![]() ![]() Meticulously researched and vividly rendered, All That Heaven Allows illuminates an all-too-human superstar whose life and legacy have significantly influenced American culture. ![]() Along the way, this riveting account features memorable appearances from an A-list cast of characters, including Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, John Wayne, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, and many other luminaries. Griffin also offers the first in-depth analysis of Hudson’s entire body of work from his early bit parts to his collaborations with visionary director Douglas Sirk to his cheekily subversive bedroom farces with Doris Day to his transition to the small screen in the hit series McMillan & Wife. Here, at last, are fresh insights into Hudson’s controversial marriage to Phyllis Gates and his contentious dealings with boyfriend Marc Christian, providing answers to questions the late actor consistently evaded. This free, public program will take place in Callahan Hall.ĭrawing on more than 100 interviews with co-stars, family members, and former companions and unprecedented access to private journals, personal correspondence, and production files, this comprehensive biography finally produces a multidimensional portrait of one of the most compelling figures in film history. The Lewiston Public Library will welcome back local author Mark Griffin on Thursday, January 31 at 6pm for an evening celebrating his ground-breaking new book, All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson which was recently published by HarperCollins. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |