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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
He was a very masculine man who turned out to be gay.
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The studio staged his marriage to Phyllis Gates. He was a big dude, 6'5", unusual for a Hollywood actor. (Ever been to Universal Studios Lot? They will show you the 3/4 size doorways where they place leading men so they look larger. In the old days the usually short leading men stood on boxes to kiss the leading ladies.) Anyway, Rock was a buddy to Jim Nabors and Roman Gabriel.
A couple of gay guys in Huntington Beach staged a fake marriage of Rock Hudson to Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) so that Rock Hudson became Rock Pyle.