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Rock Hudson
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Author : David Bret
language : en
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
Release Date : 2004
Rock Hudson written by David Bret and has been published by Robson Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This biography gives a full account of movie legend Rock Hudson's career and colourful private life. David Bret discusses every aspect of Rock's life - his scores of male lovers, his sham marriage and his pathological battle to prevent his homosexuality being divulged by the press.
Rock Hudson
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Author : Rock Hudson
language : en
Publisher: Avon Books
Release Date : 1987
Rock Hudson written by Rock Hudson and has been published by Avon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Actors categories.
Idol Rock Hudson
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Author : Jerry Oppenheimer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Idol Rock Hudson written by Jerry Oppenheimer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Hudson, Rock-1925-1985 categories.
Rock Hudson's life had all the elements of a Hollywood tearjerker, not unlike one of the many he starred in during the 1950s: there weree the humble beginnings, the unhappy childhood, the yearnings for another life, the sudden rise to fame, the adoration of millions, and, ultimately, disintergration and tragedy.
All That Heaven Allows
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Author : Mark Griffin
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2018-12-04
All That Heaven Allows written by Mark Griffin and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The inspiration for the HBO® Original Documentary, Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed, airing June 28! The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood’s Golden Age. “Mark Griffin paints a vivid portrait of a man who lived a double life in order to maintain his status as a movie star. Griffin’s sources are candid but credible, which makes the book a real page-turner. I came away admiring Hudson all the more, and feeling sad for the secret existence that Hollywood demanded of its leading men in the 1950s and 60s.” — Leonard Maltin, author of Hooked on Hollywood: Discoveries from a Lifetime of Film Fandom Devastatingly handsome, broad-shouldered and clean-cut, Rock Hudson was the ultimate movie star. The embodiment of romantic masculinity in American film throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s, he reigned supreme as the king of Hollywood. As an Oscar-nominated leading man, Hudson won acclaim for his performances in glossy melodramas (Magnificent Obsession), western epics (Giant) and blockbuster bedroom farces (Pillow Talk). In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Hudson successfully transitioned to television; his long-running series McMillan & Wife and a recurring role on Dynasty introduced him to a whole new generation of fans. The icon worshipped by moviegoers and beloved by his colleagues appeared to have it all. Yet beneath the suave and commanding star persona, there was an insecure, deeply conflicted, and all too vulnerable human being. Growing up poor in Winnetka, Illinois, Hudson was abandoned by his biological father, abused by an alcoholic stepfather, and controlled by his domineering mother. Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Hudson was determined to become an actor at all costs. After signing with the powerful but predatory agent Henry Willson, the young hopeful was transformed from a clumsy, tongue-tied truck driver into Universal Studio’s resident Adonis. In a more conservative era, Hudson’s wholesome, straight arrow screen image was at odds with his closeted homosexuality. As a result of his gay relationships and clandestine affairs, Hudson was continually threatened with public exposure, not only by scandal sheets like Confidential but by a number of his own partners. For years, Hudson dodged questions concerning his private life, but in 1985 the public learned that the actor was battling AIDS. The disclosure that such a revered public figure had contracted the illness focused worldwide attention on the epidemic. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with co-stars, family members and former companions, All That Heaven Allows delivers a complete and nuanced portrait of one of the most fascinating stars in cinema history. Griffin provides new details concerning Hudson’s troubled relationships with wife Phyllis Gates and boyfriend Marc Christian. And here, for the first time, is an in-depth exploration of Hudson’s classic films, including Written on the Wind, A Farewell to Arms, and the cult favorite Seconds. With unprecedented access to private journals, personal correspondence, and production files, Griffin pays homage to the idol whose life and death had a lasting impact on American culture.
The Trial Of Rock Hudson
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Author : John Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Trial Of Rock Hudson written by John Parker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with AIDS phobia categories.
There had never been a trial like it. It took place in the Superior Court of Los Angeles, beginning in December 1988, and it made Rock Hudson?s former lover, Marc Christian, an instant multi-millionaire. Hudson almost certainly had AIDS throughout their three-year relationship, but when the dreaded news was finally confirmed he deliberately withheld it from Christian. When Hudson died, Christian sued. The trial went ahead and the upshot was that Christian was initially awarded almost $23 million in damages. The Trial of Rock Hudson chronicles every day of that landmark trial and studies its impact on Hollywood, the homosexual community and AIDS suffereres themselves. It also supplies a fascinating insight into the legal system in the USA.
Rock Hudson
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Author : John Mercer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-07-25
Rock Hudson written by John Mercer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Tall, dark and handsome, with a manufactured name and a scrupulously designed professional image, Rock Hudson represented the Hollywood ideal of American masculinity during the 1950s and 60s; an ideal that was to be questioned and ultimately undermined during the years to follow by lurid accounts of his private life and his death from AIDS related illness. This illuminating analysis of Hudson's career reassesses the perceived disparity between his public persona and his 'true' nature. Exploring his unique qualities as a performer and exposing the role of his agent, producers and directors in the construction of his image, John Mercer unpicks Hudson's stardom to reveal a more complex star identity than has hitherto been understood. Foregrounding the ways in which Hudson's career provides insights into the nature of American popular culture and attitudes towards gender and sexuality, Mercer ultimately depicts Hudson as a star who embodied a period of transition between the old Hollywood and the new.
Rock Hudson
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Author : Brenda Scott Royce
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1995-02-28
Rock Hudson written by Brenda Scott Royce and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-02-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Rock Hudson rose to stardom as the virile hero of adventure films, and he then gained a flurry of female fans by starring in melodramas, like Magnificent Obsession. He earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Giant, starred in successful romantic comedies, and had a productive television and stage career. This book provides full information about his many performances and charts his life and career up to his death from AIDS. Rock Hudson was a movie giant, one of the biggest stars Hollywood ever produced. He gained early fame as the romantic hero of adventure films and melodramas such as Magnificent Obsession (1954). He then tackled serious drama in Giant (1956), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination. With the success of Pillow Talk (1959), he entered a new genre for which he would become best known—the sex comedy. He also had a successful stage and television career. This book charts Rock Hudson's rise as a celebrity until his death from AIDS. A biography opens the volume, followed by chapters which chronicle his work in film, television, radio, and the stage. Each chapter contains descriptions of Hudson's individual performances, with entries providing cast and credit information, plot summaries, excerpts from reviews, and critical commentary. The volume also includes a listing of Hudson's awards and an annotated bibliography of additional sources of information.
My Husband Rock Hudson
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Author : Phyllis Gates
language : en
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date : 1989
My Husband Rock Hudson written by Phyllis Gates and has been published by Berkley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Breaking a silence of 30 years, the former Mrs. Rock Hudson tells all about her brief, poignant marriage to the all-American star--from its glamorous, lovestruck beginnings to its shattering, shocking end. "Revealing!"--The Star.
Rock Hudson
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Author : Tom Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Rock Hudson written by Tom Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of Rock Hudson's life as told by his closest friend and lover of twenty years, this book is filled with wonderful reminiscences--some funny, some sad, all revealing--about the great stars and directors Rock Hudson worked with in his many films. 16 pages of photographs.
Rock Hudson
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Author : David Bret
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-22
Rock Hudson written by David Bret and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-22 with categories.
Since David Bret published his best-selling Rock Hudson biography in 2004, two key figures in Rock's story-his wife Phyllis Gates and his last lover, Marc Christian-have died, allowing a great deal to be told which could not be told whilst they were alive. In this much-revised biography, Bret discusses every aspect of Rock's life: parental abuse, discovering his sexuality while in the US Navy, his scores of male lovers, his prostitution to agents and talent scouts, the hidden truth behind his lavender marriage, his battle to conceal his sexuality from the media, his involvement with San Francisco's gay scene, and the tragedy of his final years as the first major celebrity to contract AIDS. Published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the actor's death, in Rock Hudson: The Gentle Giant, David Bret has produced a rewarding portrait of a warm-hearted, wonderful man who, though atrociously maligned by the media back in 1985 when he died, remains revered by his millions of fans around the world.