Natalie Wood and Tab Hunter in Palm Springs, 1957. Natalie and Tab became good friends after co-starring in two movies together at Warner Bros., The Burning Hills and The Girl He Left Behind, both in 1956. Shortly before his passing in 2018 at the age of 86, Tab was interviewed by writer Andrew J. Rausch for Sense of Cinema webzine and spoke fondly about his relationship with Natalie, stating: “Nat was like my kid sister. She was a delight. She was much younger than me. She was like a little colt finding its legs. She was very sweet. I liked Nat very, very much, and we worked quite well together.”