Was Rock Hudson Ever Married

Was Rock Hudson Ever Married

Jim Nabors married Rock Hudson were married to each other.

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Sometimes the most ridiculous rumors are the ones that prove the longest-lived. That is certainly the case with the rumored Nabors-Hudson union, a fabrication that entered popular lore in 1971.
Unlike many bits of celebrity gossip, this tale began as a good-natured in-joke about two men in the entertainment industry whom insiders knew to be homosexual but who remained closeted to the public; a bit of silliness that was not intended to malign either man or be mistaken for fact. No one, it appears, was looking to harm either Hudson or Nabors; this was an instance of playful exuberance taken as dead seriousness.
As Rock Hudson reported about the tale’s origins:

There appears to be a couple of elderly, or middle-aged homosexuals who live in Huntington Beach, which is just down the coast from Los Angeles, who every year give a party, a big party, 500 people or so. And they invite everyone they know. It’s an engraved invitation, and to make it amusing they will say, “You’re cordially invited to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in Huntington Beach.” One year the invitation was, “You are cordially invited to the wedding reception of Rock Hudson and Jim Nabors.” And it went all over the country.

Go all over the country it did. A fan magazine picked up on the invites and ran an item which named no names but alluded to the wedding of two same-sex stars. Other gossipmongers spread the word, including a Chicago disk jockey who described the participants as “sort of the rock of Hollywood” and “a plain guy … just neighbors.” That the joke should have explained itself escaped notice: very few picked up on the idea that hunky Mr. Hudson would hereinafter be known as “Rock Pyle,” once again proving the adage no joke is so obvious that some won’t get it.

The rumor was so prominent that both stars addressed it in the national press and considered filing lawsuits over the matter, with Nabors telling a newspaper syndicate in 1971 that:

[More] recently, [Nabors] and Rock Hudson have been the victims of a vicious, unfounded and unwarranted story linking them with a non-existent homosexual marriage.
“What can I say?” he began. “It’s like a nightmare, a bad dream.”
“It’s so ridiculous, yet so horrible, I really don’t know what to say. Of course, it’s untrue. But how do you convince people of something like that? What do you do about a story as horrible as that?”
The story of Nabors’ supposed affiliation with Hudson began several months ago when a fan magazine carried an article which, without mentioning any names, led readers to believe it was written about Nabors and Hudson.
Nabors confided that his first reaction to the story was to sue for libel and slander, a tactic currently being pursued by Rock Hudson who has reportedly hired a battery of lawyers to gather evidence (or lack of evidence) for a future legal battle.
“But,” he said, “[my manager] talked me out of it.”
“That’s right,” his manager added. “What would we gain?” All it would accomplish would be to draw attention to it. You sue a fan magazine and you get nowhere. Nobody cares and they have ten lawsuits in front of you. It would take years to get it into court, and then, by that time, so what?”
“I haven’t seen Rock Hudson since two seasons ago when he did my television show.”
Nabors shook his head. “As God is my witness, I’ve never done anything to hurt anybody. Why would somebody do something like this to me?”
“I love kids,” he continued, “But I’ve been so busy with my career that I really haven’t given marriage much thought.”

At the same time, Hudson told entertainment reporter Hy Gardner that:

“I heard it from a woman who heard it through her hairdresser. Then all of a sudden I’m getting a lot of mail about the whole stupid situation. It is absolutely preposterous and ridiculous. It has reached such tremendous proportions, there’s really nothing to say. Despite our denials,” Rock said, “some people are going to believe whatever they want to believe. They’ll say ‘B.S.’ or ‘Ah-ha.’
“I heard from time to time that ‘it’ happened in Las Vegas, in London, even right in my own home. The truth is it didn’t happen anywhere!”

Hudson maintained that the prank had destroyed his friendship with Nabors, saying: “I’ll tell you one thing that makes me sad about this, and that’s that Jim Nabors and I are no longer friends. We can’t be seen together.”
Which indeed they couldn’t, lest they add substance to the rumor.
News that Rock Hudson was a homosexual long ago fell into the province of common knowledge, but at the time of the Nabors-Hudson marriage rumor Hudson’s public acknowledgement of his homosexuality was still fifteen years away. Hudson’s short-lived 1955 marriage to secretary Phyllis Gates (which insiders claimed had been arranged by his studio to quell rumors) and other carefully managed publicity efforts were largely successful in deflecting gossip about Hudson’s sexual preferences until the terminally ill actor shattered his lifetime secret by announcing he was dying of AIDS. At that time the media were for the most part ignoring AIDS, viewing the scourge as a phenomenon limited in scope, unnewsworthy, and of no real interest to the public at large. Hudson’s public suffering was a watershed event in the history of the fight against AIDS: overnight the disease suddenly shifted from being an illness some nameless folks occasionally contracted to something that was visibly sapping the life of a beloved movie star.
Although Hudson’s sexual orientation was known among friends and co-workers, the news of it had yet to reach the average person prior to his final days in 1985. Hudson conducted his private life quietly, always fearflu he would be outed as gay, an event he thought would spell the end to his career as a popular leading man. At the time the Nabors “marriage” rumor was floated, he was just beginning what
would prove to be a highly successful run in McMillan and Wife , a series of made-for-TV mystery movies. The character of Police Commissioner Stewart McMillan couldn’t very well be gay, and therefore neither could the actor enlisted to play the role.
Jim Nabors also had his reasons for being perturbed by the rumor, primarily that his homosexuality was still not public knowledge and he already had a tough enough row to hoe in being taken seriously, so any story that poked fun at him worked to undermine his screen credibility. Having made his living in the entertainment industry playing the bumpkin, Nabors was handicapped by a negative and less-than-adult image. His chief claim to fame was as Gomer Pyle, a role originated on The Andy Griffith Show and spun off to its own series, Gomer Pyle, USMC . Pyle was a bumbler, a “gosh, golly, gee” farm boy who was possessed of all the best intentions but rarely turned them into positive results. Thanks to the blurring of the actor with the role, Nabors’ success doomed him to being typecast, as viewers proved unaccepting of him in anything but a Gomer Pyle-type role.
Nabors hosted The Jim Nabors Hour , a television variety show that aired on CBS from 1969-71, but after the rumor about his being wed to Hudson surfaced he didn’t have much of a presence on prime-time television save for occasional guest appearances on other comedy/variety shows. In 1977 he undertook a project that if it didn’t exactly break his “golly gee” image, at least stretched its boundaries: hosting The Jim Nabors Show , a syndicated morning talk show along the lines of the highly successful Dinah Shore Show . Although Nabors garnered a Daytime Emmy nomination as a talk show host, The Jim Nabors Show ran for only a year, and afterwards he largely gave up television work in favor of nightclub appearances, concert performances, and musical theatre.
Although rumors of Nabors’ homosexuality floated about for decades after the 1970s, they were not publicly confirmed until January 2013, when Nabors and his male partner of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, traveled to Washington (a state which had just legalized same-sex marriage the previous month) to finally tie the knot.
Did the mental image of a bridal-gowned Jim Nabors hinder his career? Well, put it this way: it couldn’t have helped. Neither did similarly titillating thoughts help Hudson, who was then battling to keep knowledge of his sexual orientation quiet lest it wipe out his career.
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Jim Nabors and Rock Hudson are both well-known for their impressive acting careers. However, what also stood out was how the pair allegedly got married in secret and tried to hide their sexualities from the media.
Legendary actors Rock Hudson and Jim Nabors made names by becoming prominent Hollywood actors. However, the two stars hid a secret from the world.
The pair were both gay but hid their sexualities throughout their lives until they were much older. According to rumors, Hudson and Nabors eventually had a secret marriage.
Jim Nabors in a scene from the series "Gomer Pyle, USMC" on September 30, 1964, and the two at the Academy Awards on April 10, 1967, and Rock Hudson, circa 1955. | Source: CBS Photo Archive & Bettman & Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
However, when the news got out about them, the duo seemingly cut ties. In the following, we look at the details known about their lives, their apparent relationship, and their differing career paths.
When Hudson became an A-list celebrity, he was seen as a hunk who defined manhood at the time. The public only saw a big, tough, and burly man; however, Mark Griffin explored another side to Hudson in "All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson."
Rock Hudson during on the set of "Darling Lillies" in Paris, France on September 27, 1968. | Source: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images
According to Griffin, the star was also a gay man who tried being everything people expected from him. Speaking to Griffin, Hudson's adopted sister, Alice Waier, noted :
“He had his family... professional life, and... his private life, and he had to portray a different person in each of those realms. He was a great performer—not only in acting but throughout his entire life.”
Rock Hudson posing in an image in circa 1955. | Source: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Hudson's sister also noted how her brother tried to please everyone in spite of himself. In the mid-century, the star suffered from harassment and blackmail attempts as a closeted gay man in America.
Hudson often posed for photographs with female friends like actress Claudia Cardinale to shut down the rumors. The actress told Griffin that they'd always been friends but tried to convince the world they were a couple.
Rock Hudson posing in an image in circa 1955. | Source: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
One attack Hudson faced happened in Newport when he was with friends. Some excited girls waved and yelled at the star from a nearby boat but caused the actor's male companions to respond jealously, with Griffin writing :
"Suddenly, one male voice loudly yelled out, '[expletive]!'… teenage boys were chanting ‘[expletive]!’... everyone on the beach... joined in. … What hurt most... was that Rock recognized... his own neighbors in the crowd.”
Rock Hudson and his wife Phyllis Gates pose at home in Los Angeles, California, in circa 1955. | Source: Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
According to Meaww, Hudson's co-stars knew about his homosexuality. After dating Phyllis Gates briefly, the star married her in 1955, but a few years later in 1958 she filed for divorce, citing "mental cruelty."
The Advocate published a story claiming Gates was a lesbian and knew about Hudson being gay. After her death, allegations came out that she had been blackmailing Hudson that she would out him.
JIM NABORS' CHALLENGES AS A GAY MAN IN HOLLYWOOD
Jim Nabors in a promotional studio portrait in circa 1965. | Source: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
On the other hand, Nabors revealed that his "The Andy Griffith Show" co-stars knew about him being homosexual, but Ronny Howard recalled how the crew called him gay slurs behind his back, "And not with any hint of kindness." Nabors shared about his sexuality, stating :
"I haven't ever made a public spectacle of it. Well, I've known since I was a child, so, come on.”
Jim Nabors relaxes over a cup of coffee while at a rehearsal for an upcoming show on September 6, 1965. | Source: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
Nabors noted that his friends also knew about his sexuality. Speaking about the national debate over gay marriage, the actor shared his personal views noting he wasn't an activist and saying :
“I think every single human being has the right to choose the person they want to spend their life with,” and “That’s not even an argument, it’s just a God-given right.”
JIM NABORS AND ROCK HUDSON'S RUMORED MARRIAGE
The book "Rock Hudson: The Gentle Giant," which came out After Hudson's death, claimed he and Nabors got married. An ex-Vogue model allegedly told a newspaper that the pair tied the knot in Belgravia, London in the early '70s when she was 15, in front of eighteen guests including her, sharing :
"I'd gone to the wedding with a friend of Rock's, thinking it was going to be a normal one between a man and a woman... [it] took place in great seriousness, as though it was a man and a woman."
Jim Nabors on an episode of "The Rookies" on December 17, 1973. | Source: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
The rumor was started by a group of Huntington Beach middle-aged homosexuals who sent out joke invitations for their annual get-together. They jokingly invited members to Hudson and Nabors' marriage to tease the former for taking the latter's character Gomer Pyle's last name and becoming Rock Pyle.
The scandal was taken so seriously that the two actors never spoke again , hoping to quell the rumors, and it almost ruined Hudson's reputation in Hollywood. Upon release, his movie, "Pretty Maids in a Row," received some of the worst reviews the star had ever read.
Carol Burnett with Jim Nabors and Rock Hudson at the Academy Awards on April 10, 1967. | Source: Bettman/Getty Images
According to reports, Marc Christian MacGinnis was one of Hudson's former lovers who died at age 56. In 1991, he allegedly won a multimillion-dollar settlement from the actor's estate for knowingly exposing him to AIDS, with Tammy Bruce stating :
“It was the first public acknowledgment that gay relationships are complicated, important, and that responsibility is attached to them.”
Rock Hudson on the deck of his beach house in Malibu Beach, California, circa 1958. | Source: Archive Photos/Getty Images
In 2015, Lee Garlington confessed that he and the iconic actor had dated in secret from 1962 to 1965. Garlington explained why they ended up breaking up so quickly, revealing :
“One of the reasons we went our own way was because in a way I wanted a father figure and he was not strong enough,” and “Rock wasn’t a real strong personality. He was a gentle giant.”
Rock Hudson in formal attire in a black-and-white image in circa 1981. | Source: Bettman/Getty Images
When Hudson passed on, Garlington never got to say goodbye as the star was too ill with AIDS. In the biography released after the actor's death, the star described Garlington as his "true love," leaving him to confess :
“I broke down and cried. I just lost it. He said his mother and I were the only people he ever loved. I had no idea I meant that much to him.”
JIM NABORS STAYED TRUE TO THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE
In turn, Nabors fared much better as he got to marry his male partner of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, on January 15, 2013. The actor was 82, and Cadwallader was 64 when they got married in Seattle's Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
Four years later, the star passed away. Speaking to Hawaii News Now, at the time, Nabors said a judge officiated the ceremony in their hotel room with some friends serving as witnesses, with the star adding :
"I'm very happy that I've had a partner of 38 years and I feel very blessed. And, what can I tell you, I'm just very happy."
The couple met in 1975 when Cadwallader was a firefighter in Honolulu. Cadwallader eventually worked for Nabors , and that's when they began a relationship, with the actor explaining his sexuality wasn't a secret, stating :
"This is really no big deal. My friend and I, my partner, we went through all of this 38 years ago. So I mean, we made our vows and that was it. It was to each other, but nevertheless, we were a couple."
Cadwallader is still alive today according to reports and lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. He became a firefighter in Honolulu when he was 20 years old and was dedicated to his work until his retirement.

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