I. Hudson, Henry
(1565–1611) an English sailor and explorer who made several attempts to find the Northeast Passage (=along the northern coast of Russia) and the Northwest Passage (=along the northern coast of Canada). He discovered Hudson Bay in 1610.

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II. Hud‧son, Rock /ˈhʌdsən/
(1922–85) a US film actor, known for being very good-looking and sexually attractive, who made several humorous films with Doris day, such as Pillow Talk (1959), and appeared in many other films and on television. He was secretly homosexual, and was one of the first famous people to die of Aids.

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