Even though Locke played the leading female role, Locke's autobiography provides a convoluted recollection of the casting process for, Gordon Anderson went by the stage names 'C.B. "Sondra Locke: A match for the macho Clint Eastwood". We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. She received a Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in the film. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. 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. "[124][l] Ratboy had limited distribution in the United States, where it was a critical and financial flop, but was well received in Europe, with French newspaper Le Parisien calling it the highlight of the Deauville Film Festival. "[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. "Career Off to Great Start, and Then". [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. As an all-American hero, he was untouchable; his public did not want to hear that he was flawed. 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. [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. [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. 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Even though she was the second child of four children, she considered herself the middle child. [73][74][j] Being the oldest nominee in the latter category, she concealed that distinction through retconning with aid from studio publicists. 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. [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. February 17, 2023 . [100] Locke was shooting Impulse (1990) at the time of the lockout. [191] Forced abortions and compulsory sterilization were also cited, though Locke would later recategorize those operations as a "mutual decision". Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [100] Locke's friendships with those women gradually faded as their husbands ghosted her. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. I can understand how stranded they must feel, how hard it is to change one's life," Locke said. 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. Her fee was a reported $350,000.[100]. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. There was an error deleting this problem. "[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. "[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. 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. Notwithstanding their ongoing estrangement, Bayne vocally supported her daughter during the litigious war between Locke and Clint Eastwood. 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. Sondra Locke (1944-2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. It was only when she tried to step away from Clint's s Continue Reading 22 2 Savannah Thompson 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). Sandra went to the local high school, where she met Gordon. Locke's death received no television coverage except for a 15-second spot on ABC World News Tonight. Late in the 1970s, Locke became pregnant by Eastwood twice;[100] she terminated both pregnancies. Looking for more? She played Laura Lee, who joins Josey (Eastwood) on his quest to avenge his familys destruction during the civil war. However, their relationship ended acrimoniously, coloring both their legacies and entwining them in two ugly lawsuits. [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. [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. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Jacobs, Julia. Various dates were given by the press for Locke's birth. [63] She won "Most Promising New Star of the Year" at the Show-A-Rama film exhibitor convention. Well, it isn't. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? In retrospect, she gathered "either he changed from white to black, or I had been living with somebody I didn't even know. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Bart Mills. Chapel Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens. If you were in Clint Eastwood movies, you were in the Clint Eastwood movie business, she explained. Sondra Locke was born May 28, 1944 as Sandra Louise Smith, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a quiet little town about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. "Say, is that C.J. In 1997, Locke's autobiography The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey was published by William Morrow and Company. In 1989, Claudia Puig of the Los Angeles Times described her lawsuit against Clint Eastwood as a "precedent-setting legal case, as it raises the question of whether a woman, who is legally married to one man, can claim palimony rights from another. [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. "[212] "I feel elated. [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. "Eastwood is target of another Locke Lawsuit". [75] Although her salary for the film was reported in newspapers as $15,000, Locke later claimed it was less than one-third that amount. How did it come to this? [53] In 1964, she joined the staff at radio station WSM-AM 650 in Nashville and was promoted to its television affiliate WSM-Channel 4 the following year. "[206] He accused Locke of using her cancer to gain the jury's sympathy: "She plays the victim very well. Try again later. I was Clints girl. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. As far as she was concerned their relationship was still salvageable. She did have a background working her way up learning her craft, and she showed promise as a director later on in her career. [236], Locke's influence as a feminist icon was duly acknowledged by the mainstream press. "The Actress Couldn't Resist". She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based. She was 74. By 1989, it was clear the relationship was falling apart, she said. [168][r] After wrapping the film in December 1975, the couple shuttled between Eastwood's houses in Sherman Oaks and Carmel, as well as rented homes in San Francisco and Tiburon. [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. [213] The case is used in some modern law-school contract textbooks to illustrate the legal concept of good faith. [83] Shortly afterwards she passed on the lead in My Sweet Charlie (1970), which won an Emmy for its eventual star Patty Duke. [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. In our own way we got to live out a little bit of our dreams by making the movie and meeting her. As news of Locke's passing broke, her relationship with Hollywood legend . [235] She was one of 11 female filmmakers in 1990, the year WB released her sophomore feature, Impulse. [114] She portrayed country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor in the adventure-comedy. [41] From 1958, she attended Shelbyville Central High School, where she was again valedictorian and voted "Duchess of Studiousness" by classmates. [218] She added that Eastwood never communicated with her after her diagnosis: "He doesn't care if I live or die. [132] She came out of retirement once more in 2016, shooting Alan Rudolph's indie Ray Meets Helen with Keith Carradine. "[190] On April 10, 1989, Malpaso employees changed the locks on the family residence, moved Locke's possessions into storage, and posted security guards at the front gate per Eastwood's order. [156] According to co-worker Alan Nelson, who died eight months after Locke, he and other staff members believed her promotion resulted from nepotism. A general view of atmosphere of actor/director Clint Eastwood's home/house on February 14, 2021 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The suit was eventually settled in 1996 for an undisclosed sum. She was nominated for a best-supporting-actress Oscar for her performance, an auspicious welcome for the Hollywood newcomer. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who made six movies with live-in lover Clint Eastwood before . 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. The sex symbol confessed that "girls thought I was a jokea happy buffoon," before he met his wife. I felt it was like social extortion of a kindblackmail or whatever you want to call it, he said. [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. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Sondra Locke I found on Findagrave.com. Oops, we were unable to send the email. [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. Sondra Locke Sondra Locke, an Oscar-nominated actress for "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and a frequent co-star of her ex-husband Clint Eastwood, whom she successfully sued for fraud in 1995, died on Nov A Space Odyssey," died on Jan. Use this page to find out if [33] Conversely, the media's running narrative was that Eastwood "left"[148] or "walked out on"[163] his wife for Locke as opposed to simply giving up the facade. Newer Post Home CONTACT US 2:09. "[41], For his part, Eastwood waved the lawsuit off as a "dime-novel plot,"[204] continuing, "it's all about money about getting something for nothing. [210][v] The agreement with Warner Bros., Locke said, was "a happy ending. 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). Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Sondra Locke (195334615)? "Sex Stars of 1969'". Brad Schmitt. [t] Despite her affirmed ignorance, Locke sensed growing tension in the relationship around 1985, recollecting that "although I definitely still loved Clint, I didn't very much like him." Try again later. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. [33] When this became public knowledge a decade after the fact, Eastwood issued a statement: I adamantly deny and deeply resent the accusation that either one of those abortions or the tubal ligation were done at my demand, request or even suggestion. This account has been disabled. [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. 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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Co-stars such as Cicely Tyson, Louie Anderson, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach and Ted Neeley all active on social media were equally silent. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. She was born Sandra in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to Pauline Bayne, a factory worker, and Raymond Smith, a soldier. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwood a romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. Resend Activation Email. [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. And when I did, that was the beginning of the end.. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. [33] "He didn't like the idea of me being away from him. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based. Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. "[190][219], Locke underwent a double mastectomy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, followed by chemotherapy. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 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. The second lawsuit also ended in a settlement for Locke. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. 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. Try again later. We have set your language to 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]. Jeanne Miller. Joyce Haber (1972-11-08). Debbie Reynolds during her high-school years, in the late 1940s. Watson decided to do the movie after performing a standup routine about Locke and about how people in Shelbyville were obsessed with her. [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). "Clint Eastwood - Interview - Western Movie Star". [131] She had simultaneously been wooed by screenwriter Philip Kaufman but chose Eastwood over him. [w], In 2015, after a 25-year period of apparent remission,[228] Locke's cancer returned and metastasized to her bones. She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. [43] One student, Cameron Watson, was inspired by Locke and is now an actor/director. [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. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. [88] Both films were shelved for two years before finally opening in arthouse cinemas, attracting little attention at first. In the mid-1960s, she dated her supervisor at WSM-TV's PR department, Brad Crandall (19201973). [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. [180][s] "I'd feel sorry for any child that had me for a mother," she previously told columnist Dick Kleiner in 1969. After news broke that Locke had died of cancer last month, The Hollywood Reporterran an obituary on the actress with the headline Actress Sondra Locke, Embittered Ex of Clint Eastwood, Dies at 74. . 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.

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