The Rock who conquered Hollywood; A new play charts the relationship between legendary actor Rock Hudson and his agent Henry Wilson.(Features) From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: April 21, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Philip Key

THROUGHOUT his Hollywood career, Rock Hudson was the epitome of the leading man - rugged, tough, square-jawed and handsome as hell. Women loved him, men admired him.

But Hudson was hiding a secret that in the era would have killed his career stone dead - he was gay.

Amazingly, he kept his secret until near the very end when, dying of an Aids-related illness, stories of his private life began to be whispered in the film colony. <...

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