All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson
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Mark Griffin., & Mark Griffin|AUTHOR. (2018). All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mark Griffin and Mark Griffin|AUTHOR. 2018. All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mark Griffin and Mark Griffin|AUTHOR. All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson HarperCollins, 2018.
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Full title | all that heaven allows a biography of rock hudson |
Author | griffin mark |
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