Jeanne Miller. [128] She filed a $70 million palimony suit on April 26,[100][168] charging Eastwood with breach of contract, emotional distress, forcible entry and possession of stolen goods. [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. "Sondra Locke: A match for the macho Clint Eastwood". [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. Locke, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in The Heart is. [134], During her tenure at WSM, Locke participated in the annual United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) telethons. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [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. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195334615/sondra-locke. And when I did, that was the beginning of the end.. Notwithstanding their ongoing estrangement, Bayne vocally supported her daughter during the litigious war between Locke and Clint Eastwood. [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. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based on. 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. [33] She called it a "real, supportive, and equal relationship. [147] Anderson was gay. The suit was eventually settled in 1996 for an undisclosed sum. She also acted in a handful of projects, making her final turn in the 2017 romantic comedy Ray Meets Helen. Cast Album of PAINT YOUR WAGON". Joyce Haber (1972-11-08). 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. . 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). She was 74. Bayne was also wed to painter Thomas H. Nelson between marriages to William Elkins and Alfred Locke, for less than eight months. She was nominated for a best-supporting-actress Oscar for her performance, an auspicious welcome for the Hollywood newcomer. cemeteries found in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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). [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. Read Full Obituary Guest Book -. "[43], Commercial ups and downs, missed roles, TV work. "[211] Locke v. Warner Bros. Inc also catalyzed changes within the legal system. Bart Mills. "Locke Turns To 'Ratboy' To Escape Clint's Maze". 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. There was an error deleting this problem. Sondra Locke died at her home in Los Angeles on November 3. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. She also directed four films, notably Impulse (1990), and published an autobiography, The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey (1997). or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 2023 Cond Nast. On the 91st Academy Awards telecast, broadcast nearly four months after Locke died, she was omitted from the In Memoriam segment. [97] Locke said she chose the role for its exposure,[98] following a run of unremarkable credits. [126] In a subsequent interview with Siskel, Locke said she wasn't eager to act again. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? 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. "Say, is that C.J. Failed to delete memorial. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Sandra went to the local high school, where she met Gordon. All rights reserved. Weve updated the security on the site. "[33], The case went to trial in September 1996. After-the-fact publicity claimed that 2,000 actresses tried out for the role. 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 [203] One juror disclosed that the panel sided with Locke by a 10-to-2 vote (nine votes are needed for a verdict) and were only debating the amount. He was willing me to go away. [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. Nearly three decades later, Locke said she still got those photos in fan mail requesting her autograph. Watson decided to do the movie after performing a standup routine about Locke and about how people in Shelbyville were obsessed with her. She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a . 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. [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. [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. [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. She was 74. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Sondra's greatest achievements in life were . Sandra Louise Anderson ( ne Smith; May 28, 1944 - November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. ", In June 1999, Garrity sued Locke to get paid for persuading the appellate court to reinstate. [101][102][103] She followed it up with a lead role alongside Eastwood in the popular action film The Gauntlet (1977), the duo replacing Steve McQueen and Barbra Streisand, who bowed out from the production owing to a reported clash of egos. "[33] Eastwood claimed Locke told him on multiple occasions that she never wanted to have children. Sondra Locke, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in several movies with Clint Eastwooda romantic partner-turned-litigious opponenthas died. 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. GREAT NEWS! As to the abortions, I told Locke that whether to have children or terminate her pregnancies was a decision entirely hers. Stanley Eichelbaum. "[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 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 passed away of cardiac arrest stemming from breast and bone cancer. Locke got her big break in 1967 when she starred in The. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Please reset your password. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. [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. Sondra Elaine Locke, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away December 4, 2019. [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. 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. [182], The breakup affected Locke's social life. [83] Shortly afterwards she passed on the lead in My Sweet Charlie (1970), which won an Emmy for its eventual star Patty Duke. 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. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. [210][v] The agreement with Warner Bros., Locke said, was "a happy ending. [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. [33] For a time she lived in the commuter town of Gallatin. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. He didnt make me famous. English She was 74. [85] Locke felt overqualified for her role but did it as a favor to Davison,[69] who at the time was her unofficial paramour. Locke never appeared in a wide release after Sudden Impact. [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. Vernon Scott. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Brad Schmitt. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. She did have a background working her way up learning her craft, and she showed promise as a director later on in her career. Albert S. Ruddy (born 1930) is a Canadian-American film and television producer. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Sondra Locke (1944-2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. [33], Her next role was as Melisse in Cover Me Babe (1970), originally titled Run Shadow Run,[78] opposite Robert Forster. 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. "[111] Childfree by choice unusual for a person of her generation[237] Locke was among the first celebrities to publicly discuss her abortion experiences. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. She was advised by her agents to stay away from TV, but thought it foolish to sit around not working between films. 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. 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. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. Margaret Keanes big-eyed child paintings. [33][69] In June 1995 she sued him again, for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. [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. She received a Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in the film. Eastwood did not comment on the death, nor did any of Locke's other living exes, nor any of her friends or relatives. [127] She was also bumped from The Oprah Winfrey Show and, in her words, "shut out of most venues to promote the book, in particular the networks. I understood it would be at the risk of our relationship, Locke said to the Post, referring to her desire to move away from Eastwood films. [32] In her autobiography, Locke noted that "although Momma would not admit it, I knew Mr. Smith never married my mother. 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. [33] She also modeled for The Tennessean fashion page, acted in commercials for Rich-Schwartz ladies apparel and Southerland Gel mattresses, among others, and gained further stage experience in productions for Circle Players Inc.[42][57] In 1966, the 22-year-old appeared in a UPI wire photo that showed her cavorting in new fallen snow. [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. She achieved recognition for her relationship with Clint Eastwood and the six hit films they made together. 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. [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. He really is a man of few words. "Clint Eastwood - Interview - Western Movie Star". According to the Associated Press, Locke died on November 3 at her Los Angeles home of cardiac arrest stemming from bone and breast cancer. [34][d] When Bayne married Alfred Locke in 1948, Sandra and Donald assumed his surname. [208] As had happened with the previous lawsuit, this ended in an out-of-court settlement, in May 1999. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. [192][193] Locke sought half of Eastwood's earnings and an equal division of property,[194] requesting title to the house in Bel-Air and to the Gothic-style West Hollywood place Eastwood had leased to Gordon Anderson since 1982. Try again later. 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. Try again later. Well, it isn't. Besides "The Outlaw Josey Wales," "The Gauntlet," and "Every Which Way But Loose", she went on to appear in other films such as "Bronco Billy" (1980), "Any Which Way You Can" (1980), and "Sudden Impact" (1983). [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. Oops, we were unable to send the email. After taking the stage name Sondra and appearing in several plays, she auditioned for, and won, her part in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Sorry! Please enter your email and password to sign in. "[33], In February 2001, Locke purchased a six-bedroom gated mansion in the Hollywood Hills, where she resided for the remainder of her life. [155] She started as secretary to Tom Griscom in local sales for WSM Radio. Ultimately, Locke made two films during that period: Ratboy (1986) and Impulse (1990). Over time Suzanne has developed a cult following,[33][69] while Reflection is cited as an early example of media portrayals of transgender people. 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. . She was nominated for her screen debut in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1968), based. Sondra Locke (1944 - 2018) was an Academy Award-nominated actress and frequent co-star of Clint Eastwood. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [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. 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. Sondra Locke was born May 28, 1944 as Sandra Louise Smith, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a quiet little town about 60 miles southeast of Nashville. A system error has occurred. The pair began dating on the set, sparking a relationship that would last for 13 years and spawn five more movies, the last being Sudden Impact in 1983. sondra locke funeral pictures. [100] They eventually settled at 846 Stradella Road in Bel-Air,[41] which Eastwood still owned at the time of Locke's death. According to the Associated. LOS ANGELES Actress and director Sondra Locke, a Tennessee native nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in 1968's "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and who went on to co . Eastwood later testified that he felt victimized by Locke. 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. In the seven years after their split, Locke filed two lawsuits against him, first for palimony in 1989, fighting him in court for a year, all while battling breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy, settling in 1990; then for fraud in 1996, when a producing and directing deal at Warner Bros, which was part of the settlement in the original suit (and which spawned no movies), turned out to have been underwritten by Eastwood without Lockes knowledge. [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. 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). Locke, best known for her movies with Clint Eastwood ad her off-screen romance with Eastwood,. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Locke announced plans to develop and star in a movie about Marie Antoinette, but the project fell apart. The Oscar-nominated actress had a long Hollywood careerand a turbulent relationship with Clint Eastwood, resulting in two acrimonious lawsuits. Cregg in Shelbyville?". 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.