[100] Eastwood then effectively vacated their Bel-Air mansion, sleeping in the adjacent caretakers' quarters or at his apartment in Burbank. It was only when she tried to step away from Clint's s Continue Reading 22 2 Savannah Thompson I can understand how stranded they must feel, how hard it is to change one's life," Locke said. Various compilers, "Vaughn Family Group Sheets", Jim Freeman received these Family Group Sheets at a Bell family reunion for descendants of David Vaughn. According to the Associated Press, Locke died on November 3 at her Los Angeles home of cardiac arrest stemming from bone and breast cancer. in depositions, Eastwood characterized her as his occasional roommate . cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Brad Schmitt. Please reset your password. [135], In 1992, Locke served as honorary chairwoman for the "Starry, Starry Night" silent auction in Costa Mesa, California to benefit Human Options, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. [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. "By the end of the reading, she was doubled over. [236], Locke's influence as a feminist icon was duly acknowledged by the mainstream press. Unfortunately she had cancer and so she plays that card. [88] Both films were shelved for two years before finally opening in arthouse cinemas, attracting little attention at first. There was an error deleting this problem. for 10 years, per the Post. [33], Her next role was as Melisse in Cover Me Babe (1970), originally titled Run Shadow Run,[78] opposite Robert Forster. [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. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Locke never appeared in a wide release after Sudden Impact. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. Contradictory sources have either directly cited, or implied, every year from 1943 to 1950. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Her mother married Alfred Locke, a carpenter, when she was four. 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. [114] She portrayed country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor in the adventure-comedy. Culture Actress Sondra Locke died on Nov. 3, but news of her death surfaced Thursday evening. The suit was eventually settled in 1996 for an undisclosed sum. Locke claimed that she was frozen out of Hollywood after her breakup with Eastwood. Locke got her big break in 1967 when she starred in The. [202] Garrity added that Eastwood had held out the allegedly counterfeit deal "like a dangled carrot" to persuade Locke to drop the earlier palimony suit. "[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. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [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 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]. [148] Locke's subsequent relationship with a doctor young enough to be her son added to her notoriety. People can say, He made her famous; he gave her movies. He didnt give me moviesI did a job, she said. One year, she toured Birmingham with folk singer Richard Law. 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. She told journalist Leon Wagener: "One of those children Clint made her abort could have been the grandson I've always wanted.". 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. 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). [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. Earl Wilson. [199] She began to seek corroboration and came across incriminating printouts from WB's bookkeeping records. "[190][219], Locke underwent a double mastectomy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, followed by chemotherapy. [235] She was one of 11 female filmmakers in 1990, the year WB released her sophomore feature, Impulse. Sorry! [189] At any rate, she called divorce lawyer Norman Oberstein to explore her options should the separation be permanent. The Reeves children are not included in the count, for instance, at. "Hollywood stars to help Shelbyville native's film". [91] She was up for a big part in Earthquake (1974), but lost out to Genevive Bujold. "[43], Commercial ups and downs, missed roles, TV work. 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). Radar Online first reported the news, saying she died of complications from breast and bone cancer. [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). "Being a woman I have great empathy for these women. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Actress Sondra Locke, who was best known for making six movies with Clint Eastwood, has died at the age of 74. Cast Album of PAINT YOUR WAGON". They ultimately settled the suit, with Locke securing a three-year, $1.5 million deal with Warner Bros. to develop directing projects. [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]. [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. Cregg in Shelbyville?". [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. 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. . Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. [132] She came out of retirement once more in 2016, shooting Alan Rudolph's indie Ray Meets Helen with Keith Carradine. The Oscar-nominated actress had a long Hollywood careerand a turbulent relationship with Clint Eastwood, resulting in two acrimonious lawsuits. [217] In September 1990, she confirmed reports that she had breast cancer. 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. [100] Locke's friendships with those women gradually faded as their husbands ghosted her. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Smith departed the scene before Sondra's birth. Locke died on November 3, but her death has just been reported. Sondra Locke was born May 28, 1944 as Sandra Louise Smith, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a quiet little town about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. "[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. She was 74. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. [122] Eastwood then directed Locke in a 1985 Amazing Stories episode entitled "Vanessa in the Garden". On the coattails of the franchise's success, she performed live in concert (one-off gigs) with The Everly Brothers, Eddie Rabbitt and Tom Jones.[116]. [29] During treatment, she began dating Scott Cunneen (born September 10, 1961, Long Beach, California), an intern assigned to perform the post-surgical checkup. [239] She is admired by such actresses as Frances Fisher and Rosanna Arquette, who applauded the strength of her directorial accomplishments, however short-lived. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. February 17, 2023 . 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. I think he thought Id go away, because he always gets his way, Locke said. Family members linked to this person will appear here. This account has been disabled. Which is your favorite movie produced or executive produced by Albert S. Ruddy? [157], George Crook, a cameraman for WSM, squired Locke to Nashville society events including the 1965 hunt ball. "A long time between breaks". To use this feature, use a newer browser. [31] Locke's parents separated before her birth. [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. "[131], According to court testimony, Locke confronted Eastwood over his passive-aggressive behavior on December 29, 1988,[u] eliciting estrangement between the couple. Bart Mills. A follow-up, Impulse (1990), a thriller starring Theresa Russell as a police officer working undercover as a prostitute, was a slicker affair. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. [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.