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Susan Saint James, actress who played Rock Hudson’s spouse with kooky charm in McMillan and Wife • Nov. 1, 2026, 2:00 AM ET (The Telegraph)
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Also Known As Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. • Roy Fitzgerald
Born November 17, 1925 • Winnetka • Illinois • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died October 2, 1985 (aged 59) • Beverly Hills • California

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Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman recline together on the floor in front of a lit fireplace in a scene from All That Heaven Allows, directed by Douglas Sirk.
Rock Hudson and Dorothy Malone in Written on the Wind (1956)
Doris Day as Jan Morrow and Rock Hudson as Brad Allen lie side by side smiling and holding hands on colorful pillows in a scene from the film Pillow Talk.
Bobby Darin with Sandra Dee and Rock Hudson with Gina Lollobrigida ride scooters side by side on a country road in a scene from Come September (1961), with other riders behind them.
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Tony Randall as Felix Ungar in a publicity portrait for The Odd Couple, wearing a patterned jacket and striped shirt against a pink background.
Tony Randall
American actor
Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda
Jane Wyman
American actress
Portrait of American actress Elizabeth Taylor in the late 1950s, wearing a coral off-the-shoulder dress, pearl earrings, and bright lipstick, with short dark hair styled back.
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Angela Lansbury smiles while holding her Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in front of a blue backdrop with white text.
Angela Lansbury
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Yvette Mimieux and Rod Taylor in The Time Machine (1960), standing by a glowing circular table in a dimly lit, stone-walled room.
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Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper sit by a campfire at night next to a motorcycle in a scene from the film Easy Rider.
Dennis Hopper
American actor, director, and writer
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Jack Albertson
American actor
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Paul Lynde
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Pierce Brosnan in a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie, posing against a dark background at an event in 2014.
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