So the authentic fabrics for hte 18th century are linen, wool, silk, cotton with caution, hemp and a fabric made from nettles which almost but not quite impossible to get nowadays. Be careful about silks that have visible slubs.
Director Douglas Sirk gave Hudson his first leading role, in the 1954 film Magnificent Obsession, co-starring Jane Wyman. The film received positive reviews, with Modern Screen Magazine citing Hudson as the most popular actor of the year. His popularity soared with George Stevens' film Giant (1956). Hudson and his co-star James Dean were both nominated for Oscars in the Best Actor category. In the 1950s, Hudson made nine films with acclaimed director and father-figure Douglas Sirk, with Sirk's own favorite being The Tarnished Angels (1958).
Died: Jan 27, 1993. He was 46 years old and died from a heart attack while in France to attend his father's funeral in 1993. http://www.answers.com/topic/andr-the-giant. He died in 1993 aged 46 of congestive heart failure linked to his pituitary gigantism.