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. Over time Suzanne has developed a cult following,[33][69] while Reflection is cited as an early example of media portrayals of transgender people. "[111] Childfree by choice unusual for a person of her generation[237] Locke was among the first celebrities to publicly discuss her abortion experiences. [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. Try again. 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. "[177] Locke claimed Eastwood even sang "She Made Me Monogamous" to her. [229][230][231] Her remains were cremated on November 9 at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary and the ashes were given to her widower, Gordon Anderson. 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. She was 74. (December 14, 2018). 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. [208] As had happened with the previous lawsuit, this ended in an out-of-court settlement, in May 1999. [20], Locke died at age 74 on November 3, 2018, at her Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest related to breast and bone cancer. [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. "[33], Locke and actor/director Clint Eastwood entered a domestic partnership in October 1975. [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). "[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. [234] In absence of any explanation, many surmised that Locke had to have requested the blackout in her final wishes, perhaps to keep her true age from being exposed. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. [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. 'She deserved better': Sondra Locke's obituary slammed [33], According to a 1989 affidavit, the marriage was "tantamount to sister and brother" and they never consummated it. [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. 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. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Sondra Locke: Clint Eastwood's Former Longtime Lover Has Died At 74 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. 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. 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. [122] Eastwood then directed Locke in a 1985 Amazing Stories episode entitled "Vanessa in the Garden". 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). [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. [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. Cat, during which he "flirted outrageously" with Locke. [191] Forced abortions and compulsory sterilization were also cited, though Locke would later recategorize those operations as a "mutual decision". Well, it isn't. [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. 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). 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. "[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. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Women's blog Jezebel criticized The Hollywood Reporter for ostensibly regarding Locke as a nonentity;[245] THR subsequently changed its headline. Actress Sondra Locke Dead At 74 - Newsweek Jeanne Miller. Which is your favorite movie produced or executive produced by Albert S. Ruddy? Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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). [121] The film premiered five months before her 40th birthday. [180][s] "I'd feel sorry for any child that had me for a mother," she previously told columnist Dick Kleiner in 1969. [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. "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". 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). [89][k], In 1973, Locke was attached to star in Terminal Circle. Nearly three decades later, Locke said she still got those photos in fan mail requesting her autograph. 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. Cregg in Shelbyville?". "[131], According to court testimony, Locke confronted Eastwood over his passive-aggressive behavior on December 29, 1988,[u] eliciting estrangement between the couple. [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. Eastwood later testified that he felt victimized by Locke. [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. In Eastwoods more rough-and-tumble outings she could only appear incongruous. [73][74][j] Being the oldest nominee in the latter category, she concealed that distinction through retconning with aid from studio publicists. She was 74. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. 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. What was Clint Eastwood's reaction upon learning about the - Quora 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. While Locke was on the set of Impulse in 1989, Eastwood changed the locks on their home and dumped her belongings on the lawn. "[105] Eastwood predicted that she would win an Oscar for her performance. 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. Sondra Locke Obituary (1944 - 2018) - Legacy [100] They eventually settled at 846 Stradella Road in Bel-Air,[41] which Eastwood still owned at the time of Locke's death. [112] "Clint wanted me to work only with him," said Locke. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. 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. "Struggling Locke strikes back at Eastwood". [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. [239] She is admired by such actresses as Frances Fisher and Rosanna Arquette, who applauded the strength of her directorial accomplishments, however short-lived. She was nominated for her screen debut in. [113] She was awarded the West Hollywood property (valued at $2.2 million), $450,000 cash and unspecified monthly support payments as well. The Triumph and Tragedy of Sondra Locke | Vanity Fair Alan Rudolph, Keith Carradine, Sondra Locke and Jennifer Tilly in Person at the Music Hall for RAY MEETS HELEN. She worked regularly with Eastwood, who was her companion for 14 years despite their marriages to other people. Sondra Elaine Locke, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 4, 2019. English [204] Before any court decision could be made, Locke settled the case with Eastwood for an undisclosed amount of money. Late in the 1970s, Locke became pregnant by Eastwood twice;[100] she terminated both pregnancies. For a long time it was falsely presumed that Locke and Anderson had divorced. [182], The breakup affected Locke's social life. She won the part after a nationwide search to find a suitable newcomer. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. [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. If you were in Clint Eastwood movies, you were in the Clint Eastwood movie business, she explained.