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If you've spent any time on this blog, you'll know that I have a special place in my heart for Rock Hudson. After reading his biography, I'm happy to report that those feelings didn't change.
This is my second book for Raquel Stecher's Summer Reading Challenge (you can read my review of Ann-Margret's autobiography here!). Other books I plan to read this summer star Natalie Wood, Spencer Tracy, Lauren Bacall and Ava Gardner, so stay tuned.
But getting back to Rock Hudson...
All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson is anything but sensational about a man whose existence rocketed Hollywood, especially towards the end of his life, when he became the first major movie star, or public figure, for that matter, to reveal that he had been diagnosed with AIDS.
What I was struck by is how restrained of a person he was. In reading this biography, it became very apparent that, for as much as he wanted to be a big star, he was also super shy, restrained, and not willing to rock (heh) the boat in his quest to get there. The biggest show of emotion from him for the first half of this book is his reaction to the news that Universal was considering letting him go and he went to the head honcho's office to plead for another chance.
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