Rock Hudson

This is the first full account of Rock Hudson s career and private life to appear since his death in 1985. With frankness, David Bret discusses every aspect of the actor s life: his painful childhood, his scores of male lovers, the constant pressures of concealing his homosexuality from the press, a [...]
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This is the first full account of Rock Hudson s career and private life to appear since his death in 1985. With frankness, David Bret discusses every aspect of the actor s life: his painful childhood, his scores of male lovers, the constant pressures of concealing his homosexuality from the press, and four decades of box-office success. Drawn from new materialincluding candid interviews given by Hudson himself and withdrawn until after his deathBret s portrait of this warm-hearted actor also sheds light on his later life. Rock Hudson was the first major public figure to announce he had AIDS, and his search for a cure drew international attention. After his death, his long-time lover successfully sued his estate, again calling attention to the homosexuality the star had hidden for most of his career."