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- In July 1985 Hudson was hospitalized while in Paris. Some media reports indicated he was suffering from liver cancer. However, on July 25, Hudson issued a press release stating he had AIDS and was in France for treatment.
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Nov 13, 2009 · On July 25, 1985, Rock Hudson, a quintessential tall, dark and handsome Hollywood leading man of the 1950s and 1960s who made more than 60 films during his career, announces through a press...
- Hudson Had A Traumatic Childhood
- His Agent Transformed Him
- Rumors About Hudson’s Sexuality Soon Swirled
- Despite The Innuendo, Hudson’s Career Skyrocketed
- Hudson Initially HID His Disease
- His Revelation Made Him One of The First Public Faces of The Aids Epidemic
Hudson was born Roy Scherer Jr, on November 17, 1925, in Winnetka, Illinois. His father abandoned the family when he was a child, and his mother, Katherine, remarried when Hudson was 8. His stepfather, Wallace Fitzgerald, was an abusive alcoholic, who forced the young boy to take his last name. He was a harshly critical man, ridiculing Hudson’s spe...
In 1947, Hudson was introduced to agent Henry Willson, who was known for his roster of attractive men. After meeting Hudson, Willson saw the potential for his greatest creation yet. Roy Fitzgerald became “Rock Hudson,” purportedly named after the sturdy Rock of Gibraltar and the mighty Hudson River. Hudson was given a complete makeover, with Willso...
His relationship with Willson helped fuel the rumors, as many had long assumed that the agent’s stable of actors were required to sleep with him to secure support for their careers. In an era when homosexuality was still a crime and almost entirely taboo, Willson made little attempt to hide his sexuality and was frequently spotted at Los Angeles’ g...
Thanks to a series of lighthearted romantic comedies with Doris Day, Hudson had become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars — and hottest heartthrobs. But by the end of the 1960s, Hudson had begun aging out of his leading man roles, and he increasingly turned his attention to television, starring in the long-running series McMillan & Wife. Despite the ...
In the early 1980s, Hudson suffered a series of health crises, including heart surgery brought on by years of drinking and smoking. In May 1984, he attended a state dinner at the White House, having known Ronald and Nancy Reagansince their years in Hollywood. Guests reportedly noticed that Hudson seemed in ill health, but he claimed he was recoveri...
Days later Hudson traveled to France, where he had been receiving a promising new treatment. Shortly after arriving, he collapsed and was hospitalized. The news flashed around the world, but his publicist team claimed that Hudson was suffering from liver cancer. Hudson, however, decided to tell the truth, and on July 25, his publicist released a st...
May 1, 2020 · In December of 1985, just two months after his death, People reported, "Since Hudson made his announcement, more than $1.8 million in private contributions (more than double the amount...
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Jul 25, 2013 · On this day, July 25, 1985, HIV/AIDS was given a global spotlight when it was announced that screen icon Rock Hudson was suffering from the disease. Looking gaunt and almost unrecognizable, rumors began to circulate about his health earlier in the summer when the actor had made a public appearance to promote a new cable series of his friend and ...
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Jul 25, 2017 · Rock Hudson, age 59, tall, dark and undeniably handsome, was sick with AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a disease that was, at the time, disproportionately killing gay men in the...
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 he reunited with...
May 29, 2017 · “From an AIDS-activist viewpoint, Hudson’s announcement was the best thing that had happened since AIDS started,” Bill Misenhimer, the first director of the Foundation for AIDS Research, told Vanity Fair. “Because, finally, people could connect a name to AIDS.”
