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Rock Hudson : Friend of Mine by Dick Kleiner and Tom Clark (1990, Hardcover)
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The book "Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine" by Dick Kleiner and Tom Clark was published in 1990 by World Industries Almanac Books. This biography, written in English, spans 288 pages and includes illustrations.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWorld Industries Almanac Books
ISBN-100886875625
ISBN-139780886875626
eBay Product ID (ePID)1423751
Product Key Features
Book TitleRock Hudson : Friend of Mine
Publication Year1990
TopicEntertainment & Performing Arts
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorDick Kleiner, Tom Clark
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
LCCN89-027196
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal791.43/028/092 B
LC Classification NumberPN2287.H75C58 1990
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- 10 May, 2022
Rock Hudson trusts his life and career into his friend's hands
Tom was a unit publicist by career and acted as counselor, personal advisor and financial manager to Mr. Hudson, but some of his advice was detrimental, such as recommending the script of Gene Roddenberry's "Pretty Maids All In A Row." Mr. Hudson should have avoided the offer or had Tom help petition the director, Roger Vadim and the writer, Roddenberry for his creative control to remove the murderer aspect from his character and place it on another character, such as on Roddy MacDowall's school principal character. The typing fits Roddy's sinister characterizations much better. Rock could have kept the "lover" character intact and the audience would have cheered him as an antihero in the end as he escaped. Tom was aware of Mr. Hudson's hero - winner image and should have tried harder to uphold that image. Tom also should have insisted that Mr. Hudson watch his health. Universal overworked him and placed him in too many degrading sex comedies. Rock said he loved "war " to his wife Phyllis (see Phyllis Gates' book) and should have gone in that direction like John Wayne. In Tom's book, Rock is also mentioned to have had a son from an encounter with the amorous mother of one of his girlfriends in Illinois. Rock never got the chance to meet him. Rock wanted children, and his wife, Phyllis used birth control during his marriage (see Phyllis Gates’ book). In Tom's book we learn that Rock tried to adopt a French child and put in the adoption papers, but felt inadequate since he wasn't married any longer. Rock wanted a family. He loved to visit Disneyland and magically sneak in on family photos that were about to be taken.Tom was a close friend of Rock to the end but he also should have fought for Rock to get tube feeding to counter his non-existent appetite as he was fighting for his life. Rock had anemia, as his doctor Rex Kennamer said and his liver was supposedly failing. Interestingly, Sarah Davidson's book has some differences as far as conversations and events taking place. According to Tom Clark, Rock feared for his life from the "crazy" Marc Christian whom he invited in on friendship, but could not legally get him out of the house. Also, Tom states that Christian forged documents with Hudson's initials.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
