And all of that was repressed, and he could not say any of that aloud. But back in the 1940s and the 1950s, when Rock was arriving on the scene in Hollywood, it was a very different culture, as we know. He never told any of his closest friends back in Winnetka, Ill., about that.Īnd similarly, you know, all these issues in reference to his sexuality were certainly something that - today, we have these dialogues very freely about issues of sexuality. So much of his life had to be interior, and he didn't feel free to express so much, the fact that he had these great ambitions to be an actor. This was - even as a young man, this was the beginning of Rock Hudson's life as a covert operation, if you will. MARK GRIFFIN: It's really interesting that if you read or look at interviews that Rock conducted over a long span of time, many decades, this one particular phrase, as I mention in the book, keeps coming up: I just learned to keep my mouth shut. Do you have any insights into, like, the emotional distress it must have caused him to have to hide who he really was? Reading your book about Rock Hudson, I was thinking how painful it must have been for him to be one of Hollywood's leading men, one of the most, quote, "eligible bachelors" while being a closeted gay man. My guest Mark Griffin is the author of a new biography of Rock Hudson called "All That Heaven Allows." Griffin's previous book was a biography of film director Vincente Minnelli. As playwright William Hoffman put it, Hudson's death made people realize AIDS is a disease, not a moral affliction. It was a turning point in the public awareness of the AIDS epidemic. His secret was successfully concealed from the public until he was dying of causes related to AIDS. In the 1950s and '60s, he was considered an all-American, hetero heartthrob, the leading man in romantic melodramas like "All That Heaven Allows" and "Magnificent Obsession" and romantic comedies like "Pillow Talk" and "Lover Come Back." He starred with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in the film "Giant." In the '70s, he starred in the TV series "McMillan & Wife" as the police commissioner of San Francisco. Gay celebrities often faced serious personal consequences for being forced to live a double life. But if you stayed in the closet, you could be blackmailed. It used to be unthinkable for a Hollywood star to come out as gay. Holland’s Opus (1996) Odd Jobs (1986) The Odd Couple II (1998) Rock the Kasbah (1991) The Russia House (1990) Scary Movie 3 (2003) Seventh Son (3015) The Shooting.This is FRESH AIR. 1 American Animals Casi famoso ( Almost Famous) (2019) Vaca (2018) Another Stakeout (1993) Arthur (1981) Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) Cat People (1982) College (2008) Fast Five (Extended Version) (2011) Filly Brown (2013) Galaxy of Terror (1981) Head Office (1986) The Hitcher (1986) Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011) Les Misérables (2012) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) Mr. 19, along with season 10 of “ Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Here’s the full list for January: Jan. “Avenue 5,” about a luxury space-traveling company, is out Jan. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, it stars Jason Bateman, Cynthia Erivo and Ben Mendelsohn. Starring Jude Law, it’s a continuation of the 2016 series “ The Young Pope.” There’s also “ The Outsider,” out Jan. Highlights include “ The New Pope,” out Jan. HBO is out with its list of everything new coming to HBO in January, and everything leaving.
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