She was 74. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Sondra Locke I found on Findagrave.com. Jeanne Miller. [85] Locke felt overqualified for her role but did it as a favor to Davison,[69] who at the time was her unofficial paramour. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. 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. Steve Ryfle. [89][k], In 1973, Locke was attached to star in Terminal Circle. Sandra Louise Anderson ( ne Smith; May 28, 1944 - November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. [33] Conversely, the media's running narrative was that Eastwood "left"[148] or "walked out on"[163] his wife for Locke as opposed to simply giving up the facade. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. [100] Locke was shooting Impulse (1990) at the time of the lockout. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwooda romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. "[124][l] Ratboy had limited distribution in the United States, where it was a critical and financial flop, but was well received in Europe, with French newspaper Le Parisien calling it the highlight of the Deauville Film Festival. [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. [33] "He didn't like the idea of me being away from him. [241][242], Numerous outlets faced pushback over their chosen headlines for Locke's obituary. Her 1997 memoir was titled The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly, riffing on one of Eastwood's most popular film roles. [115] The New York Times critic Janet Maslin noticed that "each of them works more delicately here than they have together previously. Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. In the mid-1960s, she dated her supervisor at WSM-TV's PR department, Brad Crandall (19201973). [59] Dr. Walter Rowe Courtenay presided over the ceremony. 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. [20], Locke died at age 74 on November 3, 2018, at her Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest related to breast and bone cancer. "[190][219], Locke underwent a double mastectomy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, followed by chemotherapy. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. "[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], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. Garrity revealed that Locke's 1999 confidential settlement from WB "was for many millions more than the settlement with Clint had been. [81][82] Locke was offered Barbara Hershey's role in Last Summer (1969), but her management turned it down without telling her. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. 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. based on information from your browser. Sondra's greatest achievements in life were . 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. [132] She came out of retirement once more in 2016, shooting Alan Rudolph's indie Ray Meets Helen with Keith Carradine. [158][159] He later got into local politics and was elected mayor of Belle Meade in 2000. In a landmark decision,[240] California's Supreme Court ruled that access to civil trials could no longer be closed off to the public. 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. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. "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]. Elkins. [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. 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Learn more about merges. AGE 74 Obituary Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. "Sondra Locke tries other side of the camera". Failed to delete memorial. Gordon Addison Broadway and Theatre Credits, Sandra Locke appeared with Clint Eastwood in hit films, "Sondra Locke: a charismatic performer defined by a toxic relationship with Clint Eastwood", Eastwood's Ex Tells All in Unflattering New Book, A Fond Farewell to Sondra Locke (1944 2018), "Eastwood Unforgiven: Locke's Lawsuit Spins Saga of Love and Power in Hollywood", "Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke dies at 74", "Videotapers' Syndication $$ Whopper for Nashville", "Suing Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke Strikes with Magnum Force", "Clint Eastwood gets top role in outlaw film". [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. [217] In September 1990, she confirmed reports that she had breast cancer. "[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. On the 91st Academy Awards telecast, broadcast nearly four months after Locke died, she was omitted from the In Memoriam segment. She worked regularly with Eastwood, who was her companion for 14 years despite their marriages to other people. She made it as part of a $150,000 three-picture deal with 20th Century Fox, and was compensated for the other two which never came to fruition. Learn more about managing a memorial . [48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. [72] Locke's performance garnered her an Academy Award nomination, as well as a pair of Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer Female. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [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. "[128] The book received a supportive rave review from New York Daily News writer Liz Smith,[129] while Entertainment Weekly's Dana Kennedy dismissed the book as a "peculiar, not terribly consequential, life story. Josh Young. Actress Sondra Locke, who was Clint Eastwood 's girlfriend for more than 13 years, has died. The sex symbol confessed that "girls thought I was a jokea happy buffoon," before he met his wife. [33] Locke later defensively declared: "Clint is not good at direct communication. There is a problem with your email/password. Radar Online first reported the news, saying she died of complications from breast and bone cancer. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. cemeteries found in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "[153] Anderson, according to the scant AP report, was unreachable,[153] and a representative for Locke ignored People's request for comment. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Locke's death received no television coverage except for a 15-second spot on ABC World News Tonight. [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. Jacobs, Julia. 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. [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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. "Eastwood Undermined Lockes Directing Career, Attorney Says". You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. However, their relationship ended acrimoniously, coloring both their legacies and entwining them in two ugly lawsuits. And when I did, that was the beginning of the end.. Well, it isn't. "Clint Eastwood - Interview - Western Movie Star". Ann W. O'Neill. I was very young,[p] but I had come to feel that, for me, sex was the least important element in a relationship and the one thing that time had proven to me was that my love for Gordon came from such a deeply connected place that it transcended everything else. 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).