The two women got into a row just before New Year's Eve, Locke recalling, "I wanted to hit her, to pull every hair out of her head. [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. [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. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? In 2014, it was announced that Locke would serve as an executive producer on the Eli Roth film Knock Knock, starring Keanu Reeves. [42][54][55][56] Locke's biggest coup while employed there was hosting actor Robert Loggia when Loggia visited Nashville to promote his TV pilot T.H.E. 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. [189] At any rate, she called divorce lawyer Norman Oberstein to explore her options should the separation be permanent. She was nominated for her screen debut in. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. She was 74. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. [21][22][23][24] Despite this, she wasn't considered "date material" by the more socially prominent boys in her class. The second lawsuit also ended in a settlement for Locke. Locke announced plans to develop and star in a movie about Marie Antoinette, but the project fell apart. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. [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. 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. You can always change this later in your Account settings. One year, she toured Birmingham with folk singer Richard Law. She is survived by Gordon, to whom she remained married. She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. [247], In 1971, fifth-graders at Eastside Elementary in Locke's hometown of Shelbyville, Tennessee, were left star-struck when Locke made a visit and held pretend "auditions" in the class to show them what it was like in Hollywood. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Search above to list available cemeteries. Chapel Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens. [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. "Eastwood Undermined Lockes Directing Career, Attorney Says". English 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. Im sorry he is who he is, she said just before her book came out. In our own way we got to live out a little bit of our dreams by making the movie and meeting her. 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). So she filed another suit, alleging that Eastwood defrauded her, and that the Warner Bros. deal she had been given was not real. Watson said. Albert S. Ruddy (born 1930) is a Canadian-American film and television producer. 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. [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. "[212] "I feel elated. 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. [19] They remained married for 51 years until her death in 2018. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. [224] Cunneen moved in with her in the spring of 1991. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. [20], Locke died at age 74 on November 3, 2018, at her Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest related to breast and bone cancer. "Sondra Locke continues to battle ex-beau Clint Eastwood". On the 91st Academy Awards telecast, broadcast nearly four months after Locke died, she was omitted from the In Memoriam segment.
Sondra Locke, Oscar Nominated Actress, Dies at age 74 - Obituary ", In June 1999, Garrity sued Locke to get paid for persuading the appellate court to reinstate. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. [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. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Her 1997 memoir was titled The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly, riffing on one of Eastwood's most popular film roles. How Should a Cinephile Grapple with Bertoluccis Tainted Legacy? Locke then filed a lawsuit. [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. 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[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. "Locke, Soul Set for Cannon Roles". 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. I only stood to lose professionally.. National Center for Family & Marriage Research. Sondra Locke (Sandra Louise Anderson), actor and director, born 28 May 1944; died 3 November 2018, Actor and director who starred opposite her partner Clint Eastwood in six hit movies, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 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. "[195], Locke battled Eastwood in court for 19 months; she developed breast cancer during proceedings and said the treatments sapped her will to fight. In Eastwoods more rough-and-tumble outings she could only appear incongruous. [172][177][178] Eastwood's wife Maggie Johnson lived on a colossal estate in Pebble Beach, where Eastwood rarely stayed,[33] and he and Johnson were understood to have had an open marriage from the start. In a landmark decision,[240] California's Supreme Court ruled that access to civil trials could no longer be closed off to the public. [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. based on information from your browser. [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. [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. [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. cremated remains buried on Nov 9th by husband Gordon Anderson, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. [100] Eastwood then effectively vacated their Bel-Air mansion, sleeping in the adjacent caretakers' quarters or at his apartment in Burbank. [48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. [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. [79][80] It was announced that she would play the lead in Lovemakers a film adaptation of Robert Nathan's novel The Color of Evening but no movie resulted. "[33], The case went to trial in September 1996. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab.
Oscar-nominated actress, Tennessee native Sondra Locke dies at 74 [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. Sorry! Various dates were given by the press for Locke's birth.
Sondra Locke Obituary - Oklahoma City, OK - Dignity Memorial Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Alan Rudolph, Keith Carradine, Sondra Locke and Jennifer Tilly in Person at the Music Hall for RAY MEETS HELEN. Watson decided to do the movie after performing a standup routine about Locke and about how people in Shelbyville were obsessed with her. Co-stars such as Cicely Tyson, Louie Anderson, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach and Ted Neeley all active on social media were equally silent. [7] Following graduation in 1962, Locke enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University (then Middle Tennessee State College) in Murfreesboro on a full scholarship. "[33], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. [91] She was up for a big part in Earthquake (1974), but lost out to Genevive Bujold. Failed to remove flower. Various compilers, "Vaughn Family Group Sheets", Jim Freeman received these Family Group Sheets at a Bell family reunion for descendants of David Vaughn.
Sondra Locke Dead: Oscar-Nominated Actress Was 74 - The Hollywood Reporter [63] She won "Most Promising New Star of the Year" at the Show-A-Rama film exhibitor convention. [148] Locke's subsequent relationship with a doctor young enough to be her son added to her notoriety. You might just as well have a direct confrontation with a wall. For years, Sondra worked in lock-step with Clint and, to hear her tell it, she helped him with his projects. [112] "Clint wanted me to work only with him," said Locke. Eastwood did not comment on the death, nor did any of Locke's other living exes, nor any of her friends or relatives. Arthur Knight and Hollis Alpert. He just wills people to do things, he would say that all the time. [59][71], The film came out in the summer of 1968 to critical acclaim. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [238], Cinematographer David Worth credits Locke with his big break. [229] The Associated Press said "it is not clear why it took nearly six weeks to come to light. Just as he was about to look away into the distant desert, he caught sight of me, she wrote in her 1997 autobiography The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. There was a problem getting your location. [34][d] When Bayne married Alfred Locke in 1948, Sandra and Donald assumed his surname. 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. . [137][138] Locke also dated a sculptor (she did not name him) prior to marrying Anderson. [208] As had happened with the previous lawsuit, this ended in an out-of-court settlement, in May 1999. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Locke also later proved herself an idiosyncratic director with the curious fantasy Ratboy (1986), in which she starred. I think he thought Id go away, because he always gets his way, Locke said. 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). Locke, best known for her movies with Clint Eastwood ad her off-screen romance with Eastwood,. 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".