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Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates' marriage was the envy of many in the short time it lasted. However, behind the scenes, the couple was involved in bitter blackmails towards each other and hidden sexuality scandals.
Of the legendary actors produced in Hollywood's Golden Age, Rock Hudson is undoubtedly a name that can't be forgotten. Hudson took over the industry with his piercing handsomeness and charm.
He was known as Hollywood's leading hetero heartthrob. However, behind the scenes, Hudson battled with his sexuality, and his secret was taken advantage of by none other than his beloved wife, Phyllis Gates, who also had skeletons in her closet.
Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates on their wedding day on 09 November, 1955 at Santa Barbara, California | Photo: Getty Images
According to reports , Hudson and Gates first set eyes on each other in October 1954 during a meeting at Henry Wilson's house. Wilson was Hudson's agent while Gates worked as Wilson's secretary.
The two immediately hit it off. The next day, Wilson invited Gates to join him and Hudson for drinks and that was the start of their relationship. The duo began dating, and in time, Gates' social status was elevated.
Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates attend the Screen Directors Dinner on 02 February, 1957 in Los Angeles,California | Photo: Getty Images
By 1955, Gates had moved into Hudson's Sunset Boulevard, and both their reputations were increasing. However, Hudson struggled with keeping his private life away from the media, who were curious about why he wasn't married.
After much pressure, Hudson proposed to Gates in 1955, and in November that year, the lovebirds tied the knot in Santa Barbara with only four guests, including Wilson. The duo went to Jamaica for their honeymoon.
Soon after the honeymoon and a few years of marriage, there was trouble in paradise as Gates alleged that their sex life was in shambles. She also claimed that Hudson had sudden rage and dark moods.
Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates pose at home on 01 January, 1955 in Los Angeles, California | Photo: Getty Images
Gates didn't stop there and further claimed she received calls from young men who described themselves as Hudson's fans, but it turns out they were more than fans. By 1958 Gates filed for divorce and received a weekly check of $250 for alimony.
However, before the divorce, the couple was knee-deep in scandals. According to reports, the marriage between Hudson and Gates was arranged by Wilson, who was also gay, to protect the actor.
Before the wedding, a known magazine, Confidential Magazine, was working on an expose to reveal Hudson's sexuality, and Wilson arranged the marriage to cover up his client and friend's track.
Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates pose at home on 01 January, 1955 in Los Angeles, California | Photo: Getty Images
Gates wrote about this in her memoir, "My Husband, Rock Hudson," and noted the betrayal slighted her. She insinuated that she had no idea the actor, who starred in "Giant" alongside Elizabeth Taylor, was gay.
However, reports suggest that Gates knew about her husband's hidden sexuality and was on board because she was also a lesbian. A 2006 issue of The Advocate Magazine claimed the couple went on double dates with John Carlyle and his boyfriend.
She allegedly joked to her friends that it would be fun to marry "the big gay rock." However, it was more than fun for Gates, who saw other women but hampered on Hudson seeing other men.
A portrait of Rock Hudson against a wooden backdrop on 01 January, 1960 | Photo: Getty Images
Gates even went as far as blackmailing her husband, hiring private investigator Fred Otash to record a conversation between her and Hudson, where she manipulated her husband to confess he was gay.
She used the tape to blackmail Hudson, but the actor didn't fall for her trap, thanks to Wilson, who hired a mob to deal with the people she gave the evidence to. Hudson also played his part by using an incriminating photo to silence Gates.
After their failed marriage, Hudson went on to date stockbroker Lee Garlington, but they kept their relationship secret. However, that wasn't the only secret that haunted his final moments.
A portrait of Rock Hudson on 01 January, 1955 | Photo: Getty Images
The star actor was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1984 but kept it a secret until a year later when his publicist announced it as he was dying from AIDS. At 59 years old, Hudson died from the virus .
The biography "All That Heaven Allows" by Mark Griffin explored his hidden sexuality , battle with the disease, and the impact of his death on raising awareness about the epidemic of AIDS in the biography "All That Heaven Allows" by Mark Griffin.

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Rock Hudson was a popular actor who enjoyed stardom in the 1950s. The actor is most popularly known for his character portrayal in films like Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, Giant, and Pillow Talks . However big a star Hudson was, his revelation about his sexuality was a big turning point for the AIDS epidemic.
According to a report in Biography.com, Rock Hudson was discreet about his sexuality. Though there were several rumours about him being gay, the actor never addressed them as, at the time, homosexuality was illegal. He was even married to Phyllis Gates but their marriage could last only for three years, after which they got divorced.
Reportedly, Rock Hudson suffered a series of diseases in the early 1980s. But soon, he discovered that he was HIV positive and earlier it was believed that only homosexuality can spread the disease. AIDS at the time was considered to be a gay-related immune deficiency and those diagnosed with it, faced moral scorn. So for a long time, he kept his treatment a secret.
However, after some time, Hudson released a press release in which he claimed that he has AIDS. The actor did not formally announce that he is gay, but he knew that revealing his disease would send a message about his sexuality. This declaration made him one of the first public faces of the AIDS epidemic.
Back in the day, even though homosexuality was looked down upon and the actor had feared an immense backlash, he got immense love from everyone. Hudson received plenty of support and warm wishes from his fans and fellow stars from the industry. According to a report in the media portal, Hudson wrote a message that was to be read at a fundraiser hosted by friend and early AIDS activist Taylor. The note read, “I am not happy that I am sick. I am not happy that I have AIDS; but if that is helping others, I can at least know that my own misfortune has had some positive worth".
Pillow Talk i s a popular American romantic comedy film that released in the year 1959. The film was directed by Michael Gordon and banked by Ross Hunter and Martin Melcher. The film starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day in the lead roles. Other cast members of the movie were Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter. The movie was a massive hit at the box office and was immensely liked by the critics as well. The movie shot Rock Hudson to stardom and he remained one of the top Hollywood actors for the next three years.
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Rock Hudson

By Laura Kelly / Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 8:58 am EDT

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Rock Hudson was one of the illustrious actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood, best known for cinematic dramas such Giant and All That Heaven Allows and screwball romantic comedies like Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back . To his fans, Hudson was the pinnacle of machismo and rugged masculinity. Men admired him, and women adored him. While we still remember Rock Hudson as a great classic actor, we also realize just how perfectly tailored Hudson's image had been when he was one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Underneath the rough and tough ladies man image, Hudson constantly had to hide who he really was — deeply wounded, highly sensitive, and gay.
In Netflix's recent series, Hollywood , we get a glimpse of the brutality Hudson suffered during his time as a star — being abused by his agent, changing his image, and playing to the public's idea of a manly, straight male. However, the series gives Hudson a much nicer ending: dramatically firing his cruel agent, embracing a relationship with another man, and playing a gay man on film. We all know this never happened; being openly gay in Old Hollywood might have killed Hudson's career. It was nice to give Hudson a happy ending, but the history of Hudson's life was far more complicated and heartbreaking. This is the tragic real-life story of Rock Hudson.
Rock Hudson didn't have the easiest start in life. Born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, Hudson's father abandoned him and his mother when Hudson was still a child. His mother later remarried a man named Wallace Fitzgerald. Hudson's new stepfather adopted the eight-year-old Roy, giving him the last name Fitzgerald. One would think it would be indicative of some paternal feeling towards the boy. However, this turned out not to be the case. According to USA Today , Wallace Fitzgerald was brutal towards his stepson, especially when the young Roy first revealed his interest in becoming an actor. Hudson learned early in life just how dangerous it could be to express his true thoughts and feelings.
According to Biography , Hudson later enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served from 1944 to 1946. After he was discharged, he moved to Hollywood and took a paying job as a truck driver. He lingered around movie studios during the day, hoping to be noticed by executives or talent agents.
The young Roy Fitzgerald (as Rock Hudson was then known) did get his wish and was discovered by Hollywood talent agent, Henry Willson. According to the Radio Times , Willson was quite taken with Roy's dashing good looks and imposing 6'4" height. However, the talent agent had a very shady reputation in the Hollywood world. It was a semi-open secret that Henry Willson was gay; he was out as much as one could be in the Old Hollywood world. And while he was good at producing actors, it was also known that Willson usually recruited young, handsome, and inexperienced aspiring actors. And those clients were generally expected to do "favors" for Willson — including Hudson. Rock Hudson's recent biographer, Mark Griffin, confirmed these rumors in an NPR interview. "It was fairly well-known that if you were a Henry Willson client, as Tony Curtis once expressed it, you probably had to sexually express yourself to Henry," Griffin said.
Rock Hudson and Henry Willson actually had a lot in common, as noted by Harpers Bazaar . Both were gay men with abusive fathers; Willson's father sent him to an all-male boarding school when he was young, hoping the school would rid his son of any "feminine" tendencies and make him more "manly." It has been suggested that Willson's time in boarding school allowed him to hone his skills in procuring masculine men for Hollywood.
Once Willson recruited him, Roy Fitzgerald had to completely remake his image. With Henry Willson's help, of course. According to Biography , Willson was actually the one who gave his client his new name, Rock Hudson — "Rock" for the Rock of Gibraltar and "Hudson" for the Hudson River. Given that Hudson's legal last name up until that point had been his abusive stepfather's, he probably wasn't too regretful about giving it up. But Willson knew that Hudson needed more than a name change to be a convincing leading man. It was clear that Hudson was gay, but that couldn't be made obvious to studio executives or the public. Luckily Hudson already had the height, the good looks, and the naiveté. Willson could work with all of that.
According to Vanity Fair , Willson personally paid for an extensive makeover for Hudson. This included getting Hudson's teeth capped, buying him a new wardrobe, and sending him for vocal lessons. Willson even trained Hudson out of any effeminate mannerisms and taught him to exude excessive masculinity. In essence, Henry Willson can be credited with creating the cinematic image of the Rock Hudson the public recognized.
Surprisingly enough, Rock Hudson was actually not that great an actor in the beginning. He had no professional experience or training as an actor when he first arrived in Hollywood. However, others were willing to take a chance on him because of his stunning, all-American good looks and imposing height. According to Harpers Bazaar , before signing with Henry Willson, Hudson would apparently pose outside of the studio gates hoping to catch a higher-up's attention with his comeliness or send photos of himself to producers. Even his agent, Henry Willson, couldn't deny that Hudson's primary talents — in the beginning — were his striking good looks. According to Vanity Fair, after laying eyes on Hudson, Willson was said to have declared, "The acting can be added later!"
Once Hudson was signed, he was given acting and vocal lessons. His debut role in 1948 was a bit part in the movie Fighter Squadron . However, as noted by The Radio Times , there were rumors that it took 38 takes for Hudson to deliver his one simple line in the film successfully. In fact, for the rest of his acting career, Hudson was notorious for his problems with learning his lines. Despite his struggles, they didn't stop him from starring in the 1956 film Giant alongside Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean — a role that earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
Homosexuality was never portrayed on the big screen during the Old Hollywood days, but many of Hudson's roles often depicted a man in the midst of an identity crisis (i.e., Magnificent Obsession , All That Heaven Allows ). According to USA Today , one of Hudson's regular directors, Douglas Sirk, seemed keenly aware of Hudson's personal struggles with identity (and was well aware that Hudson was gay) and likely urged him to do these roles. Given how Hudson grappled with pretending to be a completely different person to his public in real life, he was most effective in these film roles.
Douglas Sirk and Rock Hudson worked together several times, and they both had a close friendship. According to an article in The Criterion Collection , Hudson described his bond with Sirk as very much a father-son type of relationship. "He was like ol' Dad to me, and I was like a son to him, I think," Hudson said, per Criterion. "When you're scared and new, and you're trying to figure out this thing, and suddenly an older man will reach out and say, 'There, there, it's okay,' that was Douglas Sirk."
Hudson was about the same age as Sirk's son, whom he lost custody to in a divorce after his ex-wife joined the Nazi Party. And Hudson had never had a close paternal figure in his life, so Sirk was certainly a welcome change.
Within the confines of the Hollywood world, it was tacitly acknowledged that Hudson was gay. But the public didn't know it. Hudson was still unmarried at the age of 29, and his fans were puzzled as to how this suave, charismatic man from the silver screen could still be a bachelor. According to Harpers Bazaar , when questioned about his marital status, Hudson always tried to brush off the inquiries, jokingly calling himself "marriage shy." But the rumor mill was starting to churn, and Hudson's agent, Henry Willson, knew that if they didn't act soon, Hudson would be publicly exposed as a gay man. There was only one way to quiet the tabloids, and there was no other way around it. Hudson had to get married.
In 1955, Rock Hudson wed Phyllis Gates — who just so happened to be Henry Willson's personal secretary. It's highly speculated that this was an arranged marriage that Willson orchestrated. The marriage didn't last long. Gates and Hudson divorced after three years. Gates later wrote a book about her relationship with Hudson, citing him as abusive and claimed that she had been duped into marrying him. Given that Gates was Willson's own secretary, most find it hard to believe that she was completely in the dark about Hudson's sexual orientation — especially given the relationship Hudson had with her boss. After their divorce, Hudson never married again.
Although Henry Willson was instrumental in starting Hudson's career, working with him came at a hefty price. According to The Radio Times , Willson's reputation had never been the greatest, but by the 1960s, it was getting even worse. Besides being a notorious alcoholic, excessively vicious and cruel, rumors of Wilson's "gay casting couch" were circulating. Studios became increasingly more reluctant to sign his clients. Hudson stood by Willson and continued to have a professional and personal relationship with him for years, but by 1966, Willson was becoming a weight around his neck. Hudson fired him.
Hudson had been Willson's most profitable client, and without him, Willson didn't have much to work with. He would continue to spiral downward into poverty and ill health. According to Vanity Fair , when his health was so poor, and the money had run out, Willson begged Hudson for financial help. Hudson wrote a check for $20,000 and
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