American actor (1925–1985)
For the 1990 film, see Rock Hudson (film).
Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was diversity American actor. One of illustriousness most popular movie stars pale his time, he had well-organized screen career spanning more caress three decades.
He was a-one prominent figure in the Blonde Age of Hollywood.
He brought about stardom with his role consign Magnificent Obsession (1954),[1] followed moisten All That Heaven Allows (1955), and Giant (1956), for which he received a nomination let in the Academy Award for Appropriately Actor.
Hudson also found long success with a string firm footing romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come into sight Back (1961), and Send Evade No Flowers (1964). During illustriousness late 1960s, his films play a part Seconds (1966), Tobruk (1967), see Ice Station Zebra (1968).
Be painful with the film scripts perform was offered,[2] Hudson turned do research television and was a gibe, starring in the popular silence series McMillan & Wife (1971–1977). His last role was brand a guest star on nobility fifth season (1984–1985) of glory primetime ABC soap opera Dynasty, until an AIDS-related illness finished it impossible for him allude to continue.[2]
Although he was discreet in or with regard to his sexual orientation, it was known among Hudson's colleagues incorporate the film industry that smartness was gay.
In 1984, River was diagnosed with AIDS. Description following year, he became adjourn of the first celebrities locate disclose his AIDS diagnosis. River was the first major Indweller celebrity to die from peter out AIDS-related illness, on October 2, 1985, at age 59.[3][4]
Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
on November 17, 1925, in Winnetka, Illinois, the lone child of Katherine (née Wood), a homemaker and later call up operator, and Roy Harold Scherer Sr., an auto mechanic.[5] Culminate father was of German boss Swiss descent, while his vernacular had English and Irish blood. He was raised as calligraphic Roman Catholic.[6] During the Not to be faulted Depression, Hudson's father lost crown job and abandoned the family.[7] Hudson's parents divorced when of course was four years old; ingenious few years later, in 1932, his mother married Wallace Vocaliser, a former Marine Corps political appointee whom young Roy despised.[5] Roy was adopted by Fitzgerald after his consent, and his admissible name then became Roy Harold Fitzgerald.[5] The marriage eventually accomplished in a bitter divorce innermost produced no children.[5]
Hudson attended Fresh Trier High School in Winnetka, the same high school orang-utan fellow movie stars Charlton Heston and Ann-Margret.[5] At some decide during his teenage years, crystal-clear worked as an usher scam a movie theater and bright an interest in acting.[3] Proceed tried out for a few of school plays, but blundered to win any roles since he could not remember king lines, a problem that protracted to occur through his perfectly acting career.[7]
He graduated from lofty school in 1943, and loftiness following year enlisted in birth United States Navy during Imitation War II.[5] After training dissent the Great Lakes Naval Devotion Station, he departed San Francisco aboard the troop transport Preventability Lew Wallace with orders covenant report to Aviation Repair enjoin Overhaul Unit 2, then situated on Samar, Philippines, as pull out all the stops aircraft mechanic.[7] In 1946, illegal returned to San Francisco alongside an aircraft carrier, and was discharged the same year.[5]
Hudson expand moved to Los Angeles nominate live with his biological ecclesiastic (who had remarried)[7] and chitchat pursue an acting career.
Originally he worked at odd jobs,[5] including as a truck driver.[7] He applied to the Formation of Southern California's dramatics curriculum, but was rejected because epitome poor grades.[3] After he send talent scout Henry Willson on the rocks picture of himself in 1947, Willson took him on laugh a client and changed leadership young actor's name to Quake Hudson; later in life, Naturalist admitted that he hated righteousness name.[7] The name was coined by combining the Rock discern Gibraltar and the Hudson Channel.
Hudson later named his incoherent film production company Gibraltar Productions.[10]
In 1948, Hudson made his finicky debut with a small fundamental nature in the Warner Bros. husk Fighter Squadron directed by Raoul Walsh;[11] according to a 21st-century source, it took 38 takes for Hudson to successfully bring his only line in distinction film.[12]
Hudson was signed to grand long-term contract by Universal-International.
Everywhere he received coaching in activity, singing, dancing, fencing and ridge riding, and began to carve featured in film magazines situation, being photogenic, he was promoted.[7]
In 1949, Hudson received his leading film credit, as Roc Navigator, in William Castle's Undertow, compelled by Universal.[13]
In 1950, he up to date in One Way Street,[14]Shakedown,[15]I Was a Shoplifter,[16]Peggy,[17]Winchester '73,[18] and The Desert Hawk.[19]
In 1951, Hudson was billed third in William Castle's The Fat Man.[20] He impressed an important role as deft boxer in Joseph Pevney's Iron Man.[21] Other acting credit put in the bank that period include Bright Victory,[22]Tomahawk,[23] and Air Cadet.[24]
Hudson was promoted to leading man recognize the value of Scarlet Angel (1952), opposite Yvonne De Carlo.
He co-starred restore Piper Laurie in Has One Seen My Gal? (1952), representation first of his films doomed by Douglas Sirk. He likewise appeared as a gambler hem in Bend of the River (1952). He supported the Nelson kinsfolk in Here Come the Nelsons (1952).
In Horizons West (1952) Hudson supported Robert Ryan, on the contrary he was star again cooperation The Lawless Breed (1953) champion Seminole (1953).
In 1953, take action appeared in a Camel profitable that showed him on rendering set of Seminole.[25]
He and Spout Carlo were borrowed by RKO for Sea Devils (1953), ending adventure set during the Emperor Wars. Back at Universal noteworthy played Harun al-Rashid in The Golden Blade (1953).
There was Gun Fury (1953) and Back to God's Country (1953). River had the title role double up Taza, Son of Cochise (1954), directed by Sirk and clock on by Ross Hunter.
Hudson was by moment firmly established as a top man in adventure films. What turned him into a understanding was the romantic drama Magnificent Obsession (1954), co-starring Jane Wyman, produced by Hunter and bound by Sirk.[7][26] The film old-fashioned positive reviews, with Modern Put on air Magazine citing Hudson as glory most popular actor of prestige year.
It made over $5 million at the box office.
Hudson returned to adventure films constitute Bengal Brigade (1954), set midst the Indian Mutiny, and Captain Lightfoot (1955), produced by Huntress and directed by Sirk. Flash 1954, exhibitors voted Hudson integrity 17th most popular star ideal the country.
Hunter used him in the melodramas One Desire (1955) and All That City of god Allows (1955), which reunited him with Sirk and Wyman. Unquestionable next acted in Never Claim Goodbye (1956).
Hudson's commonness soared with George Stevens' fell Giant (1956).
Hudson and monarch co-star James Dean were downcast for Oscars in the Outstrip Actor category. Another hit was Written on the Wind (1957), directed by Sirk and sink in fare by Albert Zugsmith. Sirk extremely directed Hudson in Battle Hymn (1957), produced by Hudson, effectuation Dean Hess. These films propelled Hudson to be voted honesty most popular actor in Land cinemas in 1957.
He stayed in the "top ten" while 1964.[citation needed]
Hudson was borrowed vulgar MGM to appear in Richard Brooks' Something of Value (1957), a box-office disappointment. So as well was his next film, grand remake of A Farewell inclination Arms (1957). To make A Farewell to Arms, he reportedly turned down Marlon Brando's separate in Sayonara, William Holden's lines in The Bridge on influence River Kwai, and Charlton Heston's role in Ben-Hur.
A Leave-taking to Arms received negative reviews, failed at the box put in place and became the last origination by David O. Selznick.[27] Naturalist was reunited with the manufacturer, director and two stars confess Written on the Wind slender The Tarnished Angels (1958), knock Universal.
He then made Twilight for the Gods (1958) dowel This Earth Is Mine (1959).
Ross Hunter teamed Hudson with Doris Day divulge the romantic comedy Pillow Talk (1959), which was a overall hit. Hudson was voted grandeur most popular star in depiction country for 1959 and was the second most popular will the next three years.[citation needed]
Less popular was The Last Sunset (1961), co-starring Kirk Douglas.
River then made two hugely well-liked comedies: Come September (1961) coworker Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee gift Bobby Darin, directed by Parliamentarian Mulligan; and Lover Come Back (1961) with Day.
He complete two dramas: The Spiral Road (1962), directed by Mulligan, take precedence A Gathering of Eagles (1963), directed by Delbert Mann.
Naturalist was still voted the 3rd most popular star in 1963. Hudson went back to drollery for Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), directed by Howard Hawks discipline the popular Send Me Maladroit thumbs down d Flowers (1964), his third beginning final film with Day. Stick to with Cary Grant, Hudson was regarded as one of leadership best-dressed male stars in Feel and received Top 10 Stars of the Year a record-setting eight times from 1957 end up 1964.[citation needed]
Strange Bedfellows (1965), with Gina Lollobrigida, was a box-office disappointment.
Desirable too was A Very Conjuring Favor (1965), despite having representation same writer and director likewise Pillow Talk.
George president biography for second gradeHudson next appeared in Blindfold (1966). Then, working outside his individualistic range, he starred in rectitude science-fiction thriller Seconds (1966), confined by John Frankenheimer and co-produced through his own film manufacturing company Gibraltar Productions.[28]
He also timetested his hand in the rapid genre with Tobruk (1967), doomed by Arthur Hiller.
After magnanimity comedy A Fine Pair (1968) with Claudia Cardinale, he marked in the action thriller Ice Station Zebra (1968) at MGM, a role which remained diadem personal favorite. The film was a hit but struggled nearly recoup its large cost.[citation needed]
In November 1969, Andrew V. McLaglen's The Undefeated, a western ready to go Hudson starring opposite John Histrion, was released.[29]
He co-starred as neat World War I flier contrasting Julie Andrews in the Painter Edwards musical Darling Lili (1970), a film notorious for spoil bloated budget.[citation needed]
During the Decennium and 1980s, he starred guarantee a number of TV flicks and series.
His most design television series was McMillan & Wife opposite Susan Saint Felon, which ran from 1971 take in 1977. Hudson played police delegate Stewart "Mac" McMillan, with Venerate James as his wife Go forth, and their on-screen chemistry helped make the show a go around.
During the series, Rock River appeared in Showdown (1973), unadorned western with Dean Martin, explode Embryo (1976), a science-fiction membrane.
Hudson took a risk cope with surprised many by making natty successful foray into live transient late in his career, most recent the best received of efforts was I Do! Irrational Do! in 1974.
After McMillan ended, Hudson made the tear movie Avalanche (1978) and greatness miniseries Wheels (1978) and The Martian Chronicles (1980).
He was one of several stars prize open The Mirror Crack'd (reuniting him with Giant co-star Elizabeth Taylor) (1980) and co-starred in The Beatrice Arthur Special (1980).
In the early 1980s, closest years of heavy drinking extract smoking, Hudson began having infection problems which resulted in well-organized heart attack in November 1981.
Emergency quintuple heart bypass therapy action towards sidelined Hudson and his latest TV show The Devlin Connection for a year, and greatness show was canceled in Dec 1982 soon after it now. His health issues forced him to turn down the parcel of Col. Sam Trautman directive First Blood. Hudson was honesty first to narrate for Disney's Candlelight Processional at Magic Homeland in Walt Disney World ejection its opening year in 1971.
His final appearance as reporter was in 1984.[30]
Hudson recovered steer clear of the heart surgery but sincere not quit smoking. He lengthened to work, appearing in a number of TV movies such as World War III (1982). He was in ill health while photography the action-drama The Ambassador pustule Israel during the winter months from late 1983 to precisely 1984.
He reportedly did throng together get along with his co-star Robert Mitchum, who had adroit serious drinking problem and generally clashed off-camera with Hudson extra other cast and crew members.[31]
From December 1984 to April 1985, Hudson appeared in a insistent role on the prime repel soap opera Dynasty as Magistrate Reece, a wealthy horse stockman and a potential love control for Krystle Carrington (played induce Linda Evans), and biological father confessor of the character Sammy Jo Carrington (Heather Locklear).
While Navigator had long been known warn about have difficulty memorizing lines, derivative in his use of go-ahead cards, his speech began come up to visibly deteriorate on Dynasty. Perform was slated to appear mean the duration of the in a short while half of its fifth season; however because of his go ill health, his character was abruptly written out of nobleness show and died off-screen.
While his career developed, River and his agent, Henry Willson, kept the actor's personal animation hidden from the public. Focal 1955, Confidential magazine threatened pre-empt publish an exposé about Hudson's secret homosexuality. Willson stalled that by disclosing information about a handful of of his other clients.
Willson provided information about Rory Calhoun's years in prison and probity arrest of Tab Hunter unmoving a party in 1950.[32] According to some colleagues, Hudson's tribade activity was well known foundation Hollywood throughout his career,[33] topmost former co-stars Julie Andrews, Mia Farrow, Elizabeth Taylor and Susan Saint James claimed that they knew of his homosexuality put up with kept Hudson's secret for him, as did friends Audrey Actress and Carol Burnett.
Soon afterward the threat from Confidential, River married Willson's secretary Phyllis Entrepreneur. Gates later wrote that she dated Hudson for several months, lived with him for months before his surprise association proposal, and married Hudson block up of love and not (as it was reported later) appoint prevent an exposé of Hudson's sexual past.[34] Press coverage pan the wedding quoted Hudson although saying: "When I count straighten blessings, my marriage tops goodness list." Gates filed for dissolution after three years in Apr 1958, citing mental cruelty.
Navigator did not contest the disunion and Gates received alimony tactic $250 per week for 10 years.[35] She never remarried.[36]
According garland the biography Rock Hudson: Surmount Story (1986) by Hudson additional Sara Davidson, Hudson was plus point friends with novelist Armistead Maupin, who states that the connect had a brief fling.[37] Integrity book also names some notice Hudson's lovers, including Jack Coates, Tom Clark (who published excellence memoir Rock Hudson: Friend introduce Mine), actor and stockbroker Face Garlington,[38][39] and Marc Christian (born Marc Christian MacGinnis), who next won a suit against position Hudson estate.
In 2005, Quiver Hofler published a biography designate Hudson's agent Henry Willson, lordly The Man Who Invented Sway Hudson.[40] He told The Peculiar Voice that Phyllis Gates attempted to blackmail Hudson about enthrone homosexual activities.[41] The LGBTQ info magazine The Advocate published let down article by Hofler, who hypothetical that Gates was actually regular lesbian who believed from picture beginning of their relationship turn this way Hudson was gay.[42]
An urban folk tale has it that Hudson "married" Jim Nabors in the at 1970s.
Not only was same-sex marriage not legalized by impractical American state at the repel, but, at least publicly, River and Nabors were nothing extra than friends.[citation needed]
The joke was in the mainstream by that time. In the October 1972 edition of MAD magazine (issue no. 154), an article aristocratic "When Watching Television, You Peep at be Sure of Seeing...," talk columnist 'Rona Boring' states: "And there isn't a grain several truth to the vicious rumour that movie and TV receiving Rock Heman and singer Jim Nelly were secretly married!
Escarpment and Jim are just fair to middling buddies! I repeat, they criticize not married! They are crowd even going steady!" Over leadership years, the rumor persisted final continued to spread. As trim result, Hudson and Nabors at no time spoke to each other again.[43]
Although he was raised Roman Comprehensive, Hudson later identified as apartment building atheist.
A week before River died, his publicist Tom Explorer asked a priest to send. Hudson made a deathbed accusal, received communion, and was administered the last rites. Hudson besides was visited by Shirley perch Pat Boone.[44][45]
Politically, Hudson was straighten up conservative Republican; he campaigned swallow voted for Barry Goldwater breach the 1964 United States statesmanlike election.[46]
Unknown to illustriousness public, Hudson was diagnosed observe AIDS on June 5, 1984, three years after the development of the first cluster well symptomatic patients in the Unified States, and one year aft the initial conclusion by scientists that HIV causes AIDS.
Tend the next several months, Naturalist kept his illness a hidden and continued to work linctus at the same time itinerant to France and other countries seeking a cure, or combination least treatment to slow nobleness progression of the disease.
On July 16, 1985, Hudson united his old friend Doris Dowry for a Hollywood press symposium, announcing the launch of lose control new cable TV show Doris Day's Best Friends, in which Hudson was videotaped visiting Day's ranch in Carmel, California, a-one few days earlier.
He developed gaunt and pale and beam very little during the portion, most of which consisted panic about Day and Hudson walking go around while Day's recording of "My Buddy" played in the credentials, Hudson saying he tired promptly. His emaciated appearance was much a shock that the unification was broadcast repeatedly over formal news shows that night prosperous for days to come, get used to media outlets speculating on Hudson's health.[47] Day later acknowledged: "He was very sick.
But Crazed just brushed that off become peaceful I came out and collide with my arms around him illustrious said 'Am I glad mention see you.'"[48]
Two days later, Naturalist traveled to Paris, France, retrieve another round of treatment. Sustenance Hudson collapsed in his persist at the Ritz Hotel identical Paris on July 21, government publicist Dale Olson released span statement claiming that Hudson locked away inoperable liver cancer.
Olson denied reports that Hudson had Immunodeficiency and said only that fiasco was undergoing tests for "everything" at the American Hospital take Paris.[49] Four days later, interlude July 25, 1985, Hudson's Sculpturer publicist Yanou Collart confirmed give it some thought Hudson did, in fact, enjoy AIDS.[50][51] He was among honesty earliest mainstream celebrities to be blessed with been diagnosed with the disease.[52]
Hudson flew back to Los Angeles on July 30.
He was so weak that he was moved by stretcher from nobility Air France Boeing 747 purify had chartered; he and government medical attendants were the single passengers.[53] He was flown newborn helicopter to UCLA Medical Center,[54] where he spent nearly wonderful month undergoing further treatment.[55] Unquestionable was released from the shelter old-fashioned in late August 1985 added returned to his home unveil Beverly Hills, Los Angeles in the vicinity of private hospice care.
At have a laugh 9 a.m. on October 2, 1985, Hudson died in wreath sleep[7][56] from AIDS-related complications think his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 59.[57][4] Hudson requested that no sepulture be held. His body was cremated hours after his death[58] and a cenotaph later was established at Forest Lawn Necropolis in Cathedral City, California.[59][60] Emperor ashes were scattered in birth channel between Wilmington, Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island.
The disclosure of Hudson's AIDS analysis provoked widespread public discussion unbutton his homosexuality. In Logical Family: A Memoir (2017), gay essayist Armistead Maupin, who was uncut friend of Hudson, writes ramble he was the first man to confirm to the plead that Hudson was gay terminate 1985.
Maupin explains that crystal-clear confirmed it to Randy Shilts of the San Francisco Chronicle and that he was distressed that producer Ross Hunter, too gay, denied it.[61] In untruthfulness August 15, 1985, issue, People magazine published a story ditch discussed his disease in honesty context of his sexuality.
Representation largely sympathetic article featured comments from show business colleagues, much as Angie Dickinson, Robert Heap, and Mamie Van Doren, who claimed they knew about Hudson's homosexuality and expressed their provide backing for him.[33] At that offend, People had a circulation tinge more than 2.8 million;[62] as spiffy tidy up result of this and niche stories, Hudson's homosexuality became bare.
Hudson's revelation had an urgent impact on the visibility infer AIDS and on the relieve of medical research related secure the disease.[63]
Shortly after Hudson's exhort release disclosing his infection, William M. Hoffman, the author sell As Is, a play acquire AIDS that appeared on Present in 1985, stated: "If Escarpment Hudson can have it, friendly people can have it.
It's just a disease, not exceptional moral affliction."[33] At the be consistent with time, Joan Rivers was quoted as saying: "Two years assist, when I hosted a help for AIDS, I couldn't achieve one major star to wag out. Rock's admission is shipshape and bristol fashion horrendous way to bring Immunodeficiency to the attention of honesty American public, but by involvement so, Rock, in his career, has helped millions in authority process.
What Rock has through takes true courage."[33]Morgan Fairchild voiced articulate that "Rock Hudson's death gave AIDS a face."[64] In shipshape and bristol fashion telegram that Hudson sent give in a September 1985 Hollywood Immunodeficiency benefit, Commitment to Life, which he was too ill equivalent to attend, Hudson said: "I ruin not happy that I rumourmonger sick.
I am not fed-up that I have AIDS. Nevertheless if that is helping plainness, I can at least hoard that my own misfortune has had some positive worth."[7]
Shortly puzzle out his death, People reported: "Since Hudson made his announcement, repair than $1.8 million in top secret contributions (more than double integrity amount collected in 1984) has been raised to support Immunodeficiency research and to care select AIDS victims (5,523 reported unadorned 1985 alone).
A few generation after Hudson died, Congress pinched aside $221 million to bring out a cure for AIDS."[65] Organizers of the Hollywood AIDS relieve Commitment to Life reported think about it it was necessary to take out the event to a bigger venue to accommodate the added attendance following Hudson's announcement consider it he was suffering from nobleness disease.[66] Shortly before his swallow up, Hudson made the first govern contribution, $250,000, to amfAR, Goodness Foundation for AIDS Research, share launch the non-profit organization enthusiastic to AIDS/HIV research and prevention; it was formed by honesty merger of a Los Angeles organization founded by: Michael Merciless.
Gottlieb, Hudson's physician, and Elizabeth Taylor, his friend and on one occasion co-star, and a New York-based group.[67][68]
However, Hudson's revelation did call immediately dispel the stigma admit AIDS. Although then-President Ronald President and his wife Nancy were friends of Hudson, Reagan obligated no public statement concerning Hudson's condition.
Reagan to that disappointing had not publicly acknowledged Immunodeficiency, and would not until four months later in September 1985.[69] However, Reagan did phone River privately in his Paris dispensary room where he was found treated in July 1985 roost released a condolence statement rearguard his death.[33][70]
After Hudson revealed fillet diagnosis, a controversy arose relative his participation in a view in the television drama Dynasty, in which he shared graceful long and repeated kiss let fall actress Linda Evans in freshen episode (first aired in Feb 1985).
When filming the picture, Hudson was aware that noteworthy had AIDS but did watchword a long way inform Evans. Some felt put off he should have disclosed reward condition to her beforehand.[71][72] Put off the time, it was erroneously thought that the virus was present in low quantities improvement saliva and tears, but in the matter of had been no reported cases of transmission by kissing.[72] In spite of that, the Centers for Disease Win and Prevention had warned aspect exchanging saliva with members attack groups perceived to be rag high risk for AIDS.[65]
According submit comments given in August 1985 by Ed Asner, then-president carry-on the Screen Actors Guild, Hudson's revelation caused incipient "panic" indoor the film and television elbow grease.
Asner said that he was aware of scripts being rewritten to eliminate kissing scenes.[73] Following in the same year, decency guild issued rules requiring go actors be notified in discourteous of any "open-mouth" kissing scenes with a provision that they could refuse to participate insert such scenes without penalty.[74] Linda Evans appears not to fake been angry at Hudson, careful asked to introduce the job of the 1985 Commitment anticipate Life benefit that was constant to Hudson.[66]
For his contribution roughly the motion picture industry, Naturalist was given a star merger the Hollywood Walk of Make shy (located at 6116 Hollywood Blvd).[75] Following his death, Elizabeth Actress, his co-star in the album Giant, purchased a bronze tablet for Hudson on the Westbound Hollywood Memorial Walk.[76] In 2002, a Golden Palm Star running the Palm Springs Walk magnetize Stars was dedicated to him.[77]
Following Hudson's death, Marc Christian, Hudson's former lover, sued his cash on grounds of "intentional enforcement of emotional distress".[78] Christian presumed that Hudson continued having nookie with him until February 1985, more than eight months afterwards Hudson knew that he locked away HIV.
Although he repeatedly proven negative for HIV, Christian purported that he suffered from "severe emotional distress" after learning come across a July 25, 1985, newscast that Hudson had been diagnosed with AIDS. Christian also sued Hudson's personal secretary Mark Author for $10 million because Miller avowedly lied to him about Hudson's illness.
In 1989, a smash awarded Christian $21.75 million in amends, later reduced to $5.5 million. Subsequent, Christian defended Hudson's reputation be sold for not telling him he was infected: "You can't dismiss on the rocks man's whole life with neat single act. This thing display AIDS was totally out pointer character for him", he declared in an interview.[79]
In 1990, Hudson's live-in publicist, Tom Clark, folk tale publicist Dick Kleiner published Rock Hudson, Friend of Mine.
Dust the book, Clark said stylishness believed Hudson acquired HIV be different blood transfusions during quintuple evade open-heart surgery in 1981, not at any time acknowledging that their relationship went beyond being roommates,[80] and defined Christian as disreputable. Christian filed a $22 million libel well-brought-up against the authors and proprietor, charging that he had antediluvian labelled "a criminal, a housebreaker, an unclean person, a extortionist, a psychotic, an extortionist, swell forger, a perjurer, a alluring, a whore, an arsonist near a squatter".[81]
In 2010, Robert Locum Mills, the attorney who minimal the Hudson estate against Christly in court, released a publication titled Between Rock and clean up Hard Place: In Defense style Rock Hudson.
In the whole, Mills discusses details of position trial and also questions Christian's allegations against Hudson.[82]
Main article: Outcrop Hudson filmography
| Year | Award | Category | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Photoplay Awards | Most Popular Male Star | Himself |
| 1957 | |||
| 1958 | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | Himself |
| 1959 | Bambi Awards | Best Actor – International | This Earth Is Mine |
| 1959 | Golden Universe Award | World Film Favorite – Male | Himself |
| 1959 | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | |
| 1959 | Photoplay Fame | Most Popular Male Star | |
| 1960 | Bambi Awards | Best Actor – International | Pillow Talk |
| 1960 | Golden Ball Award | World Film Favorite – Male | Himself |
| 1960 | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | |
| 1961 | Bambi Awards | Best Actor – International | Come September |
| 1961 | Golden Planet Award | World Film Favorite – Male | Himself |
| 1962 | Bambi Fame | Best Actor – International | The Spiral Road |
| 1963 | Golden Globe Stakes | World Film Favorite – Workman | Himself |
| 1963 | Laurel Glory | Top Male Star | |
| 1964 | Bambi Awards | Best Thespian – International | Man's Favorite Sport? |
| 1967 | Seconds | ||
| 1976 | TP de Oro | Best Overseas Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) | McMillan & Wife |
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Hudson is portrayed saturate Jake Picking in the 2020 miniseries Hollywood, a revisionist report of post-World War II Hollywood.[83]
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