Man Who Invented Rock Hudson The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson

Name: Man Who Invented Rock Hudson The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson
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ISBN: 9780786716074

ISBN-10: 078671607X

ISBN-13: 9780786716074

Edition: 2006

Authors: Robert Hofler

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Henry Willson started off as a talent scout under powerhouse mogul David O.elznick, for whom Willson procured women. The star maker-to-be was thereforen the lookout for promising newcomers - as actors, lovers and sometimes both when he received an unsolicited photograph from a movie star hopeful namedoy Scherer. Unbeknownst to Willson, the photograph of the handsome young manith bad teeth would have not only a career-defining impact for himself but,ore importantly, redefine Hollywood's concept of the male heartthrob. Roycherer became Rock Hudson and for the next twenty-five years Henry Wilsonecame the man behind movie "beefcake." "The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson"elves into Willson's life…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 9/20/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 325
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Hollywood's Adonis Factory






Rock Tab Troy



Polishing the Rock



An M-G-M Rejection






A Note from Walter Winchell



Ginger Rogers Sat Here



Bloodsuckers on the Neck



Junior Hollywood






Cary Grant's Roommate



Lana Turner at the Troc






Memos from David O. Selznick



Monty Clift Escapes



The Face and the Beard



Guy (Madison) Worship



Saint Jennifer Jones



Faux Fiancees






Ex-con Rory Calhoun



Never a Groom



Jaguar in the Rain



Farewell to Tara






Self-reinvention



Big Fish, Big Pond



Dazzling at Ciro's



From Race to Touch



Up the Ladder with Tony Curtis






And Natalie Wood Makes Three



Wholesome, But Never Fresh



Tabloid Mole



BHPD Interrogation



Around the World at Universal



Confidential Reports



Sacrificial Lions






Jimmy Dean's Maker



Revenge on Tab Hunter



Trial of the Tainted Stars






Giant Step



Vampira among the Ivy



Importing John Saxon



Troy Donahue, Again



Pick-up on Sunset



Alain Delon on the Tarmac



John Gavin Plays Rock Jr.



Hollywood Leg Breaker



Suddenly, Last Saturday



FBI File: Mr. Rock Hudson






The Trouble with Warren Beatty



Jock-Turned-Extortionist



Married to Suzanne Pleshette






Bazooka and Brillcreem



Henry's Last Chance



Losing the Rock



Bel Air Breakdown



Camelot Before Dying



Mannix for Lunch



Finally, No Name


Epilogue: Best of Friends


Notes and References


Bibliography


Index