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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. His parents divorced when he was eight years old.
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.
Jul 22, 2024 · Rock Hudson (born November 17, 1925, Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.—died October 2, 1985, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the 1950s and ’60s and popular television series in the 1970s.
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.
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 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 first ...
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 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.