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Nov 24, 2009 · On October 2, 1985, actor Rock Hudson, 59, becomes the first major U.S. celebrity to die of complications from AIDS. Hudson’s death raised public awareness of the epidemic, which until that...
Nov 13, 2009 · With that announcement, Hudson became the first major celebrity to go public with such a diagnosis. The first cases of AIDS, a condition of the human immune system, were reported in homosexual...
Apr 23, 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.
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 1, 2015 · Everett Collection. 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...
Oct 23, 2023 · In July 1985, Rock Hudson — by then seriously ill in a Paris hospital — revealed he had a fatal disease. Rock Hudson was one of the first celebrities to disclose his AIDS diagnosis and died in ...
He was polite, genial, professional. He was also gay, his 1985 death – at the age of 59 – of an Aids -related illness transforming him into the first celebrity face of the epidemic. Hudson ...
