Lee Garlington saves photos in an ancient box of reddish wood, memoirs of a different era and long-standing love. "We did not have the opportunity to shoot together, it was very dangerous," says Garlington, who faced the movie idol rock Hudson in the mid-60s.-We were only able to shoot a friend of a friend.”

At the time, Hudson was one of the best box office stars in Hollywood. Without much effort, pious and 6 '4", he was the main person straight out of the Central casting, but was obliged to keep his own sexuality a secret from the public. Garlington, a plausible stockbroker, was a man he had a crush on.

Now, for the first time, in the matter of people, Garlington, currently 81, promotions private photo he and Hudson took a buddy buddy on a 1963 vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

"Unfortunately, in the ardor of their popularity, being really what he was, he would stop contact and a ruined career,” talks mark Griffin, whose fresh autobiography, everything that heaven allows, delves into the difficulties of the starry sky, whose death in 1985 due to complications related to AIDS, changed the personality of the disease.

"Fortunately, important progress has been made in Hollywood and beyond," Griffin says. "It's a pity that rock didn't live long enough to see the evolution of our culture.”

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When Garlington looks back at the time spent together, he recalls the trip, during which Hudson had the opportunity to avoid the control of their own curators.

Elizabeth Taylor, his dresser at Giant, advised them to entertain in Puerto Vallarta, the sluggish beach of the metropolis.

"We walked along the beach, filmed a friend of a friend on a video camera and drove around in an open jeep," recalls Garlington. "We elementary lived the life of 2 ordinary gays who adore a friend of a friend. The paparazzi was gone, and no one knew we were actually there. We were just comfortably be yourself.”

The only photo they took together was at a bar in New Orleans. "His scout told him that he never had to own one of his own Boyfriends in the photo, as a result of the fact that if someone notices this, they will suspect that he is gay.”

Hudson “did not have the ability to exist as he wished, and he had a chance to hide,” says Garlington. - Sorry, actually what it appeared 30 or 40 years. He would be more relaxed and spontaneous, and it would be a happy life. He'd still be ecstatic about how a lot of things changed.”

Hudson in public confessed, in fact, that AIDS is unhealthy for a number of months before his death. Garlington talks "" because his example adored and appreciated, his recognition changed the attitude of many people to AIDS. He had a great influence, much more than he ever understood.”

Only subsequently, destruction of the Hudson Garlington had learned from the biography, what Hudson actually called it "true love."”

"I broke down and cried," Garlington talks. - He said that actually my mother was the only one he loved. I'm of the opinion had not, in fact what was meant for him, such as the large number.”

Now married to his own partner, Paul Garlington, with whom he was in a relationship in the direction of 32 years, Lee contains a large number of affectionate memoirs about the star.

"I remember how plausible he was and how wonderful we spent time together. He was the kindest man I'd ever met.”