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Rock Hudson: One of the "50 greatest male actors from Hollywood's Golden Age
posted by LentejuelaSTAFFMOD on September 10, 2019 at 7:02 PM
Rock Hudson considered one of the "50 greatest male actors from Hollywood's Golden Age:" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/best-actors-hollywoods-golden-age/rock-hudson/
¨He was known for his roles in romantic comedies opposite Doris Day -- most famously 1959 ¨Pillow Talk¨ with Doris Day. Before that he had dramatic performances in Magnificent Obsession (1954) and Giant (1956) for which he earned his single Academy Award nomination¨.
He appeared in five films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Winchester '73 (1950), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Giant (1956), Pillow Talk (1959) and Seconds (1966).
Reply by genplant29
on September 10, 2019 at 7:10 PM
Seems surprising that Rock doesn't have a US postage stamp after all these years, with as big of a star as he was.
Reply by Lentejuela
on September 15, 2019 at 5:11 PM
Not even Elizabeth Taylor has a stamp yet either but I´ve seen that a request to grant her a stamp was submitted to the USPS in 2017. It will take like another year for the stamp to be issued. According to Post Office guidelines for stamp selection process , there is a three years wait for the USPS Committee to review and approve requests .
Reply by genplant29
on September 15, 2019 at 11:10 PM
During his heyday, Rock Hudson was for years extremely popular, and I think he remains well-liked and appreciated. At the time of his late-life health decline, and due to the "climate" back then, his image and standing did take quite a beating, though I think he's posthumously bounced back to being in fully good public standing since then.
No doubt he'll be approved for a USPS stamp. Perhaps if not solely of him then of him with Doris Day, now that they're both gone.
Reply by QuitePleasant
on September 15, 2019 at 11:22 PM
Yes, Doris and Rock most likely would appreciate the other's gaining appreciation by way of a USPS stamp, and probably even more to their liking sharing the spotlight together once again.
Reply by genplant29
on September 15, 2019 at 11:26 PM
I definitely could totally see them appearing together on a commemorative stamp. That would be good!
Reply by Forty-1212
on October 5, 2019 at 11:13 PM
Good idea about sharing commemorative stamp now that you could get more than one star for the high price of a postage stamp.
Loads of good ideas from Hollywood pairings.
Some dozen of most famous: