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Rock Hudson
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Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spann…
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Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. A prominent heartthrob in the Golden Age of Hollywood, he achieved stardom with his role in Magnificent Obsession (1954), followed by All That Heaven Allows (1955), and Giant (1956), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hudson also found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961), and Send Me No Flowers (1964). During the late 1960s, his films included Seconds (1966), Tobruk (1967), and Ice Station Zebra (1968). Unhappy with the film scripts he was offered, Hudson turned to television and was a hit, starring in the popular mystery series McMillan & Wife (1971–1977). His last role was as a guest star on the fifth season (1984–1985) of the primetime ABC soap opera Dynasty, until AIDS-related illness made it impossible for him to continue. Although discreet regarding his sexual orientation, it was a known fact amongst Hudson's colleagues in the film industry that he was a gay man. In 1984, Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS. The following year, he became one of the first celebrities to disclose his AIDS diagnosis. Hudson was the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness, on October 2, 1985, at age 59. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rock Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
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2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
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2023
Commitment to Life
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2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
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- 2021
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2021
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
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2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
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2019
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
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2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
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2018
These Dead Souls
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- 2018
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2018
The Green Fog
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2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
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2015
Children of 'Giant'
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2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
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2011
Vito
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2011
Hollywood Scandals
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2010
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
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2008
Acting for Douglas Sirk
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2008
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
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2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
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2007
When Fear Eats the Soul
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2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
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2004
Hollywood Legenden
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2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
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2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
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2001
Beatles: Big Beat Box
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1999
After Stonewall
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1998
Memories of Giant
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1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
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1996
Return to 'Giant'
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1995
James Dean: A Portrait
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1992
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
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1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
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1990
Death In Hollywood
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1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
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1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
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1989
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
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1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
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1985
Night of 100 Stars II
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