Hudson, Rock

Japanese: ハドソン（英語表記）Hudson, Rock

Born November 17, 1925 in Winnetka, Illinois
[Died] October 2, 1985. Beverly Hills, California. American actor. Born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr., later Roy Fitzgerald. Known as a handsome actor, he was active in movies in the 1950s and 1960s, and mainly on television since the 1970s. He served in the Navy during World War II, and moved to Hollywood in 1946 to pursue a career as an actor. In 1947, he caught the eye of a talent scout and was given the stage name Rock Hudson, after the Rock of Gibraltar and the Hudson River. He signed with Warner Brothers and made his film debut in Fighter Squadron (1948). A year later, he moved to Universal. His leading role in Magnificent Obsession (1954) established him as a star. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an old-fashioned rancher in Giant (1956). By the end of the 1950s, he was one of Hollywood's biggest earners. He also showed his talent for comedy in films such as Send Me No Flowers (1964), in which he starred alongside Doris Day. Shortly before his death at age 59 from complications caused by AIDS, he came out as gay. He made a major contribution to raising awareness of the horrors of AIDS.

Hudson
Hudson, Manley Ottmer

Born: May 19, 1886, St. Peters
Died April 13, 1960. American legal scholar, professor at the University of Missouri and Harvard. He strongly advocated for America's membership in the League of Nations but failed to achieve his goal. In 1919 he joined the League's Secretariat and participated as a legal adviser in various international conferences. He devoted his energies to the study of international litigation, and served as a judge of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 1933, and as a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice for ten years from 1936. His main works include Progress in International Organization (1932), The Permanent Court of International Justice (34), and International Tribunals, Past and Future (44).

Hudson
Hudson, Henry

[Born] Around 1550
[Died] 1611
British navigator and explorer. He made four voyages in search of a route to China via the Arctic Ocean. His first voyage was made in 1607 for the Russian Company, and he discovered Jan Mayen Island. In 1608, at the request of the same company, he explored a route to China between Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya. In 1609, at the request of the Dutch East India Company, he set out on his third voyage, passing through Hudson Bay, which is named after him, and arriving at New Amsterdam, and then up the Hudson River, reaching near Albany. In 1610, he set out from London for his fourth voyage. He passed through Hudson Strait in mid-June and reached Hudson Bay in August. Food shortages caused discord among the members of his expedition, and he was forced to board a boat with his son and seven companions, where he drifted and was never heard from again.

Hudson
Hudson, William Henry

Born: August 4, 1841, near Buenos Aires
[Died] August 18, 1922, London British author and naturalist. After a wandering life, he settled in England in 1874 and wrote romances set in South America. His representative works include The naturalist in La Plata (1892), Green Mansions (1904), his autobiography Far Away and Long Ago (18), Afoot in England (09), which depicts the English countryside, and a study of birds.

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Japanese:

[生]1925.11.17. イリノイ，ウィネトカ
[没]1985.10.2. カリフォルニア，ビバリーヒルズ
アメリカ合衆国の俳優。本名 Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.，のちに Roy Fitzgerald。二枚目俳優として知られ，1950～60年代は映画，1970年代以降はおもにテレビで活躍した。第2次世界大戦中は海軍で兵役につき，1946年に俳優を志してハリウッドに移る。1947年タレントスカウトの目に留まり，ジブラルタルの岩 Rock of Gibraltarとハドソン川 Hudson Riverにちなんでロック・ハドソンの芸名をもらう。ワーナー・ブラザーズと契約し，『特攻戦闘機中隊』Fighter Squadron（1948）で映画デビュー。1年後，ユニバーサルに移籍。『心のともしび』Magnificent Obsession（1954）で主役を演じ，スターの地位を確立した。『ジャイアンツ』Giant（1956）では昔かたぎの牧場主を好演し，アカデミー賞主演男優賞にノミネート。1950年代の終わりには，ハリウッドの稼ぎ頭の一人に数えられた。ドリス・デーと共演した『花は贈らないで！』Send Me No Flowers（1964）などの作品ではコメディの才能も披露している。エイズによる合併症のため 59歳で死去する直前に，同性愛者であることを公表。エイズの恐ろしさに対する認識を高めることに大きく貢献した。

ハドソン
Hudson， Manley Ottmer

[生]1886.5.19. セントピータース
[没]1960.4.13. ケンブリッジ
アメリカの法学者。ミズーリ，ハーバード両大学教授。アメリカの国際連盟加盟を強く主張したが果せず，1919年みずから国際連盟事務局に入り，各種の国際会議に法律顧問として参加。国際裁判の研究に精力を注ぎ，33年常設仲裁裁判所裁判官，36年から 10年間，常設国際司法裁判所判事をつとめた。主著『国際組織の発展』 Progress in International Organization (1932) ，『常設国際司法裁判所』 The Permanent Court of International Justice (34) ，『国際裁判所──過去と未来』 International Tribunals，Past and Future (44) 。

ハドソン
Hudson， Henry

[生]1550頃
[没]1611
イギリスの航海者，探検家。北極海経由の中国航路を求めて4回の航海を行う。第1回目は 1607年ロシア会社のためになされ，ヤンマイエン島を見出す。 08年同会社の要請でスピッツベルゲンとノバヤゼムリヤ間の中国航路を探索。 09年オランダ東インド会社の依頼で第3回目の航海に出発，彼の名にちなんだハドソン湾を経て，ニューアムステルダムにいたり，さらにハドソン川をさかのぼりオールバニ近くに達した。 10年第4回目の航海のためロンドンを出発。6月中頃ハドソン海峡を通り，8月ハドソン湾に達した。食糧不足から隊員間に不和を生じ，息子および仲間7名とともにボートに強制移乗させられ，漂流，消息不明となった。

ハドソン
Hudson， William Henry

[生]1841.8.4. ブエノスアイレス近郊
[没]1922.8.18. ロンドン
イギリスの作家，博物学者。放浪生活ののち 1874年イギリスに定住，南アメリカを舞台としたロマンスを書いた。代表作『ラ・プラタの博物学者』 The naturalist in La Plata (1892) ，『緑の館』 Green Mansions (1904) ，自伝『遠い国，はるかな昔』 Far Away and Long Ago (18) のほか，イギリスの田園を描いた『イギリス徒歩旅行』 Afoot in England (09) や鳥類の研究がある。

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