Quick Facts
- NAME: Rock Hudson
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: November 17, 1925
- DEATH DATE: October 02, 1985
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Winnetka, Illinois
- PLACE OF DEATH: Beverly Hills, California
- Originally: Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.
- AKA: Roy Harold Fitzgerald
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Rock Hudson was a leading man of the Hollywood screen in the 1950s and 1960s. His death from AIDS in 1985 greatly increased awareness of the disease.
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Synopsis
Rock Hudson was a leading Hollywood film actor and television star during the 1950s and 1960s. His film debut in Fighter Squadron (1948) lead to others roles that showed off his manly good-looks, including All that Heaven Allows. Hudson starred in several comedies with Doris Day,
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As you get older, you learn to keep your mouth shut more, because you never know how badly you're going to embarrass yourself later.
including Pillow Talk and Come September. His death from AIDS in 1985 greatly increased awareness of the disease.
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(born Nov. 17, 1925, Winnetka, Ill., U.S.—died Oct. 2, 1985, Beverly Hills, Calif.) U.S. film actor. He worked at odd jobs before making his film debut in Fighter Squadron (1948). His manly, wholesome good looks made him a popular star in Douglas Sirk melodramas such as Magnificent Obsession (1954) and All That Heaven Allows (1955), and he displayed a flair for comedy in a series of films with Doris Day, including Pillow Talk (1959), Come September (1961), and Send Me No Flowers (1964). He later starred in the television series McMillan and Wife (1971–77). His death from AIDS greatly increased awareness of the disease.
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