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Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. He was a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Hollywood .
Apr 2, 2014 · Noted for his exceptional good looks and comedic film performance, Rock Hudson was an iconic actor who, later in life, contracted and died from the AIDS virus.
Rock Hudson. Actor: Giant. Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent.
May 17, 2024 · Rock Hudson, American actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the 1950s and ’60s, including Magnificent Obsession, Giant, and Pillow Talk, and for the TV series MacMillan and Wife in the 1970s. He was one of the first known Hollywood celebrities to die of AIDS-related complications.
Rock Hudson. Actor: Giant. Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old.
Oct 23, 2023 · A great deal was written about Rock Hudson when he was alive. He was one of Hollywood’s favourite leading men, one of the first “beefcake” stars. But it’s safe to report that a lot more has been said about him since his death in October 1985.
Jun 8, 2023 · A legendary impact. A new @HBO original documentary from Stephen Kijak examines the life and legacy of one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars. #RockHudson: All That Heaven Allowed premieres June...
Jun 29, 2021 · A gay man with major ambitions in a prejudiced world, Hudson valiantly tried to be all things to all people—as Mark Griffin writes in All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson.
Jun 3, 2023 · Rock Hudson was the ultimate midcentury movie star, turning heads and breaking hearts as the camera lit his chiseled face and rugged frame. The double life he led as a gay man — and his death...
Oct 14, 1985 · October 14, 1985 12:00 AM EDT. “One of these days I’m going to have a lot to tell,” Rock Hudson once promised a friend. The day never came, and when Hudson died of AIDS at his home in Beverly...
Jun 25, 2023 · A new HBO documentary explores the public and private worlds of the actor who was Hollywood's epitome of heterosexual desire while living a closeted gay lifestyle, who in 1985 became the...
May 8, 2020 · Here's the true story behind Netflix's 'Hollywood' character Rock Hudson (Roy Fitzgerald), including details about the real life actor, his death, and whether or not he came out during his...
Jun 27, 2023 · The enduring legacy of Hudson — who died just shy of his 60th birthday in October 1985, less than three months after his publicist publicly confirmed his diagnosis — comes back into focus in “Rock...
Jun 28, 2023 · More than 30 years later, Stephen Kijak’s “ Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed ” is a more straightforward account of Hudson’s life and death, centering on the details of his biography...
May 1, 2020 · Rock Hudson, as seen on Netflix's 'Hollywood,' was an actor sculpted into one of Tinseltown’s legends. But his secrets nearly died with him.
Oct 3, 1985 · Rock Hudson, the actor whose handsome looks and flair for comedy made him a romantic idol of the 1950's and 60's, died yesterday at his home in Los...
Dec 5, 2018 · Terry Gross. 37-Minute Listen. Playlist. Hudson lived a double life as a Hollywood heartthrob and a closeted gay man. Biographer Mark Griffin says Hudson's death from AIDS in 1985 was a...
Oct 3, 1985 · Actor Rock Hudson lost his yearlong struggle against AIDS Wednesday, dying of complications arising from the incurable disease he had helped bring to worldwide attention.
Oct 12, 2020 · Old Hollywood icon Rock Hudson was best known for his dashing looks and roles in Giant and All That Heaven Allows. Behind Rock Hudson's fame was a tragic childhood, a manipulative Hollywood agent, and a struggle with his gay identity. Hudson was the first major celebrity to die with AIDs in 1985.
Oct 1, 2015 · Rock Hudson became the first well-known public figure to die of AIDS-related causes 30 years ago on October 2, 1985. His gaunt appearance shocked fans that summer when...
Apr 15, 2015 · Rock Hudson's 'True Love' Speaks: How We Kept Our Gay Life Secret. Thirty years after the screen idol's AIDS-related death, his former boyfriend Lee Garlington gives a rare interview. By...
Jun 29, 2020 · Rock Hudson was one of the last stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era, but he was forced to keep his private life a secret, concealing his sexuality to protect his leading man image.
Feb 19, 2024 · Hollywood star Rock Hudson and Lee Garlington dated from 1962 to 1965, and following Garlington's death in December, which PEOPLE has confirmed, we're taking a look back at their ultra-private...
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