Atlanta police make arrest in shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd. It is all here. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Rhonda Fleming, an actress and singer who starred opposite such leading men as Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster and Ronald Reagan, has died at 97. Thanks! Lyon, a month shy of her 16th birthday at the June premiere in New York, was not old enough to attend.In an interview decades later, Lyon said that making the movie was a positive experience and that her older castmates, who included Shelley Winters and Peter Sellers, were respectful. Original ‘Lolita’ Actress Sue Lyon Dies Thursday At 73. December 27, 2019 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Sitemap | She was 73. She also starred in John Ford's 1966 film 7 Women, 1967's Tony Rome and 1970's Four Rode Out and Evel Knievel, among a few other titles. After “Lolita,” she appeared in “The Night of the Iguana” (1964), “Tony Rome” (1967), “Evel Knievel” (1971) and other movies, as well as an assortment of TV shows. The movie was director Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel about a man in his 40s who became obsessed with a young girl. Ms. Lyon had brief marriages to Hampton Fancher, Roland Harrison, Cotton Adamson and Edward Weathers. Though Nabokov was originally hired to write Lolita's screenplay, the famously finicky Kubrick rewrote much of the script which, in its final edition, portrayed Dolores Haze as a 15-year-old instead of a 12-year-old to comply with Motion Picture Production Code mandates. (Keystone/Getty Images) No cause of death was released, but longtime pal Phil Syracopoulous confirmed the 73-year-old actress’ passing on Thursday. (Keystone/Getty Images) No cause of death was released, but longtime pal Phil Syracopoulous confirmed the 73-year-old actress’ passing on Thursday. California’s November election will feature 12 statewide ballot measures. “He wasn’t running lines for him. The actor was 73. by Filmmaker Miranda July and star Evan Rachel Wood explain how it happens. The Times endorses one incumbent and three newcomers for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. Sue Lyon, who was cast in Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita” at the age of 14, died Thursday in Los Angeles. Privacy | Some 800 girls were said to have sought the part. Therefore, right now we can’t be married.”. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Geo quick facts: Los Angeles is a sprawling Southern California city and the center of the nation’s film and television industry. Sue Lyon starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita.”, Stanley Kubrick and Sue Lyon on the set of the movie “Lolita.”, (Bert Stern courtesy of Staley-Wise Gallery New York). Her last screen credit was in 1980’s “Alligator.”. Reply. While no specific cause of death was given, she was reported to have been in poor health "for some time." Opinions of the movie, though, have improved over time. About Our Ads Lyon had a daughter, Nona, from her marriage to Harrison. The WGA asks CAA and WME to commit to terms that could end their battle over conflicts of interest around packaging and agency ownership of production companies. Adele Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ Next Week With Musical Guest H.E.R. She was 73. The wedding took place in a conference room at the Colorado State Penitentiary. Her most recent credit was in “Alligator,” a 1980 horror movie. Your guide to the 2020 election in California. And for a limited time, they have let us know that readers or PopularCrime can take 20% off their first box by using the code POPULARCRIME at checkout. Sue Lyon, the actress who was forever tied to her teenage portrayal of the title role in 1962’s “Lolita,” died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 14 when she was cast in the title role of Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film of the Nabokov novel. She also married Hampton Fancher, Roland Harrison, Edward Weathers and Richard Rudman. The news was first reported by the New York Times, and no cause of death was immediately given. Classic Disney films such as “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan” now include a warning about “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures” on Disney+. “I’ve been told by people in the movie business, specifically producers and film distributors, that I won’t get a job because I’m married to Cotton,” she said. Writers Guild presses CAA and WME to end 18-month standoff over agency practices. The novel was scandalous when it was first published in English in 1955; the film, made when the restrictive Motion Picture Production Code still governed Hollywood, was less so — in part, some critics thought, because Ms. Lyon, whose character was aged slightly for the movie, seemed too mature. 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After finding a following, and a new career path, via Twitter, Kelly Oxford’s directorial debut “Pink Skies Ahead” will make its world premiere at AFI Fest. James Mason didn’t need to do that. In the face of naysayers, Lolita nevertheless became a bestseller and cultural sensation. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. When Ms. Lyon was cast, Mr. Nabokov, employing the word he used in the novel, called her “the perfect nymphet,” although he later said that the French actress Catherine Demongeot might have been better. Ms. Lyon accumulated more than two dozen film and television credits from 1959 to 1980, but she was known primarily for one: Mr. Kubrick’s 1962 film of the Nabokov novel, which was adapted for the screen by Mr. Nabokov himself. In a 1967 interview with The Times promoting the Frank Sinatra-starring movie “Tony Rome,” Lyon, then all of 20 years old, said, “To be pretty and to stay pretty are two different things. 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Lyon died … We recommend Newspapers.com to all of our readers. “Even in the way she walked in for her interview, casually sat down, walked out. Lyon’s longtime friend Phil Syracopoulos told the New York Times she had been experiencing poor health for some time. Endorsement: The Times endorses Hoffman, Anderson, Henderson and Han for LACCD. She was enigmatic without being dull. You have to think ahead of how to build health and happiness. Lyon earned the part over 800 girls that auditioned; Nabokov described her as “the perfect nymphet.”. With 33 candidates vying for four at-large seats on the seven-member Los Angeles Community College District board, the well-being and academic success of the state’s neediest college students are at stake. FACEBOOK Sue Lyon, the actress who was forever tied to her teenage portrayal of the title role in 1962’s “Lolita,” died Dec. 26 in Los Angeles. 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