Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985
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- Data Source
- Vertical Files
- Material Type
- Person files
- Alternative Name
- Scherer, Roy Harold, Jr.
- City
- Winnetka
- Province / State
- IL
- Country of Publication
- United States of America
- Coverage
- Canada / US
- Notes
- Original name Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., later Roy Fitzgerald, (born November 17, 1925, Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.—died October 2, 1985, Beverly Hills, California), American actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the 1950s and ’60s and popular television series in the 1970s. A popular actor of modest talent, Hudson was one of the first known Hollywood celebrities to die of AIDS-related complications; the extensive publicity surrounding his death drew attention to the disease.
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