ROCK HUDSON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 41825

ROCK HUDSON
Movie still signed by Hudson as a fighter ace in Darling Lili
Photograph signed "Rock Hudson". Color, 8x10. Movie still from 1970's Darling Lili. ©1969 Paramount Pictures Corp. Darling Lili, directed by Blake Edwards and co-starring Julie Andrews, is inspired by the World War I spy Mata Hari, with Andrews spying on the Allies and Hudson for the Germans. Hudson (1925-1985), was born Roy Scherer but adopted the last name Fitzgerald when his mother remarried in the 1930s. He was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for Giant in 1956. Twice voted Hollywood's top box-office draw and a favorite of fan magazines, Hudson proved he had more than good looks, turning in solid performances in such films as Magnificent Obsession (1954), Written on the Wind (1956), Battle Hymn (1956), A Farewell to Arms (1957), This Earth is Mine (1959), A Gathering of Eagles (1963), Ice Station Zebra (1968) and Darling Lili (1970). He is also known for his pairings with Doris Day in a number of light-hearted romantic comedies, including Pillow Talk (1959) and Send Me No Flowers (1964). In 1971, Hudson finally moved to the small screen, starring in McMillan and Wife (1971-1976), appearing on Dynasty (1981) and making a number of made-for-TV films, including a role in the 1980 TV adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. Diagnosed with AIDS in the early 1980s, he was the first major public figure who brought the deadly virus to world attention. Lightly toned, signature faint but legible. Otherwise in fine condition.