Rock Hudson

Blast From The Past: Rock Hudson, Hollywood’s First Gay Superstar

Rock Hudson was the ultimate matinee idol, hunky, handsome, wholesome. Every girl’s dream lover Rock (real name Roy Harold) was gay. His homosexuality was an open secret among his colleagues and co-stars, like Doris Day, Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews. A huge superstar Rock’s stardom became the biggest hurdle to his sexual identity. The bigger he got, the less his chances of coming out. As Rock’s stardom grew, stories of his promiscuous ways, stealthy lovers and temporary trysts and one-nights grew rampant. It was becoming harder to hold on to his clean-cut heterosexual image | Click Here...