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xiii, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Rock Hudson's life had all the elements of a Hollywood tearjerker, not unlike one of the many he starred in during the 1950s: there were the humble beginnings, the unhappy childhood, the yearnings for another life, the sudden rise to fame, the adoration of millions, and, ultimately, disintergration and tragedy.
Prologue -- Beginnings -- Romantic idol -- Friends -- TV star -- Changes -- Denial -- Fallen idol -- Ashes -- Epilogue.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.