Biography
Rock Hudson knew from childhood that he wanted to be an actor, and stubbornly overcame difficulties on his way to his dream. He became famous as the star screenshot of the 50s and 19th century, but did not stay forgotten even after death, which helped to attract the attention of the world community to the problem of AIDS.Childhood and youth
Roy Harold Sherler - Jr. appeared on November 17, 1925 in the American village Winnetka. He was the son of an auto mechanic and a housewife, which later went to work as a telephone. When the Great Depression began, the father lost his job and left the family. Later, the mother of the celebrity re-married a former officer of the marine infantry, who adopted the boy and gave his surname. But Roy hated the stepfather, and the marriage soon collapsed.
Sherler since childhood dreamed of becoming an actor. It all started from the film with Jackie Cooper, after watching which he was dreaming about the glory of the star of television screens. But the obstacle to the execution of the dream was the inability to memorize the replicas, which pursued the artist at the beginning of the career. Because of this, the young man did not take into school performances, and in his free time he worked as a peddler of newspapers.
Celebrity cultivation fell on the years of World War II, so after graduating from high school, he was forced to go to serve on the fleet as an aircraft. Because of the tense relations with the stepfather, the swarm did not want to return home and moved to his father in Los Angeles. There he got a job as a truck driver, but did not leave hope to get on the screens.
The future performer even tried to enter the University of Southern California to learn dramatic art, but was not credited due to low marks. Sheer did not give up and continued to sneak the thresholds of film studios and talent agencies, while once the photo of the guy did not fall into the hands of Henry Wilson. He considered the appearance of a wower of the textured and took the star from him from him, which became a new page in the biography of the artist.
Personal life
Even in youth, serving on the fleet, the performer understood that men attracted him, but for years I hid this fact in order not to part with the charming hearts that brought us. Therefore, rumors about Rock novels periodically appeared in the press with different actresses, and in 1955 he even fisherly married the secretary of Phyllis Gates.But after the wife learned about the orientation of the artist, she filed a divorce and declared moral violence from the spouse. However, some sources said that in fact a woman was lesbian and from the very beginning knew about the sexual preferences of the chosen one.
Already after the death of the star came out the Book Hudson Book Hudson: His Story, the author of which Sarah Davidson spoke. It is reported that in the life of Hudson personally approved the publication. In her, his men are mentioned Jack Cautes and Tom Clark, who is considered the main love of the artist.
The last lover of Rock was Mark Christian, from whom the artist hid information about his diagnosis, entering into intimate relationships. When Hudson died, Christian demanded compensation in court, because all this time risked to get infected.
Films
Roy began his acting career already under the pseudonym Rock Hudson, who invented the agent for him. But the first role was extremely heavy for celebrity, because he still experienced difficulties with the memorization of replicas. As a result, to open the scene for the "squadron of fighters", it took as many as 38 doubles. Later this moment became a reason for jokes and was repeatedly paroded in the cinema.
But Wilson turned out to be prompt and managed to knock out a contract with Universal International. He focused on the appearance of the ideal embodiment of an American man of that era. Rock was high (height 196 cm), broadly and possessed attractive features of the face. Celebrity heroes, as a rule, behaved self-confidently and conquered women with a light charming smile.
Embed from getty imagesAfter the start of cooperation, the Hudson studio had to be seriously mistaken. He took the lessons of dance, singing, fencing and riding. Snapshots of the stars were increasingly placed on the covers of magazines, because he possessed natural photographicity, and soon the favored proposals began to flow.
Rock filmography was rapidly replenished with such projects as "support", "fat man" and "weapons of rage". But the role that brought the American actor popularity is considered the image of Bob Merrik in the drama "Magnificent obsession" Douglas Sirka.
In subsequent years, the artist and director have repeatedly met on the set. The result of their cooperation was paintings "Everything that heaven is permitted," "Words written in the wind" and "Never feel good", who had success in the 50th.
The World Glory came to the celebrity after working on the film "Gigant", who brought him the only nomination for Oscar. The company on the shooting of Hudson amounted to Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, for which the picture became the last appearance on the screens. Rock embodied the image of the Texas farmer, whose life changes with the advent of the young wife Leslie and the subsequent birth of children.
In the late 50s, the artist gained popularity as a star of romantic comedies, especially after the release of the phone in half. The on-screen partner of the artist was Doris Day, with which they later appeared in "Return, my love" and "Do not send me flowers." No less bright were the Duets of Hudson with Gina Lollobridhyda in "Come in September" and Claudia Cardinal in the "Steal from your neighbor."
Embed from getty imagesOver time, the romantic image began to arrive celebrities, and he tried himself in different genres, from the militant to fiction. But the glory of Rock invariably went to the decline, so he decided to leave the big screens and go to television. So the series "Macmillan and the wife" appeared, which quickly loved the American audience and existed for 6 seasons. Hudson played a police officer who investigates complex crimes by resorting to the help of his environment.
The career takeoff was short, the actor continued to appear on the screens, but was no longer a pet favor. Everything complicated when in 1981 he had transferred an operation to the heart, because of which had to abandon participation in some projects. The last hope was shooting in the TV series "Dynasty", but soon Hudson learned that he had HIV, and it became the beginning of the end.
Despite the disease, the performer continued to work, because of what the screen kiss with Linda Evans later called the condemnation wave. The virus has not yet been studied, and many thought that the actress could become infected. But Rock did not leave hope that he could cure, and did not stop the reception of drugs.
Death
The artist prior to the latter concealed the diagnosis, afraid that it will harm reputation. He wrote off his painful view and rapid weight loss to fatigue and a new diet. But journalists and fans could not help but notice that, even without overcoming the frontier of 60 years, the actor looks like a man on the threshold of deep old age.The last time the Contractor appeared in public in July 1985, after which the condition had deteriorated sharply, and information about the disease became the possession of the press. On October 2 of the same year, Roy died in his house, the cause of death was the complications of AIDS. According to the will of the star, the body was cremated, and the dust was dispelled above the water.
Despite the tragity of the death of the actor, it became an impetus to study the AIDS problem, raising public awareness about the pathways of infection, as well as to search for methods for treating and facilitating the state of patients.
Filmography
- 1950 - "Winchester 73"
- 1951 - "Brilliant Victory"
- 1952 - "Running River"
- 1952 - "Victim of Fate"
- 1954 - "Magnificent obsession"
- 1956 - "Words written in the wind"
- 1956 - "Giant"
- 1957 - "Farewell, weapons!"
- 1958 - "Twilight of the Gods"
- 1970 - "Dear Lily"
- 1971-1977 - "Macmillan and wife"
- 1980 - "Martian Chronicles"
- 1980 - "Cracked Mirror"
- 1984-1985 - "Dynasty"