton suggested that he become an actor. Dick Clayton introduced Gelien to agent Henry Willson , who specialized in representing beefcake male stars such as Robert Wagner and Rock Hudson . It
980-608: The Elbe (1969). Hunter had the lead role in the psychological horror film Sweet Kill (1973), the first movie from director Curtis Hanson . His performance earned good reviews. He won a co-starring role in the successful western film The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), starring Paul Newman . He had small roles in Timber Tramps (1975), Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) and Katie: Portrait of
1029-717: The Spanish surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel and the comic writer/director Elaine May . The film was shot in and around Los Angeles, with Hollywood , the Hollywood Hills , Beverly Hills , Burbank , and Los Angeles International Airport among the locations. "Whispering Glades" was inspired by Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale , with the exterior and interior scenes set at the facility shot mostly at Greystone Mansion . A house under construction at 3847 Oakfield Dr. in Sherman Oaks
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#17328553390341078-601: The United States and No. 5 in the United Kingdom. His success prompted Jack L. Warner to enforce the actor's contract with the Warner Bros. studio by banning Dot Records , the label for which Hunter had recorded the single (and which was owned by rival Paramount Pictures ), from releasing a follow-up album he had recorded for them. He established Warner Bros. Records specifically for Hunter. Hunter's failure to win
1127-480: The casket that is to be placed in the rocket and cremate the Condor. After watching the launch on television, Dennis boards his plane. In 1947, Evelyn Waugh visited Hollywood when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered him a six-figure sum for the film rights to his novel Brideshead Revisited , despite the fact that none of the studio bosses had read the book. The project was scrapped after Waugh demanded complete veto rights over
1176-433: The covers of hundreds of magazines. His notable screen credits include Battle Cry (1955), The Girl He Left Behind (1956), Gunman's Walk (1958), and Damn Yankees (1958). Hunter also had a music career in the late 1950s; in 1957, he released a no. 1 hit single " Young Love ". Hunter's 2005 autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star , was a New York Times bestseller. Arthur Andrew Kelm
1225-454: The debut acting performance of songwriter Paul Williams . Young Englishman—and aspiring poet—Dennis Barlow wins an airline ticket and decides to visit his uncle, Sir Francis Hinsley, in Los Angeles. Shortly after Dennis's arrival, Sir Francis, who has worked at a major Hollywood studio for more than thirty years, is fired by his employer, D.J. Jr., and hangs himself. Sir Ambrose Abercrombie,
1274-494: The family resided in San Francisco, Long Beach and Los Angeles. His mother re-assumed her maiden surname, Gelien, and changed her sons' surnames as well. As a teenager, Arthur Gelien (as he was then known) was a figure skater , competing in both singles and pairs . Gelien was sent to Catholic school by his religious mother. Gelien joined the U.S. Coast Guard at age fifteen in 1946, lying about his age to enlist. While in
1323-407: The finished film, but, during his stay in Los Angeles, he became fascinated by the American obsession with the funeral industry and was inspired to write a lengthy journal article on Forest Lawn cemetery and its founder, Dr. Hubert Eaton , and then the 1948 novel The Loved One . In the following years, numerous people attempted unsuccessfully to produce a filmed version of Waugh's novel, including
1372-736: The funeral business in Los Angeles , it is based on Evelyn Waugh 's 1948 short novel The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy , though the screenplay by noted American satirical novelist Terry Southern and British author Christopher Isherwood also incorporates elements from Jessica Mitford 's 1963 nonfiction book The American Way of Death . The film stars Robert Morse , Jonathan Winters , Anjanette Comer , and Rod Steiger , with Dana Andrews , Milton Berle , James Coburn , John Gielgud , Tab Hunter , Margaret Leighton , Liberace , Roddy McDowall , Robert Morley , Barbara Nichols , and Lionel Stander credited as "cameo guest stars", and features
1421-412: The last actors to be placed under an exclusive studio contract at Warner Bros. Warner decided to promote him to star status, teaming him with Natalie Wood in two films, a Western, The Burning Hills (1956), directed by Heisler, and The Girl He Left Behind (1956), a service comedy. These films also proved to be a hit with audiences. Warners planned a third teaming of Hunter and Wood but Hunter rejected
1470-507: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loved_Ones&oldid=1247582053 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Loved One (film) The Loved One is a 1965 black-and-white black comedy film directed by British filmmaker Tony Richardson . A satirical look at
1519-405: The memoir. The documentary was directed by Jeffrey Schwarz and produced by Allan Glaser. As of June 2022, a feature film about Hunter to be produced by Glaser, J. J. Abrams and Zachary Quinto was in development at Paramount Pictures. Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning writer Doug Wright is attached to create the screenplay. Hunter has a star for his contributions to the music industry on
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1568-501: The new facility. Her faith in everything she once held sacred now shattered, Aimee calmly hooks herself up to an embalming machine. Joyboy finds Aimee's body. Fearing a scandal, he calls Dennis to arrange for her disposal in the pet cemetery's crematorium. In exchange for a first-class ticket back to England and all the money in Joyboy's bank account, Dennis agrees. As he is about to leave Whispering Glades, Dennis decides to put Aimee's body in
1617-423: The plots are filled, decides to convert it into a retirement community, but cannot proceed without a plan for dealing with the interred bodies. When he learns of Harry's idea of launching bodies into space, he proceeds to obtain surplus rockets by hosting an orgy at Whispering Glades with top Air Force brass as the guests of honor. Dennis, in a desperate attempt to reconcile with Aimee, tells her that Whispering Glades
1666-446: The product of studio publicity departments. As Wood and Hunter embarked on a well-publicized but fictitious romance, insiders had developed their own headline for the item: "Natalie Wood and Tab Wouldn't". Regarding Hollywood's studio era , Hunter said, "[life] was difficult for me, because I was living two lives at that time. A private life of my own, which I never discussed, never talked about to anyone. And then my Hollywood life, which
1715-422: The role of Tony in the film adaptation of West Side Story (1961) prompted him to agree to star in a weekly television sitcom. The Tab Hunter Show had moderate ratings (due to being scheduled opposite The Ed Sullivan Show ) and lasted for one season (1960–61) of 32 episodes. It was a hit in the United Kingdom, where it ranked as one of the most watched situation comedies of the year. Hunter's costars in
1764-664: The romantic drama That Kind of Woman (1959) (with Sophia Loren ). Hunter had a 1957 hit record with the song " Young Love ," which was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks (seven weeks on the UK Chart), and became one of the larger hits of the Rock 'n' Roll era. It sold more than two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA . Hunter had another hit single, "Ninety-Nine Ways", which peaked at No. 11 in
1813-677: The series included Richard Erdman , Jerome Cowan , and Reta Shaw . Hunter had a starring role as Debbie Reynolds ' love interest in the romantic comedy The Pleasure of His Company (1961). He played the lead in an Italian swashbuckler shot in Egypt, The Golden Arrow (1962). He was in a war movie for American International Pictures , Operation Bikini (1963). In 1964, he starred on Broadway opposite Tallulah Bankhead in Tennessee Williams ' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore . He had
1862-406: The subject when she asks whether he wrote them. As he knows Aimee considers the pet cemetery sacrilegious, he also does not tell her where he works. Aimee is frustrated by Dennis' cynical and disrespectful attitude toward Whispering Glades, and, when she gets a promotion, she is shocked by his suggestion that they marry and live on her income. Acting on advice from the "Guru Brahmin", who is actually
1911-436: The substitute teacher in the musical Grease 2 (1982), who sang "Reproduction". Hunter had a major role in the horror film Cameron's Closet (1989). Hunter's last film role came in the horse-themed family film Dark Horse (1992). Hunter, a longstanding horse owner, wrote the original story and co-produced the film with his life partner, Allan Glaser . Hunter's autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of
1960-484: The third picture, thus ending Warners' attempt to make Hunter and Wood the William Powell and Myrna Loy of the 1950s. Hunter was Warner Bros.' most popular male star from 1955 until 1959. Hunter received strong critical acclaim for a television performance he gave in the debut episode of Playhouse 90 (" Forbidden Area ", 1956) written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer . Hunter's acting career
2009-544: Was The Sea Chase (1955), supporting John Wayne and Lana Turner . It was a big hit, but Hunter's part was relatively small. Rushes were seen by William A. Wellman , who cast Hunter to play the younger brother of Robert Mitchum in Track of the Cat (1954). It was a solid hit and Hunter began to get more notice. His breakthrough role came when he was cast as the young Marine Danny in 1955's World War II drama Battle Cry , which
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2058-494: Was the year's third most financially successful film . His character has an affair with an older woman, but ends up marrying the girl next door . It was based on a bestseller by Leon Uris and became Warner Bros.' largest grossing film that year, cementing Hunter's position as one of Hollywood's top young romantic leads. In September 1955, the tabloid magazine Confidential reported that Hunter had been arrested for disorderly conduct in 1950. The innuendo-laced article, and
2107-452: Was Willson who named him "Tab Hunter". Hunter's first film role was a minor part in a film noir , The Lawless (1950). Hunter was a friend of character actor Paul Guilfoyle , who suggested him to director Stuart Heisler ; Heisler was looking for an unknown to play the lead in Island of Desire (1952) opposite Linda Darnell . The film, essentially a two-hander between Hunter and Darnell,
2156-512: Was a hit. Hunter supported George Montgomery in Gun Belt (1953), a Western produced by Edward Small . Small used him again for a war film, The Steel Lady (1953), supporting Rod Cameron , and as the lead in an adventure tale, Return to Treasure Island (1954). He began acting on stage, appearing in a production of Our Town . Hunter was then offered, and accepted, a contract at Warner Bros. One of Hunter's first films for Warner Bros.
2205-459: Was at its peak. William Wellman used him again in a war film, Lafayette Escadrille (1958). Columbia Pictures borrowed him for a Western, Gunman's Walk (1958). Hunter claimed, "When Gunman's Walk premiered the following summer, it was one of the proudest moments of my career." Hunter starred in the musical film Damn Yankees (1958), in which he played Joe Hardy of Washington, D.C.'s American League baseball club. The film had originally been
2254-566: Was born in Manhattan , New York City, the son of Gertrude ( née Gelien ) and Charles Kelm. Kelm's father was Jewish, and his mother was a Catholic German immigrant from Hamburg . He had an older brother, Walter. Kelm's father was reportedly abusive, and within a few years of his birth, his parents divorced. He was raised in California, living with his mother, his brother, and his maternal grandparents, John Henry and Ida (née Sonnenfleth) Gelien;
2303-460: Was just trying to learn my craft and succeed..." The star emphasized that the word " 'gay' ... wasn't even around in those days, and if anyone ever confronted me with it, I'd just kinda freak out. I was in total denial. I was just not comfortable in that Hollywood scene, other than the work process." "There was a lot written about my sexuality, and the press was pretty darn cruel," the actor said, but what "moviegoers wanted to hold in their hearts were
2352-710: Was raised in his mother's Catholic faith. Except for a period in his youth, Hunter was a practicing Catholic for the rest of his life. When asked about his Jewish identity, due to his father and partner/spouse being Jewish, Hunter stated that he did not identify as Jewish. Hunter was an avid horse owner. Hunter's brother Walter Gelien, who was killed in Vietnam on October 28, 1965, was survived by his wife and seven children. On July 8, 2018, three days shy of his 87th birthday, Hunter died after suffering cardiac arrest that arose from complications related to deep vein thrombosis . According to his husband, Allan Glaser, Hunter's death
2401-563: Was used for Aimee's condemned house at the edge of a cliff. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 47% of 19 critics' reviews of the film are positive, with an average score of 6.3/10. For his work in the film, Rod Steiger won the Spanish Sant Jordi Award for Best Actor in a Foreign Film. The Loved One was released on DVD on June 20, 2006. It was re-released by Warner Home Video on August 20, 2013, via their Warner Archive DVD-on-demand service. The film received
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