In 1952, James Stewart starred in the Western film "Bend of the River," an adaptation of Bill Gulick's novel "Bend of the Snake." The movie followed the story of his character, a tough cowboy named ...

It was his big secret: He was gay. While Rock Hudson was out to his closest friends – and every actor and crew member on every movie set seemed to be in the know that he was gay, as well — he died on ...