Editing Tab Hunter (section)

===Later career===
[[File:Tab Hunter 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Hunter in 2008, aged 77]]
Hunter's last film role came in the horse-themed [[family film]] ''[[Dark Horse (1992 film)|Dark Horse]]'' (1992). Hunter, a longstanding horse owner,<ref name="C&I_Conversation">{{cite web|author1=Leydon, Joe|date=July 9, 2018|title=A C&I Conversation with Tab Hunter|url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2018/07/live-from-montecito-california-with-tab-hunter/|website=Cowboys & Indians}}</ref> wrote the original story and co-produced the film with his life partner, [[Allan Glaser]].

Hunter's autobiography, ''Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star'' (2005), co-written with [[Eddie Muller]], became a ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller,<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=June 6, 2018|title=JJ Abrams, Zachary Quinto Developing Tab Hunter-Anthony Perkins Movie|newspaper=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/jj-abrams-zachary-quinto-tab-hunter-anthony-perkins-love-story-1202834923/}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Hamilton/> 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 the memoir. The documentary was directed by [[Jeffrey Schwarz]] and produced by Allan Glaser.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tab Hunter Confidential|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1533089|access-date=August 17, 2015|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Feinberg|first1=Scott|last2=Kit|first2=Borys|date=June 6, 2018|title=Tab Hunter, Anthony Perkins forbidden love drama in the works from J.J. Abrams, Zachary Quinto|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|department=Exclusive|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jj-abrams-zachary-quinto-making-film-tab-hunter-anthony-perkins-1117878}}</ref>

Hunter has a star for his contributions to the music industry on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at [[Hollywood Boulevard|6320 Hollywood Blvd.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tab Hunter|url=https://www.flimfun.com/search?q=hollywoodstar-walk/tab-hunter|access-date=March 8, 2016|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|department=Hollywood Star Walk}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars]] dedicated a Golden Palm Star to him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated|url=https://www.flimfun.com/search?q=hollywood/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/https://www.flimfun.com/search?q=hollywood|archive-date=October 13, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2018|publisher=Palmspringswalkofstars.com}}</ref>