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Jun 23, 2023 · Rock Hudson was one of the 20th century’s most sought-after film stars — and with good reason. Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Hudson towered on set and delivered a captivating magnetic...
Jun 30, 2023 · A new HBO documentary offers new insights into the closeted life of actor Rock Hudson. Here are 11 photos of the Hollywood heartthrob throughout his life.
- Hudson Contacted His Former Partners Following His Aids Diagnosis
- Only A Few of Hudson’s Friends Knew of His Condition
- First Lady Nancy Reagan Commented on Hudson’s Frail Look
- The World Found Out About Hudson’s Secret Diagnosis After His Collapse in France
- Hudson Rented A 747 to Fly Home from France
- Hudson Was ‘Glad’ He Had Gone Public
- The Actor’S ‘True Love’ Revealed Poignant Details of Their Relationship
- Hudson’s Last Visit to Doris Day’S Home Left The Actress in Tears
- Elizabeth Taylor Met Hudson at The Hospital – in Secret
- Hudson’s Bequest Led to The Launch of amfAR
“He had several lesions of Kaposi’s sarcoma that established a diagnosis. Little was known about HIV and AIDS then,” Dr. Michael Gottlieb, HIV specialist and Hudson’s doctor, tells PEOPLE. “There wasn’t much we could do. Within a week he prepared several letters to past sexual partners. He wanted them to know they’d been with someone diagnosed with...
Not surprisingly, a select few of Hudson’s closest companions were aware of his diagnosis. His famous friends, including Elizabeth Taylor and Doris Day knew, as well as his business manager and Yanou Collart – the French aide who eventually, with the permission of Hudson, released a statement addressing the rumors of Hudson’s AIDS diagnosis just we...
At a White House state dinner, Nancy Reagan told Hudsonhe looked too thin. He didn’t tell her the real reason.
Despite going to great lengths to hide his secret, Hudson’s fall at the Ritz in France ultimately tipped off the world that the actor was suffering from a raging illness. President Reagan called to check up on the actor after it was learned Hudson had been rushed to a hospital following his sudden collapse in France, where he had gone for undercove...
The only way to get an emaciated Hudson back to his home in L.A. – he had lost 70 lbs. due to the debilitating disease – was to put him on a nonstop flight, a 747 or DC-10, from France for further treatment. “He was too frail to change planes,” Collart, who was brought in to deal with the onslaught of press after he collapsed at his hotel, told PEO...
“He was well aware of the publicity,” Dr. Gottlieb, who is now on the board of the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, tells PEOPLE. “He expressed he was glad he had gone public, that it was having an impact.”
When they dated from 1962 to 1965, Hudson and now-retired stockbroker Lee Garlingtonkept their relationship under wraps in public. Garlington would accompany Hudson to red carpet premieres, but with a catch – the pair each had to bring their own dates to avoid any rumors. The undercover treatment worked for the couple. Despite being separated for o...
Rumors about the actor’s condition began to spread in July 1985, when he appeared on The Doris Day Show. “He’d get very tired,” she recalls of his last visit.“I’d bring him his lunch and fix him a big platter but he couldn’t eat. I’d say ‘What if I get a fork and feed you’ but he said ‘Doris I can’t eat.’ ” Their goodbye broke her heart. “They had ...
In an effort to keep their meeting under wraps, Taylor took a freight elevator with Gottlieb at UCLA Medical Center to visit Hudson. “She was a little nervous about seeing him for the first time because she knew how sick he was,” he notes. “She asked me if it was okay to hug and kiss him. She was worried about his immune system. Not hers.” Afterwar...
“I was really pissed at the airline for charging $250,000 so when I saw Rock, I said ‘We are going to set up the Rock Hudson Memorial Fund for AIDS Research. I think the world wants to know what kind of guy you are and find a way to eliminate this disease,'” Sheft tells PEOPLE. “He said ‘Go ahead.’ It was $250,000, the same amount the goddamn airli...
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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...
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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.
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Sep 29, 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 former...
May 3, 2020 · Rock Hudson was an iconic actor in the '50s and '60s, known for movies like Giant and Written on the Wind. In 1985, at the age of 59, Hudson died of complications from AIDS. Hollywood, a new Netflix miniseries, features Hudson as a central character. Warning: This story contains spoilers for Hollywood.
