Please enter your email and password to sign in. [133] The film was screened at Laemmle Music Hall on May 6, 2018, less than six months before Locke died. So she filed another suit, alleging that Eastwood defrauded her, and that the Warner Bros. deal she had been given was not real. Sources are divided as to whether she was born in Alabama or Tennessee. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who made six movies with live-in lover Clint Eastwood before . [33] She also modeled for The Tennessean fashion page, acted in commercials for Rich-Schwartz ladies apparel and Southerland Gel mattresses, among others, and gained further stage experience in productions for Circle Players Inc.[42][57] In 1966, the 22-year-old appeared in a UPI wire photo that showed her cavorting in new fallen snow. Locke got her big break in 1967 when she starred in The. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. [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. She was 74. [1] For reasons never made clear, her death was not publicly announced, and was only confirmed by vital statistics six weeks after she died of cardiac arrest at the age of 74. In Eastwoods more rough-and-tumble outings she could only appear incongruous. for 10 years, per the Post. "Sondra Locke, 74, Is Dead; Oscar-Nominated Actress". 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. 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. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Locke claimed that she was frozen out of Hollywood after her breakup with Eastwood. I was Clints girl. [100] Eastwood then effectively vacated their Bel-Air mansion, sleeping in the adjacent caretakers' quarters or at his apartment in Burbank. 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. [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. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a . "Sex Stars of 1969'". Try again later. "[249] Locke gave the script her blessing and accepted an invitation to be special guest at the film's premiere. [33][69] In June 1995 she sued him again, for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. [128] She filed a $70 million palimony suit on April 26,[100][168] charging Eastwood with breach of contract, emotional distress, forcible entry and possession of stolen goods. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In 1997, Locke's autobiography The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey was published by William Morrow and Company. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. 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. "[43], Commercial ups and downs, missed roles, TV work. Unfortunately she had cancer and so she plays that card. 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[48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. 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. 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. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. [148] Locke's subsequent relationship with a doctor young enough to be her son added to her notoriety. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. This translated into a period of great productivity while they were together. [33], Locke was a cheerleader and class valedictorian in junior high. [33] When this became public knowledge a decade after the fact, Eastwood issued a statement: I adamantly deny and deeply resent the accusation that either one of those abortions or the tubal ligation were done at my demand, request or even suggestion. She was 74. Add to your scrapbook. Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. [131] She had simultaneously been wooed by screenwriter Philip Kaufman but chose Eastwood over him. [97] Locke said she chose the role for its exposure,[98] following a run of unremarkable credits. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Year should not be greater than current year. "[33] She had a maternal half-brother, Donald (born April 26, 1946) from Bayne's subsequent brief marriage to William B. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. [38][44][45] She dropped out after completing two semesters of study. "[131] Locke was nonetheless grateful to have a platform at all, stating: "It was a miracle that a major publisher took it. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Sondra Locke I found on Findagrave.com. Smith departed the scene before Sondra's birth. She continued steadily working from that point, but her careerand lifechanged forever when she was cast alongside Eastwood in the 1976 Western The Outlaw Josey Wales. The supercalifragilistic Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Golden Globes are quirkyand thats a good thing, How The Sopranos gave us Trump training wheels, Rockos Modern Life was even loonier than you thought, The years best movies,according to our critic. [238], Cinematographer David Worth credits Locke with his big break. 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. The 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time, The 25 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch Right Now. 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. All rights reserved. "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". 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. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. [33] For a time she lived in the commuter town of Gallatin. 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. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. They both enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University in 1962, but she left after a year and worked in Nashville as a TV station assistant, while acting with a community theatre group. [202] Locke said that she "was stunned and outraged at the way I had been tricked and cheated a second time. How Should a Cinephile Grapple with Bertoluccis Tainted Legacy? "Shelbyville gets its close-up". There was an error deleting this problem. 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 . You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. In it she called Eastwood "a completely evil, manipulating, lying excuse for a man. Chapel Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens. "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]. [33], According to a 1989 affidavit, the marriage was "tantamount to sister and brother" and they never consummated it. [111] The home invasion film Death Game (1977), though released after they became an item, was actually shot in 1974. Unbeknownst to Locke, Eastwood eavesdropped on those consultations by means of a wiretap that he placed on their home phone in early March. [155] She started as secretary to Tom Griscom in local sales for WSM Radio. Newer Post Home CONTACT US I have to admit I read that and I was like, Go mom, laughs Clea Newman Soderlund, speaking about her fathers posthumous memoir, Ezra Millers Messiah Delusions: Inside. 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. "[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.' GREAT NEWS! Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. [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. 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. Eastwood was secretly involved with another woman and had two children with her. She first starred with Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), which he also directed. [92], Locke guested on top-rated television drama series throughout the first half of the 1970s, including The F.B.I., Cannon (as two different characters), Barnaby Jones and Kung Fu. 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. Co-stars such as Cicely Tyson, Louie Anderson, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach and Ted Neeley all active on social media were equally silent. Sondra Locke was born May 28, 1944 as Sandra Louise Smith, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a quiet little town about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. [128] She reflected in 2012: "Clint has said so many bad things about me to the media since we split up, and he has so much more access and power to do that. Earl Wilson. [204] The outcome, Locke said, sent a "loud and clear" message to Hollywood, "that people cannot get away with whatever they want to just because they're powerful. Her mother married Alfred Locke, a carpenter, when she was four. She was 74. [42] She also played on the girls' basketball team, served as PTSA representative and was president of the French club. And I didnt.. However, their relationship ended acrimoniously, coloring both their legacies and entwining them in two ugly lawsuits. Actress. [21][22][23][24] Despite this, she wasn't considered "date material" by the more socially prominent boys in her class. 0 cemeteries found in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. . She is survived by Gordon, to whom she remained married. But according to Alanna Nashwho spent time with the real Colonel in the 90sthere were times when he was just as scary as what you see onscreen. 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. [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). [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. Debbie Reynolds during her high-school years, in the late 1940s. "Eastwood getting a lock on Locke". Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Sondra Locke (195334615)? Please try again later. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. [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. Brad Schmitt. 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. [86][162][163][164][q] For a while in the early 1970s, she shared a liaison with married actor David Soul after they played siblings in an episode of Cannon. based on information from your browser. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. Actually, Locke was three years past the median age of first marriages for women in that era. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Siskel & Ebert gave the film "two thumbs up". She was the daughter of Raymond Smith, a military man stationed in the area, and Pauline Bayne. In 1945, Locke briefly took the surname of her then-stepfather, Elkins, before her mother changed it again in 1948. "[118] Locke cited Bronco Billy and The Outlaw Josey Wales as her favorites of the movies they made. Thanks for your help! Various dates were given by the press for Locke's birth. 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Which is your favorite movie produced or executive produced by Albert S. Ruddy? Family members linked to this person will appear here. She also directed four films, notably Impulse (1990), and published an autobiography, The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey (1997). The pair began dating on the set, sparking a relationship that would last for 13 years and spawn five more movies, the last being Sudden Impact in 1983. "[211] Locke v. Warner Bros. Inc also catalyzed changes within the legal system. Try again later. [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. [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. [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. According to the Associated. Im sorry he is who he is, she said just before her book came out. "[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. [114] She portrayed country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor in the adventure-comedy. Failed to delete memorial. [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. In the mid-1960s, she dated her supervisor at WSM-TV's PR department, Brad Crandall (19201973). Late in the 1970s, Locke became pregnant by Eastwood twice;[100] she terminated both pregnancies. [31] Locke's parents separated before her birth. In magazine interviews, Locke and Anderson would variously claim to have met when they were 10. [180] The avowal made Locke "a talking-point in America's sexual politics debate," according to The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. Actress Sondra Locke, who was Clint Eastwood 's girlfriend for more than 13 years, has died. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. "[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. 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). This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [36][e] She grew up in Shelbyville, Tennessee, where her stepfather owned a construction company;[37] the family later moved to nearby Wartrace. 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. By 1989, it was clear the relationship was falling apart, she said. [100] Locke was shooting Impulse (1990) at the time of the lockout. She received a Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in the film. She also portrayed the singer and actress, Rosemary Clooney in the CBS television movie "Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story" in 1982. Its 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can for which Locke earned a six-figure salary plus a share of the profits[100] was nearly as successful. Sondra Elaine Locke, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 4, 2019. [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. As to the abortions, I told Locke that whether to have children or terminate her pregnancies was a decision entirely hers. [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. [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. Watson said. It was never my fameit was his fame. Sandra Louise Anderson ( ne Smith; May 28, 1944 - November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. [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.
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