All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school plays because he couldn't remember lines. After high school he was a postal employee and during WW II served as a Navy airplane mechanic. After the war he was a truck driver. His size and good looks got him into movies. His name was changed to Rock Hudson, his teeth were capped, he took lessons in acting, singing, fencing and riding. One line in his first picture, Fighter Squadron (), needed 38 takes. In he received an Oscar nomination for Giant () and two years later Look magazine named him Star of the Year. He starred in a number of bedroom comedies, many with Doris Day, and had his own popular TV series McMillan & Wife (). He had a recurring role in TV's Dynasty () (). He was the first major public figure to announce he had AIDS, and his worldwide search for a cure drew international attention. After his death his long-time lover Marc Christian successfully sued his e
Hudson had a rocky childhood. His biological father left him and his mother during the Great Depression and moved to California. Hudson's mother re-married an ex-Marine in Wallace Fitzgerald adopted Hudson and changed his name to Roy Fitzgerald. Hudson's new father was abusive towards him and his mother, Kay. This caused Hudson to stay away from home as much as possible. In high school, Hudson became the best of friends with Jim Matteoni and Pat McGuire. The three of them loved theater and worked on sets for school productions. They all went to the service together during World War II. Hudson joined the Navy in He served as an airplane mechanic, among other thi
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