The ultimate movie star, Rock Hudson reigned supreme as the king of Hollywood for nearly forty years. The embodiment of romantic masculinity in American film, Hudson won acclaim for his performances in glossy melodramas (Magnificent Obsession), western epics (Giant) and blockbuster bedroom farces (Pillow Talk). 

Worshipped by moviegoers and beloved by his colleagues, Hudson appeared to have it all.  Yet beneath the suave and commanding star persona, there was a deeply conflicted and very vulnerable human being, one who spent his life keeping secrets.  

Meticulously researched, All That Heaven Allows draws upon over 100 interviews with those who knew Hudson best, including Carol Burnett, Joel Grey, Piper Laurie, Tab Hunter, Claudia Cardinale, Armistead Maupin, Jack Scalia, Arlene Dahl and Robert Osborne.  With unprecedented access to private journals, personal correspondence and production files, author Mark Griffin finally delivers a complete and nuanced portrait of one of the most fascinating stars in cinema history.  

More than thirty years after his death, Rock Hudson’s story – sensational, heartbreaking and courageous – has finally been told in All That Heaven Allows.