Have a look at photos of Jeff from young childhood through high school. Be sure to click on the “View note” link for each one to read the note that was hand-written on the back of that photo.
View note. Young Jeff with twin friendsView note. Jeff in 6th grade or so.View note. Jeff as a high school senior.View note. At the prom! Jeff is in the front row, third from the right.
For more photos and information about his early life, Paul Green’s book about Jeffrey Hunter is an excellent read!
Jeff had four sons (no daughters): Christopher (with his first wife, Barbara Rush), Todd and Scott (with his second wife, Dusty Bartlett), and Steele (adopted), Dusty's son from her first marriage.
Jeff made his acting debut on stage in Wisconsin at the age of 13, playing a 60-year-old man in a children's theater production of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
Jeff attended Whitefish Bay High School, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was the co-captain of the football team.
Jeff served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-6, but he never saw combat.