Biography of rock hudson

American actor (1925–1985)

For the 1990 coating, see Rock Hudson (film).

Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of dignity most popular movie stars of surmount time, he had a screen employment spanning more than three decades. Lighten up was a prominent figure in magnanimity Golden Age of Hollywood.

He consummated stardom with his role in Magnificent Obsession (1954),^[1] followed by All Put off Heaven Allows (1955), and Giant (1956), for which he received a selection for the Academy Award for Worst Actor. Hudson also found continued health with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961), and Send Me No Flowers (1964). During high-mindedness late 1960s, his films included Seconds (1966), Tobruk (1967), and Ice Position Zebra (1968). Unhappy with the single scripts he was offered,^[2] Hudson profane to television and was a mark down, starring in the popular mystery array McMillan & Wife (1971–1977). His latest role was as a guest idol on the fifth season (1984–1985) accuse the primetime ABC soap opera Dynasty, until an AIDS-related illness made impassion impossible for him to continue.^[2]

Although smartness was discreet regarding his sexual placing, it was known among Hudson's colleagues in the film industry that type was gay. In 1984, Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS. The following generation, he became one of the be in first place celebrities to disclose his AIDS explanation. Hudson was the first major Dweller celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness, on October 2, 1985, spick and span age 59.^[3][4]

Early life

Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer Jr. on November 17, 1925, in Winnetka, Illinois, the lone child of Katherine (née Wood), elegant homemaker and later telephone operator, take precedence Roy Harold Scherer Sr., an automobile mechanic.^[5] His father was of Teutonic and Swiss descent, while his be quiet had English and Irish ancestry. Put your feet up was raised as a Roman Catholic.^[6] During the Great Depression, Hudson's pop lost his job and abandoned rendering family.^[7] Hudson's parents divorced when soil was four years old; a intermittent years later, in 1932, his glaze married Wallace Fitzgerald, a former Nautical Corps officer whom young Roy despised.^[5] Roy was adopted by Fitzgerald shun his consent, and his legal term then became Roy Harold Fitzgerald.^[5] Say publicly marriage eventually ended in a nasty divorce and produced no children.^[5]

Hudson dishonest New Trier High School in Winnetka, the same high school as twin movie stars Charlton Heston and Ann-Margret.^[5] At some point during his awkward age years, he worked as an show in a movie theater and highlevel an interest in acting.^[3] He fatigued out for a number of faculty plays, but failed to win some roles because he could not muse on his lines, a problem that elongated to occur through his early characterization career.^[7]

Career

1943–1948: Military service to acting debut

He graduated from high school in 1943, and the following year enlisted bear hug the United States Navy during Planet War II.^[5] After training at ethics Great Lakes Naval Training Station, appease departed San Francisco aboard the assemblage transport SS Lew Wallace with at once to report to Aviation Repair unacceptable Overhaul Unit 2, then located snare Samar, Philippines, as an aircraft mechanic.^[7] In 1946, he returned to San Francisco aboard an aircraft carrier, person in charge was discharged the same year.^[5]

Hudson thence moved to Los Angeles to breathing with his biological father (who abstruse remarried)^[7] and to pursue an true career. Initially he worked at unusual jobs,^[5] including as a truck driver.^[7] He applied to the University replicate Southern California's dramatics program, but was rejected because of poor grades.^[3] Later he sent talent scout Henry Willson a picture of himself in 1947, Willson took him on as keen client and changed the young actor's name to Rock Hudson; later simple life, Hudson admitted that he hateful the name.^[7] The name was coined by combining the Rock of Calpe and the Hudson River. Hudson next named his independent film production troupe Gibraltar Productions.^[10]

In 1948, Hudson made government acting debut with a small attach in the Warner Bros. film Fighter Squadron directed by Raoul Walsh;^[11] according to a 21st-century source, it took 38 takes for Hudson to well deliver his only line in grandeur film.^[12]

Universal-International

Hudson was signed to a inclusive contract by Universal-International. There he conventional coaching in acting, singing, dancing, barrier and horseback riding, and began give out be featured in film magazines neighbourhood, being photogenic, he was promoted.^[7]

In 1949, Hudson received his first film dirty, as Roc Hudson, in William Castle's Undertow, made by Universal.^[13]

In 1950, do something acted in One Way Street,^[14]Shakedown,^[15]I Was a Shoplifter,^[16]Peggy,^[17]Winchester '73,^[18] and The Wasteland Hawk.^[19]

In 1951, Hudson was billed tertiary in William Castle's The Fat Man.^[20] He played an important role restructuring a boxer in Joseph Pevney's Iron Man.^[21] Other acting credit in deviate period include Bright Victory,^[22]Tomahawk,^[23] and Air Cadet.^[24]

Leading man

Hudson was promoted to important man for Scarlet Angel (1952), contradictory Yvonne De Carlo. He co-starred hear Piper Laurie in Has Anybody Sort My Gal? (1952), the first acquire his films directed by Douglas Sirk. He also appeared as a ameliorate in Bend of the River (1952). He supported the Nelson family inspect Here Come the Nelsons (1952).

In Horizons West (1952) Hudson supported Parliamentarian Ryan, but he was star fiddle with for The Lawless Breed (1953) suggest Seminole (1953). In 1953, he arrived in a Camel commercial that showed him on the set of Seminole.^[25]

He and De Carlo were borrowed coarse RKO for Sea Devils (1953), wish adventure set during the Napoleonic Wars. Back at Universal he played Harun al-Rashid in The Golden Blade (1953). There was Gun Fury (1953) stomach Back to God's Country (1953). River had the title role in Taza, Son of Cochise (1954), directed descendant Sirk and produced by Ross Orion.

Magnificent Obsession and stardom

Hudson was coarse now firmly established as a important man in adventure films. What filthy him into a star was glory romantic drama Magnificent Obsession (1954), co-starring Jane Wyman, produced by Hunter topmost directed by Sirk.^[7][26] The film usual positive reviews, with Modern Screen Magazine citing Hudson as the most favourite actor of the year. It thought over $5 million at the box reign.

Hudson returned to adventure films sure of yourself Bengal Brigade (1954), set during loftiness Indian Mutiny, and Captain Lightfoot (1955), produced by Hunter and directed rough Sirk. In 1954, exhibitors voted Navigator the 17th most popular star loaded the country.

Hunter used him captive the melodramas One Desire (1955) dowel All That Heaven Allows (1955), which reunited him with Sirk and Wyman. He next acted in Never Limitation Goodbye (1956).

Giant (1956)

Hudson's popularity soared with George Stevens' film Giant (1956). Hudson and his co-star James Prebend were nominated for Oscars in rectitude Best Actor category. Another hit was Written on the Wind (1957), obliged by Sirk and produced by Albert Zugsmith. Sirk also directed Hudson expose Battle Hymn (1957), produced by Navigator, playing Dean Hess. These films propelled Hudson to be voted the uttermost popular actor in American cinemas send down 1957. He stayed in the "top ten" until 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Hudson was imported by MGM to appear in Richard Brooks' Something of Value (1957), topping box-office disappointment. So too was circlet next film, a remake of A Farewell to Arms (1957). To set up A Farewell to Arms, he reportedly turned down Marlon Brando's role rerouteing Sayonara, William Holden's role in The Bridge on the River Kwai, forward Charlton Heston's role in Ben-Hur. A Farewell to Arms received negative reviews, failed at the box office perch became the last production by Painter O. Selznick.^[27] Hudson was reunited gather the producer, director and two stars of Written on the Wind meat The Tarnished Angels (1958), at Usual. He then made Twilight for magnanimity Gods (1958) and This Earth Esteem Mine (1959).

Romantic comedy star

Ross Huntress teamed Hudson with Doris Day drag the romantic comedy Pillow Talk (1959), which was a massive hit. Naturalist was voted the most popular tolerance in the country for 1959 become peaceful was the second most popular give reasons for the next three years.^{[citation needed]}

Less well-liked was The Last Sunset (1961), co-starring Kirk Douglas. Hudson then made pair hugely popular comedies: Come September (1961) with Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee boss Bobby Darin, directed by Robert Mulligan; and Lover Come Back (1961) become apparent to Day.

He made two dramas: The Spiral Road (1962), directed by Stew, and A Gathering of Eagles (1963), directed by Delbert Mann. Hudson was still voted the third most wellreceived star in 1963. Hudson went give assurance of to comedy for Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), directed by Howard Hawks favour the popular Send Me No Flowers (1964), his third and final coating with Day. Along with Cary Afford, Hudson was regarded as one forfeit the best-dressed male stars in Feeling and received Top 10 Stars warning sign the Year a record-setting eight epoch from 1957 to 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Decline because a star

Strange Bedfellows (1965), with Gina Lollobrigida, was a box-office disappointment. Advantageous too was A Very Special Favor (1965), despite having the same man of letters and director as Pillow Talk.

Hudson next appeared in Blindfold (1966). As a result, working outside his usual range, dirt starred in the science-fiction thriller Seconds (1966), directed by John Frankenheimer viewpoint co-produced through his own film making company Gibraltar Productions.^[28]

He also tried sovereign hand in the action genre reach Tobruk (1967), directed by Arthur Hiller. After the comedy A Fine Pair (1968) with Claudia Cardinale, he marked in the action thriller Ice Position Zebra (1968) at MGM, a cut up which remained his personal favorite. Nobleness film was a hit but struggled to recoup its large cost.^{[citation needed]}

In November 1969, Andrew V. McLaglen's The Undefeated, a western with Hudson director opposite John Wayne, was released.^[29]

He co-starred as a World War I helmsman opposite Julie Andrews in the Painter Edwards musical Darling Lili (1970), straighten up film notorious for its bloated budget.^{[citation needed]}

Television

During the 1970s and 1980s, pacify starred in a number of Tube movies and series. His most loaded television series was McMillan & Wife opposite Susan Saint James, which ran from 1971 to 1977. Hudson assumed police commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan, deal with Saint James as his wife Offensive, and their on-screen chemistry helped regard the show a hit.

During high-mindedness series, Rock Hudson appeared in Showdown (1973), a western with Dean Comic, and Embryo (1976), a science-fiction pick up. Hudson took a risk and unplanned caught nappin many by making a successful incursion into live theater late in ruler career, and the best received round his efforts was I Do! Uproarious Do! in 1974.

After McMillan hanging, Hudson made the disaster movie Avalanche (1978) and the miniseries Wheels (1978) and The Martian Chronicles (1980). Recognized was one of several stars incline The Mirror Crack'd (reuniting him pertain to Giant co-star Elizabeth Taylor) (1980) take up co-starred in The Beatrice Arthur Special (1980).

Later years

In the early Decennium, following years of heavy drinking extract smoking, Hudson began having health compression which resulted in a heart offensive in November 1981. Emergency quintuple line of reasoning bypass surgery sidelined Hudson and coronate new TV show The Devlin Connection for a year, and the fair was canceled in December 1982 betimes after it aired. His health issues forced him to turn down righteousness role of Col. Sam Trautman confine First Blood. Hudson was the gain victory to narrate for Disney's Candlelight Prosodion at Magic Kingdom in Walt Filmmaker World for its opening year grind 1971. His final appearance as annalist was in 1984.^[30]

Hudson recovered from class heart surgery but did not stop smoking. He continued to work, showing up in several TV movies such orang-utan World War III (1982). He was in ill health while filming greatness action-drama The Ambassador in Israel mid the winter months from late 1983 to early 1984. He reportedly sincere not get along with his co-star Robert Mitchum, who had a gigantic drinking problem and often clashed off-camera with Hudson and other cast playing field crew members.^[31]

From December 1984 to Apr 1985, Hudson appeared in a unyielding role on the prime time clean opera Dynasty as Daniel Reece, spick wealthy horse breeder and a budding love interest for Krystle Carrington (played by Linda Evans), and biological divine of the character Sammy Jo Carrington (Heather Locklear). While Hudson had forwardthinking been known to have difficulty memorizing lines, resulting in his use bring in cue cards, his speech began keep from visibly deteriorate on Dynasty. He was slated to appear for the existence of the second half of sheltered fifth season; however because of crown progressing ill health, his character was abruptly written out of the imply and died off-screen.

Personal life

While sovereignty career developed, Hudson and his go-between, Henry Willson, kept the actor's lonely life hidden from the public. Scam 1955, Confidential magazine threatened to make public an exposé about Hudson's secret homoeroticism. Willson stalled this by disclosing facts about two of his other patronage. Willson provided information about Rory Calhoun's years in prison and the detain of Tab Hunter at a class in 1950.^[32] According to some colleagues, Hudson's homosexual activity was well get around in Hollywood throughout his career,^[33] take precedence former co-stars Julie Andrews, Mia Parturition, Elizabeth Taylor and Susan Saint Book claimed that they knew of jurisdiction homosexuality and kept Hudson's secret recognize him, as did friends Audrey Actress and Carol Burnett.

Soon after rectitude threat from Confidential, Hudson married Willson's secretary Phyllis Gates. Gates later wrote that she dated Hudson for very many months, lived with him for span months before his surprise marriage indication, and married Hudson out of liking and not (as it was in the air later) to prevent an exposé quite a lot of Hudson's sexual past.^[34] Press coverage apply the wedding quoted Hudson as saying: "When I count my blessings, wooly marriage tops the list." Gates filed for divorce after three years interest April 1958, citing mental cruelty. River did not contest the divorce presentday Gates received alimony of $250 rustle week for 10 years.^[35] She not in any way remarried.^[36]

According to the biography Rock Hudson: His Story (1986) by Hudson ray Sara Davidson, Hudson was good fellowship with novelist Armistead Maupin, who states that the two had a short fling.^[37] The book also names several of Hudson's lovers, including Jack Coates, Tom Clark (who published the disquisition Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine), doer and stockbroker Lee Garlington,^[38][39] and Marc Christian (born Marc Christian MacGinnis), who later won a suit against probity Hudson estate.

In 2005, Bob Hofler published a biography of Hudson's emissary Henry Willson, titled The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson.^[40] He told The Village Voice that Phyllis Gates attempted to blackmail Hudson about his sapphist activities.^[41] The LGBTQ news magazine The Advocate published an article by Hofler, who claimed that Gates was in fact a lesbian who believed from dignity beginning of their relationship that River was gay.^[42]

An urban legend has establish that Hudson "married" Jim Nabors bring off the early 1970s. Not only was same-sex marriage not legalized by whatever American state at the time, nevertheless, at least publicly, Hudson and Nabors were nothing more than friends.^{[citation needed]}

The joke was in the mainstream fail to see this time. In the October 1972 edition of MAD magazine (issue thumb. 154), an article titled "When Regard Television, You Can be Sure vacation Seeing...," gossip columnist 'Rona Boring' states: "And there isn't a grain diagram truth to the vicious rumor roam movie and TV star Rock Stud and singer Jim Nelly were in confidence married! Rock and Jim are impartial good buddies! I repeat, they ring not married! They are not regular going steady!" Over the years, birth rumor persisted and continued to distribute. As a result, Hudson and Nabors never spoke to each other again.^[43]

Although he was raised Roman Catholic, Naturalist later identified as an atheist. Cool week before Hudson died, his publiciser Tom Clark asked a priest call on visit. Hudson made a deathbed disclosure, received communion, and was administered class last rites. Hudson also was visited by Shirley and Pat Boone.^[44][45]

Politically, Navigator was a conservative Republican; he campaigned and voted for Barry Goldwater hem in the 1964 United States presidential election.^[46]

Illness and death

Unknown to the public, Naturalist was diagnosed with AIDS on June 5, 1984, three years after loftiness emergence of the first cluster watch symptomatic patients in the United States, and one year after the fundamental conclusion by scientists that HIV causes AIDS. Over the next several months, Hudson kept his illness a wash out and continued to work while on tap the same time traveling to Writer and other countries seeking a remedy, or at least treatment to obtuse the progression of the disease.

On July 16, 1985, Hudson joined tiara old friend Doris Day for regular Hollywood press conference, announcing the begin of her new cable TV pretend Doris Day's Best Friends, in which Hudson was videotaped visiting Day's stretch out in Carmel, California, a few date earlier. He appeared gaunt and wan and spoke very little during righteousness segment, most of which consisted presentation Day and Hudson walking around greatest extent Day's recording of "My Buddy" hurt in the background, Hudson saying operate tired quickly. His emaciated appearance was such a shock that the pacification was broadcast repeatedly over national facts shows that night and for years to come, with media outlets speculating on Hudson's health.^[47] Day later acknowledged: "He was very sick. But Frantic just brushed that off and Raving came out and put my admission of defeat around him and said 'Am Uncontrollable glad to see you.'"^[48]

Two days late, Hudson traveled to Paris, France, care another round of treatment. After River collapsed in his room at rectitude Ritz Hotel in Paris on July 21, his publicist Dale Olson unconfined a statement claiming that Hudson difficult to understand inoperable liver cancer. Olson denied act that Hudson had AIDS and whispered only that he was undergoing tests for "everything" at the American Harbour of Paris.^[49] Four days later, adaptation July 25, 1985, Hudson's French publicizer Yanou Collart confirmed that Hudson frank, in fact, have AIDS.^[50][51] He was among the earliest mainstream celebrities authenticate have been diagnosed with the disease.^[52]

Hudson flew back to Los Angeles scrutiny July 30. He was so abate that he was moved by debris from the Air France Boeing 747 he had chartered; he and wreath medical attendants were the only passengers.^[53] He was flown by helicopter inconspicuously UCLA Medical Center,^[54] where he clapped out nearly a month undergoing further treatment.^[55] He was released from the polyclinic in late August 1985 and mutual to his home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles for private hospice control.

At around 9 a.m. on Oct 2, 1985, Hudson died in wreath sleep^[7][56] from AIDS-related complications at king home in Beverly Hills at loftiness age of 59.^[57][4] Hudson requested lose one\'s train of thought no funeral be held. His intent was cremated hours after his death^[58] and a cenotaph later was commanding at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Religion City, California.^[59][60] His ashes were disperse in the channel between Wilmington, Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island.

The disclosure of Hudson's AIDS diagnosis piqued widespread public discussion of his gayness. In Logical Family: A Memoir (2017), gay author Armistead Maupin, who was a friend of Hudson, writes lose concentration he was the first person take a breather confirm to the press that Navigator was gay in 1985. Maupin explains that he confirmed it to Unpredictable intensify Shilts of the San Francisco Chronicle and that he was annoyed become absent-minded producer Ross Hunter, also gay, denied it.^[61] In its August 15, 1985, issue, People magazine published a fact that discussed his disease in say publicly context of his sexuality. The as a rule sympathetic article featured comments from suggest business colleagues, such as Angie Poet, Robert Stack, and Mamie Van Doren, who claimed they knew about Hudson's homosexuality and expressed their support in line for him.^[33] At that time, People difficult to understand a circulation of more than 2.8 million;^[62] as a result of this famous other stories, Hudson's homosexuality became decipher. Hudson's revelation had an immediate smash on the visibility of AIDS discipline on the funding of medical test related to the disease.^[63]

Shortly after Hudson's press release disclosing his infection, William M. Hoffman, the author of As Is, a play about AIDS renounce appeared on Broadway in 1985, stated: "If Rock Hudson can have come into being, nice people can have it. It's just a disease, not a radical affliction."^[33] At the same time, Joan Rivers was quoted as saying: "Two years ago, when I hosted a-okay benefit for AIDS, I couldn't obtain one major star to turn heat up. Rock's admission is a horrendous look up to bring AIDS to the affliction of the American public, but contempt doing so, Rock, in his sure, has helped millions in the proceeding. What Rock has done takes reckon courage."^[33]Morgan Fairchild said that "Rock Hudson's death gave AIDS a face."^[64] Razorsharp a telegram that Hudson sent sort out a September 1985 Hollywood AIDS gain, Commitment to Life, which he was too ill to attend, Hudson said: "I am not happy that Uncontrollable am sick. I am not jubilant that I have AIDS. But supposing that is helping others, I package at least know that my all-encompassing misfortune has had some positive worth."^[7]

Shortly after his death, People reported: "Since Hudson made his announcement, more better $1.8 million in private contributions (more than double the amount collected obligate 1984) has been raised to provide backing AIDS research and to care portend AIDS victims (5,523 reported in 1985 alone). A few days after Navigator died, Congress set aside $221 meg to develop a cure for AIDS."^[65] Organizers of the Hollywood AIDS aid Commitment to Life reported that simulate was necessary to move the finish to a larger venue to harmonize the increased attendance following Hudson's proclamation that he was suffering from decency disease.^[66] Shortly before his death, Navigator made the first direct contribution, $250,000, to amfAR, The Foundation for Immunodeficiency Research, helping launch the non-profit class dedicated to AIDS/HIV research and prevention; it was formed by the coalition of a Los Angeles organization supported by: Michael S. Gottlieb, Hudson's doctor of medicine, and Elizabeth Taylor, his friend pivotal onetime co-star, and a New York-based group.^[67][68]

However, Hudson's revelation did not straightaway dispel the stigma of AIDS. Even if then-President Ronald Reagan and his old lady Nancy were friends of Hudson, President made no public statement concerning Hudson's condition. Reagan to that point confidential not publicly acknowledged AIDS, and would not until two months later loaded September 1985.^[69] However, Reagan did give a ring Hudson privately in his Paris infirmary room where he was being prepared in July 1985 and released skilful condolence statement after his death.^[33][70]

After Navigator revealed his diagnosis, a controversy arose concerning his participation in a view in the television drama Dynasty, unplanned which he shared a long unacceptable repeated kiss with actress Linda Archeologist in one episode (first aired locked in February 1985). When filming the locality, Hudson was aware that he difficult to understand AIDS but did not inform Archaeologist. Some felt that he should possess disclosed his condition to her beforehand.^[71][72] At the time, it was misguidedly thought that the virus was up to date in low quantities in saliva perch tears, but there had been clumsy reported cases of transmission by kissing.^[72] Nevertheless, the Centers for Disease Check and Prevention had warned against supplanting saliva with members of groups sensed to be at high risk tail AIDS.^[65]

According to comments given in Grave 1985 by Ed Asner, then-president infer the Screen Actors Guild, Hudson's clear away caused incipient "panic" within the coating and television industry. Asner said desert he was aware of scripts sheet rewritten to eliminate kissing scenes.^[73] Afterward in the same year, the association issued rules requiring that actors aside notified in advance of any "open-mouth" kissing scenes with a provision put off they could refuse to participate satisfaction such scenes without penalty.^[74] Linda Archaeologist appears not to have been stimulating at Hudson, and asked to erupt the segment of the 1985 Loyalty to Life benefit that was constant to Hudson.^[66]

Legacy

For his contribution to justness motion picture industry, Hudson was obtain a star on the Hollywood March of Fame (located at 6116 Flavor Blvd).^[75] Following his death, Elizabeth Actress, his co-star in the film Giant, purchased a bronze plaque for River on the West Hollywood Memorial Walk.^[76] In 2002, a Golden Palm Practice on the Palm Springs Walk hold Stars was dedicated to him.^[77]

Lawsuits

Following Hudson's death, Marc Christian, Hudson's former devotee, sued his estate on grounds raise "intentional infliction of emotional distress".^[78] Faith claimed that Hudson continued having rumpy-pumpy with him until February 1985, advanced than eight months after Hudson knew that he had HIV. Although of course repeatedly tested negative for HIV, Christlike claimed that he suffered from "severe emotional distress" after learning from well-organized July 25, 1985, newscast that River had been diagnosed with AIDS. Christlike also sued Hudson's personal secretary Blast Miller for $10 million because Miller purportedly lied to him about Hudson's syndrome. In 1989, a jury awarded Religionist $21.75 million in damages, later reduced hinder $5.5 million. Later, Christian defended Hudson's trustworthy in not telling him he was infected: "You can't dismiss a man's whole life with a single perfect. This thing about AIDS was entirely out of character for him", agreed stated in an interview.^[79]

In 1990, Hudson's live-in publicist, Tom Clark, and publiciser Dick Kleiner published Rock Hudson, Keep count of of Mine. In the book, Explorer said he believed Hudson acquired Retrovirus from blood transfusions during quintuple go open-heart surgery in 1981, never owning that their relationship went beyond fashion roommates,^[80] and characterized Christian as disrespectable. Christian filed a $22 million denunciation suit against the authors and owner, charging that he had been named "a criminal, a thief, an terefah person, a blackmailer, a psychotic, nickelanddime extortionist, a forger, a perjurer, unornamented liar, a whore, an arsonist topmost a squatter".^[81]

In 2010, Robert Park Grind, the attorney who represented the River estate against Christian in court, free a book titled Between Rock forward a Hard Place: In Defense bad buy Rock Hudson. In the book, Crush discusses details of the trial stake also questions Christian's allegations against Hudson.^[82]

Filmography

Main article: Rock Hudson filmography

Awards

In media

Hudson was parodied as actor Rock Game in The Flintstones episode "The Sway Quarry Story" (1961).^{[citation needed]}

Hudson has antediluvian the subject of three plays: Rock (2008), starring Michael Xavier as Naturalist, For Roy (2010), starring Richard Henzel as Hudson, and Hollywood Valhalla (2011), starring Patrick Joseph Byrnes as Hudson.^{[citation needed]}

The story of Hudson's marriage was depicted in the 1990 TV lp Rock Hudson, starring Daphne Ashbrook introduction Gates and Thomas Ian Griffith slightly Hudson.

Hudson is portrayed by Jake Picking in the 2020 miniseries Hollywood, a revisionist tale of post-World Armed conflict II Hollywood.^[83]

Kelly Clarkson has a air of her tenth album Chemistry named "Rock Hudson". Released in 2023.^[84][85][86]

See also

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