[33] Locke later defensively declared: "Clint is not good at direct communication. [155] She started as secretary to Tom Griscom in local sales for WSM Radio. [217] In September 1990, she confirmed reports that she had breast cancer. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. Ann W. O'Neill. "[195], Locke battled Eastwood in court for 19 months; she developed breast cancer during proceedings and said the treatments sapped her will to fight. They automatically assumed I was working exclusively with Clint.. Try again later. According to the Associated. "[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. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. Locke's persona belied her age, and she habitually played roles written for women much younger than herself. [125], Locke's second foray behind the camera was Impulse (1990), starring Theresa Russell as a police officer on the vice squad who goes undercover as a prostitute. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Liz Smith. Various dates were given by the press for Locke's birth. [122] Eastwood then directed Locke in a 1985 Amazing Stories episode entitled "Vanessa in the Garden". She did have a background working her way up learning her craft, and she showed promise as a director later on in her career. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who made six movies with live-in lover Clint Eastwood before . You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. [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. "[111] Childfree by choice unusual for a person of her generation[237] Locke was among the first celebrities to publicly discuss her abortion experiences. She is survived by Gordon, to whom she remained married. [32][41] Locke testified that after she and Eastwood made their final joint appearance on January 6 at the American Cinema Awards, they spent exactly two nights together,[163] without intimate contact. [158][159] He later got into local politics and was elected mayor of Belle Meade in 2000. "Struggling Locke strikes back at Eastwood". 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). A system error has occurred. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Sondra Locke later proved herself as a film director. [121] The film premiered five months before her 40th birthday. 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. Unfortunately she had cancer and so she plays that card. "The minute she heard the first reference to her or to her family, she threw up her arms: 'What the hell is this?'" 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. 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). "By the end of the reading, she was doubled over. Clint Eastwood: The Director-King of Hollywood. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [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. She was 74. 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. Year should not be greater than current year. 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. [20] Locke bequeathed Anderson an estimated fortune of $20 million, and seemed to have always supported him financially. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? for 10 years, per the Post. She received a Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in the film. [31] Locke's parents separated before her birth. She told journalist Leon Wagener: "One of those children Clint made her abort could have been the grandson I've always wanted.". It was never my fameit was his fame. I only stood to lose professionally.. Learn more about merges. He just wills people to do things, he would say that all the time. [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. There was an error deleting this problem. Arthur Knight and Hollis Alpert. [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. She was nominated for a best-supporting-actress Oscar for her performance, an auspicious welcome for the Hollywood newcomer. "[33] She had a maternal half-brother, Donald (born April 26, 1946) from Bayne's subsequent brief marriage to William B. Culture Actress Sondra Locke died on Nov. 3, but news of her death surfaced Thursday evening. 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. Locke, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in The Heart is. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter". Ultimately, Locke made two films during that period: Ratboy (1986) and Impulse (1990). Locke was an accomplished actress, making her debut in the 1968 drama The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter alongside Alan Arkin. Please try again later. Locke then filed a lawsuit. [160] Another early boyfriend, personal injury attorney Gary Gober,[161] starred with Locke in Circle Players' productions while attending Vanderbilt University Law School. As an all-American hero, he was untouchable; his public did not want to hear that he was flawed. [225] Built in 1925, the home's interior was redesigned to look like Locke's old house on Stradella Road. "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". Meanwhile, Locke claimed that she had had two abortions over the course of their relationship, because Eastwood had told her that he didnt want more children. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. [41] Peggy Garrity, Locke's former counsel, recalled the courtroom drama in her book In the Game: The Highs and Lows of a Trailblazing Trial Lawyer (2016). She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. "Love was not something to search out actively; it finds you, I believed. A follow-up, Impulse (1990), a thriller starring Theresa Russell as a police officer working undercover as a prostitute, was a slicker affair. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. (December 14, 2018). [112] "Clint wanted me to work only with him," said Locke. [33] "He didn't like the idea of me being away from him. 2:09. [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. Brad Schmitt. Cregg in Shelbyville?". [w], In 2015, after a 25-year period of apparent remission,[228] Locke's cancer returned and metastasized to her bones. Even though she was the second child of four children, she considered herself the middle child. If you were in Clint Eastwood movies, you were in the Clint Eastwood movie business, she explained. Unbeknownst to Locke, Eastwood eavesdropped on those consultations by means of a wiretap that he placed on their home phone in early March. Elkins. "Shelbyville gets its close-up". [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. [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. [113] She was awarded the West Hollywood property (valued at $2.2 million), $450,000 cash and unspecified monthly support payments as well. 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. Add to your scrapbook. His accent wasnt so theatrical, and he was way funnier than Baz Luhrmann gives him credit for. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Vernon Scott. Oops, we were unable to send the email. She was nominated for her screen debut in. "[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.' He was willing me to go away. [131] She had simultaneously been wooed by screenwriter Philip Kaufman but chose Eastwood over him. Locke is remembered as an early pioneer for women in Hollywood. [62] They also lied about her age, shaving off six years to make her seem younger[63][h] a pretense Locke would keep up for the rest of her career. The legendary directors death this week brings, Why Margot Kidder Was the Definitive Lois Lane, The late actresss fierce, funny reporter made, Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch, Part 1, The Johnny DeppAmber Heard Defamation Trial: The Makings of a Remarkable Moment in American Celebrity. She worked regularly with Eastwood, who was her companion for 14 years despite their marriages to other people. [48] "It was just an immediate attraction between the two of us," Locke recalled in a 2012 documentary. "[95] Ron Harper, who worked with Locke on the short-lived 1974 show Planet of the Apes, was even more effusive: "After acting with her in a couple of scenes, there was something so feminine about her that I could picture myself easily falling for her She's one of those women who exudes femininity, and you just become so attracted to that. [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. [213] The case is used in some modern law-school contract textbooks to illustrate the legal concept of good faith. Alan Rudolph, Keith Carradine, Sondra Locke and Jennifer Tilly in Person at the Music Hall for RAY MEETS HELEN. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. [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. [38][44][45] She dropped out after completing two semesters of study. Failed to delete memorial. [134], During her tenure at WSM, Locke participated in the annual United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) telethons. "[152] According to her death certificate, the two were residing at the same address when she died,[20] and he was the person who reported her death.[153]. [191] Forced abortions and compulsory sterilization were also cited, though Locke would later recategorize those operations as a "mutual decision". To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. 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. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. [42] She also played on the girls' basketball team, served as PTSA representative and was president of the French club. She passed away of cardiac arrest stemming from breast and bone cancer. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. She earned an Oscar nomination for her first film, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter . I was Clints girl. "Eastwood getting a lock on Locke". "For Human Options, the Light Is Bright". "Eastwood's Ex Hit Hard by Sudden Impact of Breakup". Anderson is a central presence in Locke's autobiography, but she doesn't elaborate on her reasons for marrying him beyond the following passage: However conventional or unconventional our marriage might turn out to be honestly did not concern me that much. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. Sondra Elaine Locke, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 4, 2019. [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. [229] The Associated Press said "it is not clear why it took nearly six weeks to come to light. It was only when she tried to step away from Clint's s Continue Reading 22 2 Savannah Thompson Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. "[131], According to court testimony, Locke confronted Eastwood over his passive-aggressive behavior on December 29, 1988,[u] eliciting estrangement between the couple. 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. Cat, during which he "flirted outrageously" with Locke. [147] Anderson was gay. They ultimately settled the suit, with Locke securing a three-year, $1.5 million deal with Warner Bros. to develop directing projects. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? 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]. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Locke never appeared in a wide release after Sudden Impact. Actually, Locke was three years past the median age of first marriages for women in that era. 0 cemeteries found in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Jeanne Miller. in depositions, Eastwood characterized her as his occasional roommate . cremated remains buried on Nov 9th by husband Gordon Anderson, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. The stars tell all about their relationship off-camera and on in an excerpt from the rich new oral history. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Sondra Locke I found on Findagrave.com. [127] The female comrades Locke credited with loyalty and support were those she had known pre-Eastwood: art director Elayne Barbara Ceder, whom she met on The Second Coming of Suzanne, and realtor Denise Fraker, wife of A Reflection of Fear director William A. She made a late return to the screen last year, in a title role in Alan Rudolphs Ray Meets Helen. Resend Activation Email. Sondra Elaine Locke, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 4, 2019. She was 74 years old. [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. [100] Eastwood then effectively vacated their Bel-Air mansion, sleeping in the adjacent caretakers' quarters or at his apartment in Burbank. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. But it was not Eastwood who made her a star. Sorry! Watson decided to do the movie after performing a standup routine about Locke and about how people in Shelbyville were obsessed with her. [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. 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). [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. [236], Locke's influence as a feminist icon was duly acknowledged by the mainstream press. 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. For years, Sondra worked in lock-step with Clint and, to hear her tell it, she helped him with his projects. One year, she toured Birmingham with folk singer Richard Law. 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. [179] "I never knew I could love somebody so much, and feel so peaceful about it at the same time," Locke said he told her. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based on. "[131] Locke was nonetheless grateful to have a platform at all, stating: "It was a miracle that a major publisher took it. This has been the best day in a long, long time," she told reporters on court house steps. [133] The film was screened at Laemmle Music Hall on May 6, 2018, less than six months before Locke died. The actress died after a cardiac arrest as a result of breast and bone cancer, according to a death certificate obtained by Associated . Please reset your password. So she filed another suit, alleging that Eastwood defrauded her, and that the Warner Bros. deal she had been given was not real. Debbie Reynolds during her high-school years, in the late 1940s. She won the part after a nationwide search to find a suitable newcomer. "It's a woman's role that comes along once in a lifetime," she said. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. I felt it was like social extortion of a kindblackmail or whatever you want to call it, he said. Try again later. [38] Self-described as introspective[39] and ambitious,[40] Locke started working part-time at age 16, drove her own car, and had a phone installed in her bedroom. [88] Both films were shelved for two years before finally opening in arthouse cinemas, attracting little attention at first. Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. Bart Mills. [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. [115] Locke recorded several songs for the soundtracks of these films and was whispered to be shopping for a record deal at the time. Family members linked to this person will appear here. 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. She was 74. Failed to report flower. Eastwood later testified that he felt victimized by Locke. [100] Locke's friendships with those women gradually faded as their husbands ghosted her. There was a problem getting your location. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. She also acted in a handful of projects, making her final turn in the 2017 romantic comedy Ray Meets Helen. "[153] Anderson, according to the scant AP report, was unreachable,[153] and a representative for Locke ignored People's request for comment. [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. Her fee was a reported $350,000.[100]. Try again later. "Eastwood Undermined Lockes Directing Career, Attorney Says". 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. "Sex Stars of 1969'". Verify and try again. Authorities were notified of her death, but it was not made public until 13 December. English "[33], The case went to trial in September 1996. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. 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. based on information from your browser. 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. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. [46], In or around 1963,[47] Locke essentially broke off contact with her family, concluding: "It made no sense for any of us to spend our lives pretending to have relationships that did not really exist. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. "[96], In 1975, Locke was cast in the western film The Outlaw Josey Wales as the love interest of Clint Eastwood's eponymous character. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwood a romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. She claimed to have been born several years later than 1944, and her true age remained a secret throughout her career. 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. [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. Siskel & Ebert gave the film "two thumbs up". February 17, 2023 . [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. We have set your language to She played Laura Lee, who joins Josey (Eastwood) on his quest to avenge his familys destruction during the civil war. Sondra Locke died on Nov. 3, 2018, of cardiac arrest as a result of both breast and bone cancer. [58] Within one year of this exposure, she decided to pursue a career in film and changed the spelling of her first name to avoid being called Sandy. "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]. It was much preferable to the sadistic thriller Sudden Impact (1983), the fourth in the Dirty Harry series of films about a renegade cop, in which Locke played a victim of rape turned violent avenger.
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