In her 1997 book The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly, Locke wrote about their relationship, detailing how it deteriorated as the years went on, according to a write-up in The Washington Post. "[41], For his part, Eastwood waved the lawsuit off as a "dime-novel plot,"[204] continuing, "it's all about money about getting something for nothing. Actress Sondra Locke, who was Clint Eastwood 's girlfriend for more than 13 years, has died. "[153] Anderson, according to the scant AP report, was unreachable,[153] and a representative for Locke ignored People's request for comment. [202] Locke said that she "was stunned and outraged at the way I had been tricked and cheated a second time. "[195], Locke battled Eastwood in court for 19 months; she developed breast cancer during proceedings and said the treatments sapped her will to fight. "Struggling Locke strikes back at Eastwood". "Locke Is Big With Eastwood". To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Joyce Haber (1972-11-08). "[131] Locke was nonetheless grateful to have a platform at all, stating: "It was a miracle that a major publisher took it. Bart Mills. [73][74][j] Being the oldest nominee in the latter category, she concealed that distinction through retconning with aid from studio publicists. "It's a woman's role that comes along once in a lifetime," she said. [125], Locke's second foray behind the camera was Impulse (1990), starring Theresa Russell as a police officer on the vice squad who goes undercover as a prostitute. Elkins. [68][168][127][220][221] Unfazed by their 17-year age difference and that Locke was only three years younger than his mother[222][223] they soon went public with the romance, dining at paparazzi hotspot Spago on one of their early dates in November 1990. Debbie Reynolds during her high-school years, in the late 1940s. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. In Eastwoods more rough-and-tumble outings she could only appear incongruous. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. Please try again later. I wasnt prepared for the way our eyes seemed to instantly fuse. For the next seven years, she was effectively under contract to Eastwood, who was believed to have left his wife for her. The legendary directors death this week brings, Why Margot Kidder Was the Definitive Lois Lane, The late actresss fierce, funny reporter made, Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch, Part 1, The Johnny DeppAmber Heard Defamation Trial: The Makings of a Remarkable Moment in American Celebrity. [32] In her autobiography, Locke noted that "although Momma would not admit it, I knew Mr. Smith never married my mother. The two women got into a row just before New Year's Eve, Locke recalling, "I wanted to hit her, to pull every hair out of her head. People can say, He made her famous; he gave her movies. He didnt give me moviesI did a job, she said. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. . "[205] According to Locke, "in this business, people get so accustomed to being abused, they just accept the abuse and say, 'Well, that's just the way it is.' cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. For a long time it was falsely presumed that Locke and Anderson had divorced. "A long time between breaks". [104] Its pre-publicity touted Locke as "the first actress ever to be in a Clint Eastwood movie and get equal billing on screen with the macho star. Actress. She made a late return to the screen last year, in a title role in Alan Rudolphs Ray Meets Helen. Her 1997 memoir was titled The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly, riffing on one of Eastwood's most popular film roles. Failed to report flower. Eastwood later testified that he felt victimized by Locke. She was nominated for a best-supporting-actress Oscar for her performance, an auspicious welcome for the Hollywood newcomer. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. for 10 years, per the Post. Various dates were given by the press for Locke's birth. [101][102][103] She followed it up with a lead role alongside Eastwood in the popular action film The Gauntlet (1977), the duo replacing Steve McQueen and Barbra Streisand, who bowed out from the production owing to a reported clash of egos. [100] Locke thought Eastwood was acting out "because he wasn't number one at the box office anymore, or because he was facing his mortality"[100] (Eastwood was 58 at the time). After news broke that Locke had died of cancer last month, The Hollywood Reporterran an obituary on the actress with the headline Actress Sondra Locke, Embittered Ex of Clint Eastwood, Dies at 74. . After-the-fact publicity claimed that 2,000 actresses tried out for the role. [148] Locke's subsequent relationship with a doctor young enough to be her son added to her notoriety. "[33] She had a maternal half-brother, Donald (born April 26, 1946) from Bayne's subsequent brief marriage to William B. A system error has occurred. GREAT NEWS! [32][41] Locke testified that after she and Eastwood made their final joint appearance on January 6 at the American Cinema Awards, they spent exactly two nights together,[163] without intimate contact. [224] Cunneen moved in with her in the spring of 1991. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. The enormous eyes set in a petite face gave her the perpetually childlike look of one of Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. Earl Wilson. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. [191] Forced abortions and compulsory sterilization were also cited, though Locke would later recategorize those operations as a "mutual decision". She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". Weve updated the security on the site. [179] "I never knew I could love somebody so much, and feel so peaceful about it at the same time," Locke said he told her. [34][d] When Bayne married Alfred Locke in 1948, Sandra and Donald assumed his surname. She was 74. "The Actress Couldn't Resist". She was born Sandra Louise Smith in 1944 in Tennessee and took her stepfather's last name to come up with her stage name Sondra Locke. Play. Learn more about managing a memorial . She would later direct and produce several films. Her closest friends had been the wives of Eastwood's colleagues: Maria Shriver, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin and Lili Fini Zanuck, all 1011 years younger than Locke and married to film industry heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bud Yorkin and Richard D. Zanuck respectively. Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. [84], In 1971, Locke co-starred with Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine in the psychological thriller Willard, which became a surprise box office smash. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. [160] Another early boyfriend, personal injury attorney Gary Gober,[161] starred with Locke in Circle Players' productions while attending Vanderbilt University Law School. From 1990 to 1993, her lawyer Peggy Garrity claimed, Locke proposed 30 films to the studio, all of which were turned down. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. [123] When asked why she'd been absent from her longtime beau's recent star vehicles, Locke replied simply, "I wasn't right for the roles. Liz Smith. [246] "[She] lied so much during her brief but colorful career that when she lost her battle with cancer at age 74, I wondered if it was a publicity stunt," Reed wrote in an essay for Observer. As to the abortions, I told Locke that whether to have children or terminate her pregnancies was a decision entirely hers. [126] In a subsequent interview with Siskel, Locke said she wasn't eager to act again. "[249] Locke gave the script her blessing and accepted an invitation to be special guest at the film's premiere. This is a carousel with slides. [156] According to co-worker Alan Nelson, who died eight months after Locke, he and other staff members believed her promotion resulted from nepotism. He is known for producing The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as co-creating the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965). [88] Both films were shelved for two years before finally opening in arthouse cinemas, attracting little attention at first. [117] While the biopic followed Clooney from ages 17 to 40, Locke was 38 when she played the role, and though hardly counting as a proper exception due to its nonlinear structure, this marked the only time she played a mother onscreen. [33], Her next role was as Melisse in Cover Me Babe (1970), originally titled Run Shadow Run,[78] opposite Robert Forster. Newer Post Home CONTACT US In 1986, Locke made her feature directorial debut with Ratboy, a parable about a youth who is part rat and part human, produced by Eastwood's company Malpaso. Just as he was about to look away into the distant desert, he caught sight of me, she wrote in her 1997 autobiography The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Sondra Locke, an actress who received an Oscar nomination for her first film and starred in a series of movies with Clint Eastwood, with whom she had a turbulent relationship, died on Nov. 3 at . [241][242], Numerous outlets faced pushback over their chosen headlines for Locke's obituary. Roderick Mann. Notwithstanding their ongoing estrangement, Bayne vocally supported her daughter during the litigious war between Locke and Clint Eastwood. For years, Sondra worked in lock-step with Clint and, to hear her tell it, she helped him with his projects. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. [59][71], The film came out in the summer of 1968 to critical acclaim. Various compilers, "Vaughn Family Group Sheets", Jim Freeman received these Family Group Sheets at a Bell family reunion for descendants of David Vaughn. [48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. Unfortunately she had cancer and so she plays that card. [238], Cinematographer David Worth credits Locke with his big break. Looking for more? Sondra Locke, an Academy Award nominated actress, and a long-time lover of Clint Eastwood, has died at the age of 74 following a battle with breast and bone cancer, this after having undergone. Try again later. Watson's period drama Our Very Own (2005) takes place in Shelbyville in 1978 and concerns a group of teenagers who want to meet Locke when she returns to town for the local premiere of Every Which Way but Loose. [100] Locke was shooting Impulse (1990) at the time of the lockout. [189] At any rate, she called divorce lawyer Norman Oberstein to explore her options should the separation be permanent. "[33], The case went to trial in September 1996. Sondra Locke died on Nov. 3, 2018, of cardiac arrest as a result of both breast and bone cancer. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. [93] In the 1972 Night Gallery episode "A Feast of Blood",[94] she played the victim of a curse planted by Norman Lloyd; the recipient of a brooch that devoured her. [2], Sandra Louise Smith was born on May 28, 1944,[a][b] the daughter of New York City native Raymond Smith, then serving in the military,[c] and Pauline Bayne, a pencil factory worker from Huntsville, Alabama, who was of mostly Scottish descent, with matrilineages in South Carolina extending back to the late 18th century. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Alan Rudolph, Keith Carradine, Sondra Locke and Jennifer Tilly in Person at the Music Hall for RAY MEETS HELEN. That role was a curious fit for a woman whose appeal lay in her mix of the feisty and the delicate. [183], Eastwood and Locke were still cohabiting when, in the latter half of the 1980s, he secretly fathered another woman's two children[184][185] a fact that did not come to light for almost 20 years. "[33], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He was willing me to go away. "[212] "I feel elated. Sondra Locke (Sandra Louise Anderson), actor and director, born 28 May 1944; died 3 November 2018, Actor and director who starred opposite her partner Clint Eastwood in six hit movies, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. [115] Locke recorded several songs for the soundtracks of these films and was whispered to be shopping for a record deal at the time. [199] She began to seek corroboration and came across incriminating printouts from WB's bookkeeping records. [33] She called it a "real, supportive, and equal relationship. Sorry! Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. The 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time, The 25 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch Right Now. Steve Ryfle. On the coattails of the franchise's success, she performed live in concert (one-off gigs) with The Everly Brothers, Eddie Rabbitt and Tom Jones.[116]. [33], During her marriage, Locke was rumored to have been linked amorously to co-stars Robert Fields (Cover Me Babe), Bruce Davison (Willard), Paul Sand (The Second Coming of Suzanne) and Bo Hopkins (Gondola), as well as producer Hawk Koch, real estate agent Herb Goldfarb, and John F. Kennedy's nephew Robert Shriver. Anderson'. [20], Locke died at age 74 on November 3, 2018, at her Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest related to breast and bone cancer. When the former husband and wife square off in a Virginia courtroom this week, it will mark the culmination of a divorce that has been without comparison in the annals of modern American celebrity. [171], Eastwood was married during the early years of their relationship,[172][173] before their affair became public in 1978,[41] but his marriage was a nominal one just as Locke's was: he had sired at least two publicly unacknowledged children outside the marriage[100][174][175][176] and confided he'd "never been in love before. "If you love the craft of filmmaking as much as I do, it's hard to go back to acting after you've tasted the high of directing."[9]. in depositions, Eastwood characterized her as his occasional roommate . Locke claimed that she was frozen out of Hollywood after her breakup with Eastwood. Contradictory sources have either directly cited, or implied, every year from 1943 to 1950. [208] As had happened with the previous lawsuit, this ended in an out-of-court settlement, in May 1999. An alumna of Middle Tennessee State University, Locke broke into regional show business with assorted posts at the Nashville-based radio station WSM-AM, then segued into television as a promotions assistant for WSM-TV. "Locke, Soul Set for Cannon Roles". ", In June 1999, Garrity sued Locke to get paid for persuading the appellate court to reinstate. [i] After callbacks in New Orleans and Manhattan, she was cast in the role by recommendation from Marion Dougherty. Anderson is a central presence in Locke's autobiography, but she doesn't elaborate on her reasons for marrying him beyond the following passage: However conventional or unconventional our marriage might turn out to be honestly did not concern me that much. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" [42][54][55][56] Locke's biggest coup while employed there was hosting actor Robert Loggia when Loggia visited Nashville to promote his TV pilot T.H.E. Please reset your password. He's said things that were hurtful to my character and hurtful to me professionally. Locke announced plans to develop and star in a movie about Marie Antoinette, but the project fell apart. Locke's death received no television coverage except for a 15-second spot on ABC World News Tonight. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "[235], Among those voicing an unfavorable opinion of Locke was film critic Rex Reed, who had interviewed her for a 1967 profile in The New York Times. [33] Majoring in drama,[43] she was a member of the Alpha Psi Omega honor society while at MTSU and appeared on stage in Life with Father and The Crucible. [29][182], Locke professed mixed feelings on the matter, stating in one chapter of her autobiography that she was grateful she hadn't had Eastwood's children, while writing in another, "I couldn't help but think that that baby, with both Clint's and my best qualities, would be extraordinary. If Sudden Impact, their last film together, seemed brutal, that was nothing compared to the fallout from the couples relationship, which ended in 1989 with accusations from both sides: Locke pointed to Eastwoods infidelities and his tapping of her phone, while he complained that his generosity was being exploited by Locke and her close friend Gordon Anderson (a childhood friend whom she had married in 1967, though he was openly gay). Her fee was a reported $350,000.[100]. AGE 74 Obituary Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. [239] She is admired by such actresses as Frances Fisher and Rosanna Arquette, who applauded the strength of her directorial accomplishments, however short-lived. There is a problem with your email/password. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. She was nominated for her screen debut in. [180] The avowal made Locke "a talking-point in America's sexual politics debate," according to The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. Vernon Scott. There was a problem getting your location. [121] The film premiered five months before her 40th birthday. In a landmark decision,[240] California's Supreme Court ruled that access to civil trials could no longer be closed off to the public. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. [134], During her tenure at WSM, Locke participated in the annual United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) telethons. I felt it was like social extortion of a kindblackmail or whatever you want to call it, he said. She was born in Oklahoma City on April 8, 1940 to Warren and Voicey Marie Matherly. She also directed four films, notably Impulse (1990), and published an autobiography, The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey (1997). Sondra Locke, an actress who received an Oscar nomination for her first film and starred in a series of movies with Clint Eastwood, with whom she had a turbulent relationship, died on Nov. 3 2018 at her home in Los Angeles. Lloyd acted with Locke again in Gondola (1973), a racially themed, three-character teleplay co-starring Bo Hopkins, and commended the actress for "a beautiful performance perhaps her best ever. "Career Off to Great Start, and Then". For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. She was born in Oklahoma City on April 8, 1940 to Warren and Voicey Marie Matherly. Jeanne Miller. [147] Anderson was gay. and co-chairman of Warner Bros., said when questioned that the deal did not guarantee any films would be produced and, because the deal was not exclusive, she was free to take projects to other studios. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwooda romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. [91] She was up for a big part in Earthquake (1974), but lost out to Genevive Bujold. [132] She came out of retirement once more in 2016, shooting Alan Rudolph's indie Ray Meets Helen with Keith Carradine. People stopped calling. [218] "Due to factors in my personal life, I have sustained two years of extreme and unnecessary stress, which my doctors tell me has been my enemy," Locke said at the time. Actress Sondra Locke, who was best known for making six movies with Clint Eastwood, has died at the age of 74. [133] The film was screened at Laemmle Music Hall on May 6, 2018, less than six months before Locke died. Resend Activation Email. Locke and Hopkins appeared as a couple on the game show, Locke explained in her autobiography: "Before I had met Clint my gynecologist had suggested and fitted for me an, Although the existence of Eastwood's offspring by Jacelyn Reeves was reported in tabloids such as, Eastwood's passive-aggressive gestures toward Locke included inviting Jane Brolina woman he was having an affair withto join Locke and himself on their annual ski trip to Sun Valley. This has been the best day in a long, long time," she told reporters on court house steps. Watson decided to do the movie after performing a standup routine about Locke and about how people in Shelbyville were obsessed with her. [235] News organization TheWrap whose editor, Sharon Waxman, reviewed Locke's memoir for The Washington Post in 1997 opined that her story "should stir resonance in this age of the #MeToo movement.
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