The man who invented Rock Hudson : the pretty boys and dirty deals of Henry Willson

Hofler, Robert (Author).

Item details

ISBN: 9780786716074
ISBN: 078671607X
Physical Description: print
xii, 468 p., [16] p. of plates : ill ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: New York : Carroll & Graf, 2005.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-454) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Hollywood's Adonis Factory ix -- 1 Rock Tab Troy 3 -- 2 Polishing the Rock 9 -- 3 An M-G-M Rejection 17 -- 4 A Note from Walter Winchell 25 -- 5 Ginger Rogers Sat Here 37 -- 6 Bloodsuckers on the Neck 49 -- 7 Junior Hollywood 59 -- 8 Cary Grant's Roommate 65 -- 9 Lana Turner at the Troc 73 -- 10 Memos from David O. Selznick 85 -- 11 Monty Clift Escapes 97 -- 12 The Face and the Beard 103 -- 13 Guy (Madison) Worship 109 -- 14 Saint Jennifer Jones 115 -- 15 Faux Fiancees 125 -- 16 Ex-con Rory Calhoun 135 -- 17 Never a Groom 141 -- 18 Jaguar in the Rain 147 -- 19 Farewell to Tara 151 -- 20 Self-reinvention 159 -- 21 Big Fish, Big Pond 167 -- 22 Dazzling at Ciro's 171 -- 23 From Race to Touch 179 -- 24 Up the Ladder with Tony Curtis 185 -- 25 And Natalie Wood Makes Three 201 -- 26 Wholesome, But Never Fresh 209 -- 27 Tabloid Mole 217 -- 28 BHPD Interrogation 223 -- 29 Around the World at Universal 233 -- 30 Confidential Reports 239 -- 31 Sacrificial Lions 247 -- 32 Jimmy Dean's Maker 253 -- 33 Revenge on Tab Hunter 259 -- 34 Trial of the Tainted Stars 267 -- 35 Giant Step 275 -- 36 Vampira among the Ivy 287 -- 37 Importing John Saxon 291 -- 38 Troy Donahue, Again 299 -- 39 Pick-up on Sunset 307 -- 40 Alain Delon on the Tarmac 311 -- 41 John Gavin Plays Rock Jr. 317 -- 42 Hollywood Leg Breaker 323 -- 43 Suddenly, Last Saturday 333 -- 44 FBI File: Mr. Rock Hudson 345 -- 45 The Trouble with Warren Beatty 353 -- 46 Jock-Turned-Extortionist 363 -- 47 Married to Suzanne Pleshette 367 -- 48 Bazooka and Brillcreem 375 -- 49 Henry's Last Chance 381 -- 50 Losing the Rock 385 -- 51 Bel Air Breakdown 391 -- 52 Camelot Before Dying 399 -- 53 Mannix for Lunch 407 -- 54 Finally, No Name 415 -- Epilogue: Best of Friends 419.