Sandra Louise Anderson (ne Smith; May 28, 1944 November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. 30 Vintage Photos of a Young and Beautiful Sondra Locke, Clint Eastwood for 10 years, per the Post. The couples most delightful collaboration was on Bronco Billy (1980), a comedy starring Locke as a woman who falls in with a travelling circus after being double-crossed by her fiance. Roderick Mann. Bart Mills. This has been the best day in a long, long time," she told reporters on court house steps. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. One April day while she was filming Impulse, she returned to their shared home to find that Eastwood had changed the locks and boxed up her clothes, the Post notes. Sondra Locke: Any Which Way You Can actress dies aged 74 "Sondra Locke continues to battle ex-beau Clint Eastwood". Failed to report flower. Sondra Locke Obituary (1944 - 2018) - Joliet, IL - The Herald-News The Oscar-nominated actress had a long Hollywood careerand a turbulent relationship with Clint Eastwood, resulting in two acrimonious lawsuits. She was 74. [73][74][j] Being the oldest nominee in the latter category, she concealed that distinction through retconning with aid from studio publicists. The Untold Truth Of Sondra Locke - NickiSwift.com She first starred with Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), which he also directed. Liz Smith. [33] "He didn't like the idea of me being away from him. [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. Her legal name was changed four times during her first 24 years of life: from Sandra Smith to Sandra Elkins, to Sandra Locke, to Sondra Locke, to Sondra Anderson. [91] She was up for a big part in Earthquake (1974), but lost out to Genevive Bujold. Unfortunately she had cancer and so she plays that card. Weve updated the security on the site. [81][82] Locke was offered Barbara Hershey's role in Last Summer (1969), but her management turned it down without telling her. She won the part after a nationwide search to find a suitable newcomer. Actress Sondra Locke Dead At 74 - Newsweek "[110], Over the course of their decade-and-a-half-long personal relationship, Locke did not work in any capacity on any theatrical motion picture other than with Eastwood except for 1977's experimental horror western The Shadow of Chikara. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 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Locke resented having her relationship with Eastwood labeled as an affair and being made to feel sordid as if she had "stolen" a married man, but did not contemporaneously refute such notions.[33]. "[153] Anderson, according to the scant AP report, was unreachable,[153] and a representative for Locke ignored People's request for comment. [121] The film premiered five months before her 40th birthday. [20], Locke died at age 74 on November 3, 2018, at her Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest related to breast and bone cancer. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. 2:09. She also appeared in such television series as "Night Gallery," "Kung Fu," "Barnaby Jones," and "Cannon." Try again later. Born Sandra Louise Smith, she spent a year at Middle Tennessee State University before a friend helped her prepare for a role in the 1968 film "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" after she was discovered in a talent search. "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". [148][149][150][151] Locke, testifying under oath to a jury, characterized her husband as being "more like a sister to me" and explained, "it's funny the sort of cultural changes, but in those days males and females never lived together unless they were married. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Sorry! [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. Elkins. 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Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. From 1990 to 1993, her lawyer Peggy Garrity claimed, Locke proposed 30 films to the studio, all of which were turned down. Actually, Locke was three years past the median age of first marriages for women in that era. cremated remains buried on Nov 9th by husband Gordon Anderson, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. [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. The actress wrote in her autobiography that she found out he was her father "sometime during grammar school," but phrased all references to him in ambiguous past tense and evaded specifying years. [100][127][168], On the morning of April 3[182] or 4,[100] Eastwood complained in the kitchen that Locke was "sitting on [his] only real estate in Los Angeles" and bolted. [59] Dr. Walter Rowe Courtenay presided over the ceremony. [127] She was also bumped from The Oprah Winfrey Show and, in her words, "shut out of most venues to promote the book, in particular the networks. After taking the stage name Sondra and appearing in several plays, she auditioned for, and won, her part in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Try again. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Smith departed the scene before Sondra'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. He was willing me to go away. Sondra Locke - Wikipedia Verify and try again. "[42], Locke held a variety of jobs, including as a bookkeeper for Tyson Foods and secretary in a real-estate office. "By the end of the reading, she was doubled over. SONDRA LOCKE OBITUARY. 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). [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. [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. [122] Eastwood then directed Locke in a 1985 Amazing Stories episode entitled "Vanessa in the Garden". [33] She called it a "real, supportive, and equal relationship. "[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. Women's blog Jezebel criticized The Hollywood Reporter for ostensibly regarding Locke as a nonentity;[245] THR subsequently changed its headline. 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. I can understand how stranded they must feel, how hard it is to change one's life," Locke said. 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. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based on. [i] After callbacks in New Orleans and Manhattan, she was cast in the role by recommendation from Marion Dougherty. [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. Particularly with regard to the tubal ligation, I encouraged Locke to make her own decision after she had consulted with a physician about the appropriateness of and the necessity for that surgical procedure. [31] Locke's parents separated before her birth. "Love was not something to search out actively; it finds you, I believed. Born Sandra Louise Smith, she spent a year at Middle Tennessee State University before a friend helped her prepare for a role in the 1968. Read Full Obituary Guest Book -. The stars tell all about their relationship off-camera and on in an excerpt from the rich new oral history. Obituary: Sondra Locke, actress known for her troubled - HeraldScotland "[118] Locke cited Bronco Billy and The Outlaw Josey Wales as her favorites of the movies they made. Locke starred as a bitter heiress who joins a traveling Wild West show in Bronco Billy (1980), her only film with Eastwood not to reach blockbuster status, though it still ranked among the annual box office top 25. 2023 Cond Nast. Smith may have died before Locke learned of him. In the mid-1960s, she dated her supervisor at WSM-TV's PR department, Brad Crandall (19201973). Co-stars such as Cicely Tyson, Louie Anderson, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach and Ted Neeley all active on social media were equally silent. [200][201] According to Locke's attorney Peggy Garrity, Eastwood committed "the ultimate betrayal" by arranging the "bogus" deal as a way to keep her out of work. Sondra Locke, Oscar-Nominated Actress for 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,' Dies at 74. She is survived by Gordon, to whom she remained married. He's said things that were hurtful to my character and hurtful to me professionally. [113] She was awarded the West Hollywood property (valued at $2.2 million), $450,000 cash and unspecified monthly support payments as well. [32] In her autobiography, Locke noted that "although Momma would not admit it, I knew Mr. Smith never married my mother. [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. She did have a background working her way up learning her craft, and she showed promise as a director later on in her career. "[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.' "The Actress Couldn't Resist". Sondra Locke later proved herself as a film director. People can say, He made her famous; he gave her movies. He didnt give me moviesI did a job, she said. [147] Anderson was gay. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" "Being a woman I have great empathy for these women. [33] Locke later defensively declared: "Clint is not good at direct communication. 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). Locke's death received no television coverage except for a 15-second spot on ABC World News Tonight. "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]. 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. Clint Eastwood: The Director-King of Hollywood. 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. However, their relationship ended acrimoniously, coloring both their legacies and entwining them in two ugly lawsuits. It was never my fameit was his fame. [106] Locke wasn't even nominated and received mixed critical response at best: on the upside, Vincent Canby of The New York Times said "Locke is not only pretty, but also occasionally genuinely funny"[107] and Los Angeles Times critic Kevin Thomas stated that Locke "has not received such a rich opportunity since her Academy Award-nominated debut";[108] in contrast, Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune said "she's wasted here"[109] and TV Guide felt that "Locke is simply repulsive. 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 . 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195334615/sondra-locke. National Center for Family & Marriage Research. "Sex Stars of 1969'". Sondra's greatest achievements in life were . [202] Locke said that she "was stunned and outraged at the way I had been tricked and cheated a second time. [114] She portrayed country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor in the adventure-comedy. Sources are divided as to whether she was born in Alabama or Tennessee. [158][159] He later got into local politics and was elected mayor of Belle Meade in 2000. Failed to remove flower. [19] They remained married for 51 years until her death in 2018. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". She worked regularly with Eastwood, who was her companion for 14 years despite their marriages to other people. After-the-fact publicity claimed that 2,000 actresses tried out for the role. If you were in Clint Eastwood movies, you were in the Clint Eastwood movie business, she explained. Looking for more? Bayne was also wed to painter Thomas H. Nelson between marriages to William Elkins and Alfred Locke, for less than eight months. 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[59][g] For the first audition in Birmingham, then-fianc Gordon Anderson gave his bride a so-called Hollywood makeover: he bound her bosom,[61] bleached her eyebrows[33] and carefully fixed her hair, makeup and outfit so as to create a more gamine appearance. Even though Locke played the leading female role, Locke's autobiography provides a convoluted recollection of the casting process for, Gordon Anderson went by the stage names 'C.B. Jeanne Miller. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. For a long time it was falsely presumed that Locke and Anderson had divorced. 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 . Authorities were notified of her death, but it was not made public until 13 December. [181] In 1979, at the age of 35, Locke underwent a tubal ligation at UCLA Medical Center, citing Eastwood's adamancy that parenthood would not fit into their lifestyle. "[105] Eastwood predicted that she would win an Oscar for her performance. 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 relationship, which ended acrimoniously. Learn more about managing a memorial . Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. [182], The breakup affected Locke's social life. Her mother married Alfred Locke, a carpenter, when she was four. In the seven years after their split, Locke filed two lawsuits against him, first for palimony in 1989, fighting him in court for a year, all while battling breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy, settling in 1990; then for fraud in 1996, when a producing and directing deal at Warner Bros, which was part of the settlement in the original suit (and which spawned no movies), turned out to have been underwritten by Eastwood without Lockes knowledge.
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