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Rock Hudson: Biography

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Birth Name: Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
Birth Place: Winnetka, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/17/1925, Scorpio
Date of Death: 10/02/1985
Profession: Actor

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Rock Hudson Fast Facts:

Served in the Navy during World War II and, post-war, worked as a postman and truck driver while waiting to be discovered by Hollywood.
His first film, Fighter Squadron (1948), was with Warner Bros., but he eventually became a contract player for Universal.
Started his film career as a teen idol but finally was recognized for his acting talent with the 1956 release of Giant, in which he co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean.
Was paired for the first time with Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959), the first of a number of box-office hits for the co-stars.
Motion picture exhibitors voted him one of Hollywood's 10 most popular stars for eight consecutive years.
Television work included the 1970s detective series McMillan and Wife and the prime time soap opera Dynasty in the early 1980s.
Died of complications of AIDS in 1985, after becoming the first major celebrity to publicly acknowledge contracting HIV, a revelation that also disclosed his homosexuality.

Rock Hudson Relationships:
Roy Scherer Sr. - Father
Katherine Wood - Mother
Wallace Fitzgerald - Stepfather
Alice Scherer - Half Sister
Phyllis Gates - Ex-wife
Marc Christian - Ex-significant Other
Jack Coates - Ex-significant Other
Tom Clark - Ex-significant Other
Rock Hudson Awards:
1961 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1960 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1963 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1966 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1956 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1959 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner

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