Ancestry of Rock Hudson
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It's unclear why he is called Raymond in the 1930 census, but his SSDI entry calls him Roy and biographers have since called him Roy as well. | It's unclear why he is called Raymond in the 1930 census, but his SSDI entry calls him Roy and biographers have since called him Roy as well. | ||
| − | In 1932, Roy deserted the family and moved to California. Meanwhile Kay started dating Wally FitzGerald. They eventually married and Rock Hudson would now be known as Roy FitzGerald. It was under this name that he was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1946 and decided to relocate to California to persue his dream of being an actor. At first he lived with his father in Long Beach, but after a short time he moved out. | + | In 1932, Roy deserted the family and moved to California. Rock's obituary in the New York Times, states that Roy had lost his job. Meanwhile Kay started dating Wally FitzGerald. They eventually married and Rock Hudson would now be known as Roy FitzGerald. It was under this name that he was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1946 and decided to relocate to California to persue his dream of being an actor. At first he lived with his father in Long Beach, but after a short time he moved out. |
Roy married thirdly Edith unknown who died shortly before he did. Sara Davidson tells the story that Roy was mentally gone in his old age. His last wife died and he thought she was sleeping, someone else determined that she had died. Roy had an adopted daughter with whom he lived for a short time. It's unclear if he died at her home. | Roy married thirdly Edith unknown who died shortly before he did. Sara Davidson tells the story that Roy was mentally gone in his old age. His last wife died and he thought she was sleeping, someone else determined that she had died. Roy had an adopted daughter with whom he lived for a short time. It's unclear if he died at her home. | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Roy&gsln=Scherer&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=62969830&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing : "Edith Scherer born 18 Jul 1913, died Aug 1982, last residence Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon; SSN issued by Michigan" | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Roy&gsln=Scherer&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=62969830&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing : "Edith Scherer born 18 Jul 1913, died Aug 1982, last residence Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon; SSN issued by Michigan" | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Roy&gsln=Scherer&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=62969830&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing : "Roy Scherer, born 3 Jun 1899, died Nov 1982, last residence Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon; SSN issued by California" | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Roy&gsln=Scherer&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=7&recid=62969830&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing : "Roy Scherer, born 3 Jun 1899, died Nov 1982, last residence Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon; SSN issued by California" | ||
| + | *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=114660641&fn=&ln=Record+Rock+Hudson+from+1985-1985&st=d&ssrc=&pid=1041844 New York Times, obituary "Rock Hudson"] [[Oct 3]], 1985 "Rock Hudson, Screen Idol, Dies at 59" stating such bits as : "...During the Depression, his father lost his job as an automobile mechanic and left the family. His mother, a telephone operator, remarried, and the actor, then 8 years old, took the surname of his stepfather Wallace Fitzgerald. His mother's second marriage ended after nine years." "In 1944, he joined the Navy and served in the Philippines as an airplane mechanic." None of his male lovers were named, his one-time wife Phyllis Gates was. | ||
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