Rock Hudson - A Bio-Bibliography

Rock Hudson rose to stardom as the virile hero of adventure films, and he then gained a flurry of female fans by starring in melodramas, like Magnificent Obsession. He earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Giant, starred in successful romantic comedies, and had a productive television and stage career. This book provides full information about his many performances and charts his life and career up to his death from AIDS.

Rock Hudson was a movie giant, one of the biggest stars Hollywood ever produced. He gained early fame as the romantic hero of adventure films and melodramas such as Magnificent Obsession (1954). He then tackled serious drama in Giant (1956), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination. With the success of Pillow Talk (1959), he entered a new genre for which he would become best known-the sex comedy. He also had a successful stage and television career.

This book charts Rock Hudson's rise as a celebrity until his death from AIDS. A biography opens the volume, followed by chapters which chronicle his work in film, television, radio, and the stage. Each chapter contains descriptions of Hudson's individual performances, with entries providing cast and credit information, plot summaries, excerpts from reviews, and critical commentary. The volume also includes a listing of Hudson's awards and an annotated bibliography of additional sources of information.

Sommario

Preface
Acknowledgments
Biography
Filmography
Television
Radio
Stage
Discography
Awards, Nominations, and Honors
Characterizations
Annotated Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Brenda Scott Royce

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brenda S. Royce, Brenda Scott Royce
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.1995
• EAN: 9780313286728
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28672-8
• Serie: Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Popular Culture, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Individual actors & performers, Films, cinema, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: arts and entertainment, Individual actors and performers, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General