Alan Steppe
Rock Hudson, the American actor known for his leading man roles in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s, did not have any biological children. Hudson was one of the first major Hollywood celebrities to die of AIDS-related complications, and his death in 1985 brought significant attention to the AIDS epidemic.
Throughout his life, Rock Hudson’s sexuality was a topic of speculation and rumor. It was only after his death that it became widely known to the public that he was gay. Because of the time period in which he lived and worked, Hudson kept his sexuality a secret from the public due to societal and professional pressures.
