"[190][219], Locke underwent a double mastectomy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, followed by chemotherapy. "[43], Commercial ups and downs, missed roles, TV work. February 17, 2023 . in depositions, Eastwood characterized her as his occasional roommate . Sources are divided as to whether she was born in Alabama or Tennessee. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwood a romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. Alan Rudolph, Keith Carradine, Sondra Locke and Jennifer Tilly in Person at the Music Hall for RAY MEETS HELEN. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" She would later direct and produce several films. [21][22][23][24] Despite this, she wasn't considered "date material" by the more socially prominent boys in her class. The stars tell all about their relationship off-camera and on in an excerpt from the rich new oral history. Stanley Eichelbaum. Sandra Louise Anderson ( ne Smith; May 28, 1944 - November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. Sondra Locke, Oscar-Nominated Actress for 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,' Dies at 74. People stopped calling. [235] She was one of 11 female filmmakers in 1990, the year WB released her sophomore feature, Impulse. [7] Following graduation in 1962, Locke enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University (then Middle Tennessee State College) in Murfreesboro on a full scholarship. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwooda romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. "[33], Locke and actor/director Clint Eastwood entered a domestic partnership in October 1975. Locke's death received no television coverage except for a 15-second spot on ABC World News Tonight. "I think it meant just as much to her. [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. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. AGE 74 Obituary Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. While Locke was on the set of Impulse in 1989, Eastwood changed the locks on their home and dumped her belongings on the lawn. That role was a curious fit for a woman whose appeal lay in her mix of the feisty and the delicate. 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 2018 at her home in Los Angeles. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 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. [160] Another early boyfriend, personal injury attorney Gary Gober,[161] starred with Locke in Circle Players' productions while attending Vanderbilt University Law School. "[111] Childfree by choice unusual for a person of her generation[237] Locke was among the first celebrities to publicly discuss her abortion experiences. 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. He's said things that were hurtful to my character and hurtful to me professionally. "[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. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. "For Human Options, the Light Is Bright". To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. [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). 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. She did have a background working her way up learning her craft, and she showed promise as a director later on in her career. [48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. [36][e] She grew up in Shelbyville, Tennessee, where her stepfather owned a construction company;[37] the family later moved to nearby Wartrace. In a landmark decision,[240] California's Supreme Court ruled that access to civil trials could no longer be closed off to the public. Cat, during which he "flirted outrageously" with Locke. Actress. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Try again later. [241][242], Numerous outlets faced pushback over their chosen headlines for Locke's obituary. 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. Even though she was the second child of four children, she considered herself the middle child. [202] Locke said that she "was stunned and outraged at the way I had been tricked and cheated a second time. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. [31] Locke's parents separated before her birth. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. "[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. "Locke, Soul Set for Cannon Roles". [100] Locke was shooting Impulse (1990) at the time of the lockout. A follow-up, Impulse (1990), a thriller starring Theresa Russell as a police officer working undercover as a prostitute, was a slicker affair. [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. Steve Ryfle. [218] She added that Eastwood never communicated with her after her diagnosis: "He doesn't care if I live or die. Locke never appeared in a wide release after Sudden Impact. Learn more about merges. "[235] In a tribute to the late actress, author Sarah Weinman wrote: "Sondra Locke, like Barbara Loden, deserves to be known for her work, not for the famous man she was disastrously involved with. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. [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. But it was not Eastwood who made her a star. Search above to list available cemeteries. SONDRA Locke, who has died of cancer aged 74, was the long-time partner and regular co-star of Clint Eastwood in such movies as the classic 1976 western The Outlaw Josey Wales and the 1978. There was a problem getting your location. Im sorry he is who he is, she said just before her book came out. This has been the best day in a long, long time," she told reporters on court house steps. "Sandra Locke bitter, shocked about split with Eastwood". [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. [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. [100] Eastwood then effectively vacated their Bel-Air mansion, sleeping in the adjacent caretakers' quarters or at his apartment in Burbank. [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]. "[195], Locke battled Eastwood in court for 19 months; she developed breast cancer during proceedings and said the treatments sapped her will to fight. Sandra Louise Anderson (ne Smith; May 28, 1944 November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. [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. "[177] Locke claimed Eastwood even sang "She Made Me Monogamous" to her. "Being a woman I have great empathy for these women. On the 91st Academy Awards telecast, broadcast nearly four months after Locke died, she was omitted from the In Memoriam segment. "[235], Among those voicing an unfavorable opinion of Locke was film critic Rex Reed, who had interviewed her for a 1967 profile in The New York Times. "Clint Eastwood - Interview - Western Movie Star". She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a . [166], Locke referred to these intervals as "casually exploring for a romantic relationship," noting that she had not fallen in love with any of the men. [204] Before any court decision could be made, Locke settled the case with Eastwood for an undisclosed amount of money. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Her mother married Alfred Locke, a carpenter, when she was four. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. "Eastwood's Ex Hit Hard by Sudden Impact of Breakup". [130], Locke's death was kept secret until December 13, when Radar Online broke the news the day before Eastwood's latest blockbuster The Mule (2018) opened in theaters nationwide, citing the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. [20] Locke bequeathed Anderson an estimated fortune of $20 million, and seemed to have always supported him financially. "Eastwood Undermined Lockes Directing Career, Attorney Says". "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". [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. Garrity revealed that Locke's 1999 confidential settlement from WB "was for many millions more than the settlement with Clint had been. Which is your favorite movie produced or executive produced by Albert S. Ruddy? The enormous eyes set in a petite face gave her the perpetually childlike look of one of Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. [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. [131] She had simultaneously been wooed by screenwriter Philip Kaufman but chose Eastwood over him. "Locke cries foul at producing deal". Sandra went to the local high school, where she met Gordon. One year, she toured Birmingham with folk singer Richard Law. As an all-American hero, he was untouchable; his public did not want to hear that he was flawed. As news of Locke's passing broke, her relationship with Hollywood legend . Play. Fraker. "Sondra Locke, 74, Is Dead; Oscar-Nominated Actress". [59] Dr. Walter Rowe Courtenay presided over the ceremony. 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. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? [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. Unbeknownst to Locke, Eastwood eavesdropped on those consultations by means of a wiretap that he placed on their home phone in early March. 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. [97] Locke said she chose the role for its exposure,[98] following a run of unremarkable credits. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. 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. [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. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. I felt it was like social extortion of a kindblackmail or whatever you want to call it, he said. And when I did, that was the beginning of the end.. Try again later. She also acted in a handful of projects, making her final turn in the 2017 romantic comedy Ray Meets Helen. She is survived by Gordon, to whom she remained married. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. She also directed four films, notably Impulse (1990), and published an autobiography, The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey (1997). 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 . 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. Ann W. O'Neill. [i] After callbacks in New Orleans and Manhattan, she was cast in the role by recommendation from Marion Dougherty. Oops, we were unable to send the email. [41] She first met Eastwood in 1972 when she unsuccessfully lobbied for the title role in his film Breezy (1973);[167] they became involved upon arrival at the shooting location of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) in Page, Arizona. Try again later. He just wills people to do things, he would say that all the time. [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. Weve updated the security on the site. "[249] Locke gave the script her blessing and accepted an invitation to be special guest at the film's premiere. [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. [27][42][51][f] Donald blamed Gordon Anderson Locke's best friend since adolescence and future husband for the rift, claiming Anderson had "an almost hypnotic spell on her. [59][71], The film came out in the summer of 1968 to critical acclaim. Verify and try again. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. "[207], Locke brought a separate action against Warner Bros. for allegedly conspiring with Eastwood to sabotage her directorial career. Radar Online first reported the news, saying she died of complications from breast and bone cancer. [191] Forced abortions and compulsory sterilization were also cited, though Locke would later recategorize those operations as a "mutual decision". I can understand how stranded they must feel, how hard it is to change one's life," Locke said. [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. They ultimately settled the suit, with Locke securing a three-year, $1.5 million deal with Warner Bros. to develop directing projects. "Sondra Locke continues to battle ex-beau Clint Eastwood". Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. [144][n], Locke had known Anderson since at least the late 1950s; accounts as to when they met vary by as much as four years. Her closest friends had been the wives of Eastwood's colleagues: Maria Shriver, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin and Lili Fini Zanuck, all 1011 years younger than Locke and married to film industry heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bud Yorkin and Richard D. Zanuck respectively. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. "Say, is that C.J. Authorities were notified of her death, but it was not made public until 13 December. Sondra Locke (1944-2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. A system error has occurred. It was only when she tried to step away from Clint's s Continue Reading 22 2 Savannah Thompson In 1945, Locke briefly took the surname of her then-stepfather, Elkins, before her mother changed it again in 1948. [180][s] "I'd feel sorry for any child that had me for a mother," she previously told columnist Dick Kleiner in 1969. She was born in Oklahoma City on April 8, 1940 to Warren and Voicey Marie Matherly. Locke then filed a lawsuit. Ad Choices. You can always change this later in your Account settings. 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. 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. All rights reserved. She also portrayed the singer and actress, Rosemary Clooney in the CBS television movie "Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story" in 1982. For a long time it was falsely presumed that Locke and Anderson had divorced. [225] Built in 1925, the home's interior was redesigned to look like Locke's old house on Stradella Road. 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). Debbie Reynolds during her high-school years, in the late 1940s. [238], Cinematographer David Worth credits Locke with his big break. Locke, best known for her movies with Clint Eastwood ad her off-screen romance with Eastwood,. [131] She and Cunneen eventually broke up,[226] albeit without publicity, since she had faded from public view. Over time Suzanne has developed a cult following,[33][69] while Reflection is cited as an early example of media portrayals of transgender people. [115] The New York Times critic Janet Maslin noticed that "each of them works more delicately here than they have together previously. There is a problem with your email/password. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Sondra Locke, Oscar-Nominated Actress for 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,' Dies at 74. 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]. [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). [41] She also asked Judge Dana Senit Henry to bar Eastwood from the Bel-Air house "because I know him to have a terrible temper and he has frequently been abusive to me. 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). She was nominated for her screen debut in. cremated remains buried on Nov 9th by husband Gordon Anderson, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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[w], In 2015, after a 25-year period of apparent remission,[228] Locke's cancer returned and metastasized to her bones. "[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. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. She also appeared in such television series as "Night Gallery," "Kung Fu," "Barnaby Jones," and "Cannon." Failed to remove flower. "[118] Locke cited Bronco Billy and The Outlaw Josey Wales as her favorites of the movies they made. Various dates were given by the press for Locke's birth. Late in the 1970s, Locke became pregnant by Eastwood twice;[100] she terminated both pregnancies. 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], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. The Reeves children are not included in the count, for instance, at. [33], According to a 1989 affidavit, the marriage was "tantamount to sister and brother" and they never consummated it. After a long interruption in her career due to legal difficulties and health issues, Locke directed the made-for-television film Death in Small Doses (1995), based on a true story, and the independent feature Trading Favors (1997), starring Rosanna Arquette. Learn more about managing a memorial . [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. [2], Sandra Louise Smith was born on May 28, 1944,[a][b] the daughter of New York City native Raymond Smith, then serving in the military,[c] and Pauline Bayne, a pencil factory worker from Huntsville, Alabama, who was of mostly Scottish descent, with matrilineages in South Carolina extending back to the late 18th century. Jacobs, Julia. [42] She also played on the girls' basketball team, served as PTSA representative and was president of the French club. 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). Looking for more? [88] Both films were shelved for two years before finally opening in arthouse cinemas, attracting little attention at first. The suit was eventually settled in 1996 for an undisclosed sum. [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.
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