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30 April 2022
A wife who competed with her husband, tried to make him lose confidence, and denied him children..
Interesting to see how Phyllis Gates could not bend on several issues.
She also did not want to quit her job and be a full-time homemaker.
Mr. Hudson wanted children, Phyllis chose to use birth control.
Both began as normal people trying to exist in an atmosphere of Hollywood danger.
They both could have withdrawn from the spotlight and stayed together in the production side of the Arts.They would have had a happy ending and lived safely together with the 10 or so children Mr. Hudson talked about having.
Mr. Hudson suffered by working around aggressive, competitive people who became parasites and detriments to his health and career.
Rock Hudson: His Story by Rock Hudson; Sara Davidson
27 June 2022
Sad story of a talented man seeking a father figure all his life.
Sad story of a talented man seeking a father figure all his life. Got conned by many people. Lesson: Be careful who you make friends with--it could kill you.
Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine by Tom Clark; Dick Kleiner
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.