12/1/2006
By Tab Hunter
A 1950s movie star shares his memories of being raised by a single mom.
My mother was 16 when she came to this country, arriving from Germany in 1927 with her parents and three siblings, aboard the ship George Washington. Her father, John Gelien, known simply as Opa, was a chef for the steamship company. Forever away at sea, Opa was like a phantom to his own family.