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Nov 17, 2021 · Rock Hudson: The Incredible Life and Heartbreaking Last Days of a Movie Icon. Look back on the film star's ups and downs on what would have been his 96th birthday
Nov 24, 2009 · On October 2, 1985, actor Rock Hudson, 59, becomes the first major U.S. celebrity to die of complications from AIDS.
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Jun 30, 2023 · Almost 40 years after his death from AIDS-related complications shocked the world, Rock Hudson 's life and legacy have been re-examined in a new HBO documentary.
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- Hudson Contacted His Former Partners Following His AIDS Diagnosis. “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.
- Only a Few of Hudson’s Friends Knew of His Condition. 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 weeks before his death.
- First Lady Nancy Reagan Commented on Hudson’s Frail Look (Before the Actor Revealed He Had AIDS) At a White House state dinner, Nancy Reagan told Hudson he looked too thin.
- The World Found Out About Hudson’s Secret Diagnosis After His Collapse in France. 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.
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.
Inside Film. ‘Suddenly, he was the face of Aids’: Rock Hudson’s tragic diagnosis destroyed his career but changed the world. The star of ‘Pillow Talk’ and ‘All That Heaven Allows’ – who was...
May 3, 2020 · Pictorial Parade // Getty Images. Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates on their wedding day in November 1955. At the end of his life, Hudson stopped hiding. His decision to publicly share his AIDS diagnosis in 1985 had major ramifications for how the public perceived the illness.
