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May 13, 2019 · Doris Day helped America look at AIDS with empathy and love for Rock Hudson. By a Times staff writer. May 13, 2019 1:22 PM PT. Doris Day and Rock Hudson became big stories...
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Apr 18, 2015 · Doris Day On Saying Goodbye to Rock Hudson: 'I Was In Tears'. The 91-year-old actress remembers her close friend who died 30 years ago. By. Liz McNeil. Published on April 18, 2015 03:35PM...
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- 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...
Dec 13, 2018 · Before Rock Hudson changed global perceptions about the AIDS epidemic by revealing his own diagnosis in July 1985, the long-closeted movie heartthrob sent letters to four former lovers and...
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...
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May 29, 2017 · In July of 1985, popular actor Rock Hudson traveled to Carmel, Ca., for a public appearance alongside longtime acting partner, Doris Day.
Oct 20, 2023 · Film. Rock Hudson: How an Aids diagnosis saw the closeted Hollywood icon finally accepted. Matinee idol Rock Hudson embodied the American Dream, starring in blockbusters with Elizabeth Taylor and Doris Day – but he had to hide who he really was. Mark Griffin. 20 Oct 2023. Rock Hudson and Lee Garlington in Puerto Vallarta, 1963.
