"[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. [99] She took a pay cut just to be in the film; her salary for Josey Wales was $18,000, less than half of what she'd earned for her previous job. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who made six movies with live-in lover Clint Eastwood before . [59][71], The film came out in the summer of 1968 to critical acclaim. This is a carousel with slides. 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. "Locke Feels Vindicated After Lawsuit". The enormous eyes set in a petite face gave her the perpetually childlike look of one of Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. Sandra went to the local high school, where she met Gordon. [229] The Associated Press said "it is not clear why it took nearly six weeks to come to light. [217] In September 1990, she confirmed reports that she had breast cancer. She made a late return to the screen last year, in a title role in Alan Rudolphs Ray Meets Helen. "[212] "I feel elated. "[177] Locke claimed Eastwood even sang "She Made Me Monogamous" to her. 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). "[190][219], Locke underwent a double mastectomy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, followed by chemotherapy. In 1968, she made her film debut in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Contradictory sources have either directly cited, or implied, every year from 1943 to 1950. [239] She is admired by such actresses as Frances Fisher and Rosanna Arquette, who applauded the strength of her directorial accomplishments, however short-lived. "By the end of the reading, she was doubled over. She was best known to film viewers as the co-star in such Clint Eastwood films as The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), and Every Which Way But Loose (1980). [33], Hoping to shed the plain image she accentuated in her screen debut, in January 1969 Locke posed for a semi-nude pictorial by photographer Frank Bez,[76] which was published in the December issue of Playboy. [182], The breakup affected Locke's social life. [230][235], During the last third of her life, Locke maintained she was blacklisted from the film industry as a result of her acrimonious split from Eastwood;[69][128] his career went forward unscathed. [134], During her tenure at WSM, Locke participated in the annual United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) telethons. [158][159] He later got into local politics and was elected mayor of Belle Meade in 2000. If you were in Clint Eastwood movies, you were in the Clint Eastwood movie business, she explained. [41] Peggy Garrity, Locke's former counsel, recalled the courtroom drama in her book In the Game: The Highs and Lows of a Trailblazing Trial Lawyer (2016). In the meantime, she accepted some television offers, co-starring with an all-female ensemble cast in Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979) and portraying big band era vocalist Rosemary Clooney in Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982). "[33], Locke and actor/director Clint Eastwood entered a domestic partnership in October 1975. He really is a man of few words. Locke directed two more films after Impulse: *Death in Small Doses (1995) and Trading Favors (1997), both of which were little-seen. "[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.' "[42], Locke held a variety of jobs, including as a bookkeeper for Tyson Foods and secretary in a real-estate office. [114] She portrayed country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor in the adventure-comedy. Locke claimed that she was frozen out of Hollywood after her breakup with Eastwood. "[195], Locke battled Eastwood in court for 19 months; she developed breast cancer during proceedings and said the treatments sapped her will to fight. "[128], After 13 years away from acting, Locke returned to the screen in 1999 with cameo roles in the straight-to-video films The Prophet's Game with Dennis Hopper and Clean and Narrow with Wings Hauser. [33], Between 1990 and 1993, Warner Bros. rejected more than 30 scripts that Locke pitched to the studio including those for Junior (1994) and Addicted to Love (1997) and refused to let her direct any of their in-house projects. "It's a woman's role that comes along once in a lifetime," she said. [97] Locke said she chose the role for its exposure,[98] following a run of unremarkable credits. [91] The San Francisco-set drama was to be directed by Mal Karman and shot by cinematographer Robert Primes, who did camerawork for Gimme Shelter, but it was scrapped for lack of funds. 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. [121] The film premiered five months before her 40th birthday. "Say, is that C.J. "Clint Eastwood - Interview - Western Movie Star". "Eastwood is target of another Locke Lawsuit". [112] "Clint wanted me to work only with him," said Locke. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. "Locke cries foul at producing deal". [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. Besides "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "The Gauntlet," and "Every Which Way But Loose", she went on to appear in other films such as "Bronco Billy" (1980), "Any Which Way You Can" (1980), and "Sudden Impact" (1983). Cast Album of PAINT YOUR WAGON". "[113], In 1978, Locke and Eastwood appeared with an orangutan named Clyde in that year's fourth highest-grossing film, Every Which Way but Loose. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Sondra Locke (195334615)? [20] Locke bequeathed Anderson an estimated fortune of $20 million, and seemed to have always supported him financially. Locke went on to appear in such box office successes as Willard (1971), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Every Which Way but Loose (1978), Bronco Billy (1980), Any Which Way You Can (1980) and Sudden Impact (1983). National Center for Family & Marriage Research. [53] In 1964, she joined the staff at radio station WSM-AM 650 in Nashville and was promoted to its television affiliate WSM-Channel 4 the following year. [172] In November 1990, the parties reached a private settlement wherein Eastwood set up a $1.5 million multiyear film development/directing pact for Locke at Warner Bros. in exchange for dropping the suit. Eight years before they met, she had already received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for her accomplished debut as Mick, a southern teenager who befriends a deaf-mute man (Alan Arkin) in the 1968 adaptation of Carson McCullers novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. [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. A general view of atmosphere of actor/director Clint Eastwood's home/house on February 14, 2021 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA. She is survived by Gordon, to whom she remained married. [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. 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. Sondra's greatest achievements in life were . Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. There was an error deleting this problem. [w], In 2015, after a 25-year period of apparent remission,[228] Locke's cancer returned and metastasized to her bones. [155] She started as secretary to Tom Griscom in local sales for WSM Radio. Locke claimed the reason that she and Eastwood were at odds was because she wanted to branch out into the industry and build a career beyond his filmsincluding by directing her own movies. She starred with him in The Gauntlet (1977), as a prostitute escorted by a cop to testify in a mafia trial, and in the redneck comedies Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980) though they were both upstaged in those movies by their co-star, Clyde the orangutan. Clint Eastwood: The Director-King of Hollywood. She was 74. "Struggling Locke strikes back at Eastwood". [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. based on information from your browser. "Eastwood's Ex Hit Hard by Sudden Impact of Breakup". (December 14, 2018). There was a problem getting your location. [73][74][j] Being the oldest nominee in the latter category, she concealed that distinction through retconning with aid from studio publicists. "[111] Childfree by choice unusual for a person of her generation[237] Locke was among the first celebrities to publicly discuss her abortion experiences. SONDRA LOCKE OBITUARY. 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. "[130], Locke told a Spanish website that she'd been informed Entertainment Weekly originally planned to publish a positive review, but for reasons unclear, it was pulled and a negative review appeared instead. [147] Anderson was gay. Pauline Locke interviewed by Leon Wagener, 1989. Brad Schmitt. [132] She came out of retirement once more in 2016, shooting Alan Rudolph's indie Ray Meets Helen with Keith Carradine. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Looking for more? Notwithstanding their ongoing estrangement, Bayne vocally supported her daughter during the litigious war between Locke and Clint Eastwood. [33] Locke later defensively declared: "Clint is not good at direct communication. Try again later. And I didnt.. [38][44][45] She dropped out after completing two semesters of study. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? 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. Please enter your email and password to sign in. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Year should not be greater than current year. "[32] She never knew her biological father,[48] and did not attend the funerals of her mother (deceased 1997)[49] or stepfather (deceased 2007),[50] nor did she have anything to do with her brother, sister-in-law and three nieces. 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. [180] The avowal made Locke "a talking-point in America's sexual politics debate," according to The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. "[131], According to court testimony, Locke confronted Eastwood over his passive-aggressive behavior on December 29, 1988,[u] eliciting estrangement between the couple. So she filed another suit, alleging that Eastwood defrauded her, and that the Warner Bros. deal she had been given was not real. "[131] Locke was nonetheless grateful to have a platform at all, stating: "It was a miracle that a major publisher took it. People can say, He made her famous; he gave her movies. He didnt give me moviesI did a job, she said. The 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time, The 25 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch Right Now. [33] She called it a "real, supportive, and equal relationship. [38] Self-described as introspective[39] and ambitious,[40] Locke started working part-time at age 16, drove her own car, and had a phone installed in her bedroom. Joyce Haber (1972-11-08). Locke's persona belied her age, and she habitually played roles written for women much younger than herself. She claimed to have been born several years later than 1944, and her true age remained a secret throughout her career. Smith departed the scene before Sondra's birth. 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. [57], In July 1967, Locke competed with 590 other Southern actresses and dozens of New York hopefuls for the part of Mick Kelly in a big-screen adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter opposite Alan Arkin. [77] The Playboy layout established Locke's status as a sex symbol, and the images were recycled in other men's magazines as her fame increased. Roderick Mann. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. [128] The Advocate, a monthly LGBT-interest magazine, was set to do a big article on Locke's book; suddenly and uncharacteristically, Eastwood gave The Advocate an interview, and they decided not to run the piece. How Should a Cinephile Grapple with Bertoluccis Tainted Legacy? [208] As had happened with the previous lawsuit, this ended in an out-of-court settlement, in May 1999. [232] So hidden had basic facts been kept, that The New York Times oxymoronically noted 41 days after she died: "A list of survivors was not immediately [sic] available."[233]. However, as the years went on, Lockes deal went nowhere. Actress Sondra Locke, who was best known for making six movies with Clint Eastwood, has died at the age of 74. The actor Sondra Locke, who has died aged 74 after suffering from cancer, was closely associated with the film star and director Clint Eastwood: they made six films together and had a 13-year. LOS ANGELES Actress and director Sondra Locke, a Tennessee native nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in 1968's "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and who went on to co . [148] Locke's subsequent relationship with a doctor young enough to be her son added to her notoriety. Sorry! [119] The couple's final collaboration as performers was Sudden Impact (1983), the highest-grossing film in the Dirty Harry franchise,[120] in which Locke played an artist with her own code of vigilante justice. Please try again later. Unfortunately she had cancer and so she plays that card. Try again. [41] From 1958, she attended Shelbyville Central High School, where she was again valedictorian and voted "Duchess of Studiousness" by classmates. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Sondra Locke later proved herself as a film director. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. She was 74. Fraker. [236] By the time of Trading Favors (1997), her fourth effort, still only eight percent of all films were made by women, per the Directors Guild of America. Bayne was also wed to painter Thomas H. Nelson between marriages to William Elkins and Alfred Locke, for less than eight months. 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]. [31] Locke's parents separated before her birth. Sondra Locke was born May 28, 1944 as Sandra Louise Smith, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a quiet little town about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. Authorities were notified of her death, but it was not made public until 13 December. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [209] By then, Locke had fired Garrity and hired Neil Papiano to represent her. He was willing me to go away. Her fee was a reported $350,000.[100]. This browser does not support getting your location. [84], In 1971, Locke co-starred with Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine in the psychological thriller Willard, which became a surprise box office smash. I understood it would be at the risk of our relationship, Locke said to the Post, referring to her desire to move away from Eastwood films. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. Add to your scrapbook. Family members linked to this person will appear here. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. [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. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. [100] Locke contended that the money WB pretended they were paying her came from Eastwood's pocket and was laundered through the operating budget of Unforgiven (1992). "Being a woman I have great empathy for these women. She was 74. Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. The second lawsuit also ended in a settlement for Locke. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. "[153] Anderson, according to the scant AP report, was unreachable,[153] and a representative for Locke ignored People's request for comment. [7] Following graduation in 1962, Locke enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University (then Middle Tennessee State College) in Murfreesboro on a full scholarship. Actually, Locke was three years past the median age of first marriages for women in that era. Amid safety concerns, and anxiety over the fate of a $200 million movie, Paul Newman Says Wife Joanne Woodward Turned Him Into a Sexual Creature in Posthumous Memoir. Locke died on November 3, but her death has just been reported. People stopped calling. She earned an Oscar nomination for her first film, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter . The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Eastwood was secretly involved with another woman and had two children with her. [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. Jacobs, Julia. Siskel & Ebert gave the film "two thumbs up". 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. [241][242], Numerous outlets faced pushback over their chosen headlines for Locke's obituary. The actress died after a cardiac arrest as a result of breast and bone cancer, according to a death certificate obtained by Associated . "[33] Eastwood's lawyers sent a warning letter to the publisher, and although no slander charges arose, Entertainment Tonight canceled a scheduled interview with Locke. [21][22][23][24] Despite this, she wasn't considered "date material" by the more socially prominent boys in her class. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. In 1997, Locke's autobiography The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey was published by William Morrow and Company. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. "[190] On April 10, 1989, Malpaso employees changed the locks on the family residence, moved Locke's possessions into storage, and posted security guards at the front gate per Eastwood's order. "[95] Ron Harper, who worked with Locke on the short-lived 1974 show Planet of the Apes, was even more effusive: "After acting with her in a couple of scenes, there was something so feminine about her that I could picture myself easily falling for her She's one of those women who exudes femininity, and you just become so attracted to that. Locke, best known for her movies with Clint Eastwood ad her off-screen romance with Eastwood,. Her 1997 memoir was titled The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly, riffing on one of Eastwood's most popular film roles. Liz Smith. Sondra Locke Sondra Locke, an Oscar-nominated actress for "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and a frequent co-star of her ex-husband Clint Eastwood, whom she successfully sued for fraud in 1995, died on Nov A Space Odyssey," died on Jan. Use this page to find out if [225] Built in 1925, the home's interior was redesigned to look like Locke's old house on Stradella Road. [19] They remained married for 51 years until her death in 2018. [136], On September 25, 1967,[61] Locke married sculptor Gordon Leigh Anderson[m] (born August 2, 1944, Batesville, Arkansas) at the First Presbyterian Church in Nashville,[143] one week after The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter commenced principal photography. [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). Ad Choices. [214], A lifelong nonsmoker (save for a few film roles),[215] Locke practiced Transcendental Meditation[216] and worked out with weights, though she hated running. [46], In or around 1963,[47] Locke essentially broke off contact with her family, concluding: "It made no sense for any of us to spend our lives pretending to have relationships that did not really exist. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 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. She also acted in a handful of projects, making her final turn in the 2017 romantic comedy Ray Meets Helen. [250] The movie was a "special gift" to Locke, according to Deborah Obenchain, another Eastside student who said she did not think Locke really understood her impact on the small town she once called home. [224] Cunneen moved in with her in the spring of 1991. [75] Although her salary for the film was reported in newspapers as $15,000, Locke later claimed it was less than one-third that amount. His accent wasnt so theatrical, and he was way funnier than Baz Luhrmann gives him credit for. "[33], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. GREAT NEWS! "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". Search above to list available cemeteries. Eastwood did not comment on the death, nor did any of Locke's other living exes, nor any of her friends or relatives. adblue warning light citroen, refresh relieva recall 2021,