Peter Bart: Hollywood Icons Harrison Ford And Rock Hudson Still Flexing Their Movie-Star Muscles
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deadline.comMovie stars no longer “own” Hollywood, we are told, but two hallowed brand names owned much of the media space this week. At age 80, Harrison Ford is soldiering through the interview circuit to energize his balky Indy numbers.
And an HBO doc about Rock Hudson this week reminded viewers of an era when stardom was as much manufactured as earned. Both Ford and Hudson coveted their celebrity, which now borders on the mythic.
But early in their careers, both struggled through identity crises, trying to define a persona they could comfortably live with.
The young Hudson was so gawky and naïve that he required emergency coaching on both his speech and sexuality from his ambitious manager, Henry Willson.
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