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Henry Leroy Willson (July 31, 1911 – November 2, 1978) was an American Hollywood talent agent who played a large role in developing the beefcake craze of the 1950s. [1]
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Henry Leroy Willson was born into a showbiz family on July 31, 1911 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. His father was vice-president, and later president, of Columbia Records. His formative years were spent with countless singers and actors, from Broadway theater and the opera to vaudeville. By the time the Willsons rose to prominence and moved to Forest ...
Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s was far from what we might call progressive today. Scotty Bowers, who once ran a prostitution ring for gay men in the film industry, explained it was no picnic to live as a gay man with the town’s spotlight on your back. “I’ve kept silent all these years because I didn’t want to hurt any of these people,” said Bower...
Though Willson became notorious for representing beefcakes, his first big break as an agent came with his 1937 discovery of Lana Turner. However, as he gained power and experience, Willson turned his attention toward almost exclusively young men. “He would find these young boys who almost all came from horrible home situations,” said Hollywood show...
Born Roy Sherer Junior, Hudson was one of many whom Willson reshaped and sold to the masses. His luck, and name, changed in 1947 when he became the agent’s client. Willson immediately put Hudson on a strict fitness regime and diet and even had him work on lowering his voice. As legend has it, a line in his debut film, Fighter Squadron, took Hudson ...
May 6, 2020 · Talent agent Henry Willson (Jim Parsons) is one of the real-life figures featured in Netflix's Hollywood. Willson and his client, Rock Hudson, had a complicated relationship. Hollywood tells much of Willson's story—but not all. Here's who Willson was, and what happened to him.
- Elena Nicolaou
Henry Willson. Producer: Come September. Henry Willson started out in Hollywood in the early 1930s as a journalist, writing articles about young actors for movie magazines. He discovered Lana Turner in the late 1930s, and later represented her as a talent agent.
- July 31, 1911
- November 2, 1978
May 1, 2020 · Henry Willson, played by Jim Parsons in Netflix's 'Hollywood,' was a real life Hollywood agent. He represented Rock Hudson, just like in Ryan Murphy's show.
- Hearst Magazines
- temi.adebowale@hearst.com
Jun 2, 2020 · Today, although barely remembered at all, Henry has made it into the Hollywood history books as the creator of former #1 star of the box-office – Rock Hudson. Henry found him, moulded him; packaged him. He even named him.
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Henry Leroy Willson (July 31, 1911 – November 2, 1978) was an American Hollywood talent agent who played a large role in developing the beefcake craze of the 1950s.
