Title: Rock Hudson - Friend of Mine Author: Tom Clark with Dick Kleiner Published by: Pharos Books, 1989 ISBN: 0-88687-562-5 [hardcover, 270 pages]
This book is an intimate portrait of Rock Hudson. There is only one person who could have written this book and that man is Tom Clark. He was Rock Hudson's best friend, his closest friend and confidant for more than twenty years.Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine is also the book Tom Clark swore he would never write because he felt the times he had shared with Rock Hudson, both good and bad, were his alone to remember and cherish. But he has changed his mind. Why? Because he, and the others who knew Rock Hudson well, were disappointed and distressed about the other books written about Rock. They felt a truer picture had to be shown. In these pages, you will find Rock Hudson as he really was.
Because of their closeness, Tom Clark reveals stories and memories of Rock Hudson that no one else knows. And Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine is filled with wonderful reminiscences -- some funny, some sad, all revealing -- about the great stars and directors Rock Hudson worked with in his many films. Here are personal insights into Elizabeth Taylor, Tyrone Power, Lauren Bacall, Dinah Shore, Doris Day, Carol Burnett, Susan Saint James, Julie Andrews, and Blake Edwards, among dozens of others.
This book tells many fascinating stories: Rock's critical relationship with notorious Hollywood agent Henry Willson, who discovered him; anecdotes about the making of his many films including Giant, Written on the Wind, Pillow Talk, Darling Lili, and Lover Come Back; his experiences in television with "McMillan & Wife" and "The Devlin Connection," which was a failure, and his controversial love scene with Linda Evans on "Dynasty"; his fear of a stage career, a fear that vanished once he made his first appearance.
This book treats fully Rock Hudson's sexuality and gives the true account of his relationship with Marc Christian. Its last pages give a moving account of Rock's battle with AIDS and his death.
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