Posts from The Tennesseean in thread „Rock Hudson“

Back around the time "The Undefeated" was made, the word "gay" wasn't really used as widely as it is now.

NP...

Folks are ALWAYS trying to "ding" him, 'cuz they're simply jealous.

Carl...he never said anything about Rock. The comment was made about Monty Clift, and it was along the lines of one of the stuntman coming up to JW on one the first days of filming, and saying (supposedly): "You know he's a f**, right Duke?!"

To which JW replied: "I don't care if he IS a f**, the son-of-a-bitch can act!"

According to everything I've read, and even been told by folks who knew JW or worked with him, said that he knew about Rock, but couldn't care less. Like always, it was all about the WORK.

Yes, Rock and Duke became friends. In an interview on a DVD, Andy McLaglin went into great detail about how the two got along, and what possible PR issues had to be avoided on the part of the studio.

According to EVERYONE who knew him, Duke cared first and foremost about his CRAFT, how you did YOUR job ultimately reflected on him, so he wanted your efforts to be focused there as well.

Everything else was either distractions, or icing on the cake, depending on the circumstance.