Rock Hudson: The Complicated Life of a Legendary Hollywood Heartthrob
The ‘Giant’ of a Film
Up until the film Magnificent Obsession, Hudson had been starring only in B grade movies. It was this 1954 film catapulted him to full stardom, but his career is said to have soared when he starred in the epic Western film Giant. Hudson starred as Jordan ‘Bick’ Benedict, a wealthy Texas rancher, and he starred alongside Hollywood great Elizabeth Taylor and the iconic James Dean. It was Giant that brought Hudson his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor. The famous film was also the third and last film for Dean, as he died from a car accident before it was shown in cinemas.
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