Hollywood heartthrob and film icon, Rock Hudson, was a legend in his own right and gained notoriety for classic dramas and romantic comedies like Pillow Talk, Written on the Wind, and the classic Western, Giant.
Born Roy Scherer Jr.
to Katherine Wood and Roy Scherer Sr., but at the age of seven, his adopted stepfather Wallace Fitzgerald changed his name to Roy Harold Fitzgerald.
Hudson’s debut film appearance was in 1948 in “Fighter Squadron,” and he eventually signed a long-term contract with Universal Pictures.
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