Rock Hudson
Most of Hudson’s 34-page FBI file is blacked out, but a few interesting details remain. In 1965, the Bureau investigated Hudson, star of Pillow Talk, Giant, and many more movies, for allegedly having an affair with a man. One page of the file notes that, “in view of the information that Hudson has homosexual tendencies, interview will be conducted by two mature, experienced Special Agents.”
Truman Capote
Capote came under investigation due to his participation in the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, an activist group that supported the Cuban Revolution against attacks by the US government and opposed United States’ invasion in Cuba, known as the Bay of Pigs. Capote, author of In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, also admitted to spreading rumours about FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover’s supposed homosexual relationship with Clyde Tolson. “It got Hoover upset, that much I know,” Capote said. “And it got me…about 200 pages in an FBI file.” Those pages, unfortunately, have not been made public.
Lucille Ball
The jury is still out on the validity of Ball’s claim that she picked up radio transmissions from Japanese spies with her dental fillings. What is true is that the FBI had a 156-page file on Ball, concerning her affiliation with the communist party. Records show that when Ball registered to vote in 1938 and 1938 she listed her party affiliation as ‘Communist.’ Ultimately, though, the FBI reported it saw no reason to include Ball in its ‘security index,’ as a threat to national security.
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Source: RD.com
