Sue Lyon, a legendary American actress, leaves behind a legacy of significant popularity and triumphs thanks to her outstanding talent and magnetic on-screen presence. This obituary is meant to provide a thorough examination of Sue Lyon’s life, profession, and extraordinary achievements.
Sue Lyon Obituary
Sue Lyon, who was 14 when she reached the part in “Lolita” (directed by Stanley Kubrick), passed away on Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 73 years old. Phil Syracopoulos, a close friend of Lyon’s, told the New York Times that she had been suffering for a time.
Background On Sue Lyon’s Early Career
From 1959 until 1980, Lyon was a successful actress. Her getaway performance was as the supposed character in Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel about a middle-aged man who develops a sexual obsession with a young girl. Over 800 girls tried out for the role, but Lyon was the one Nabokov called “the perfect nymphet.”
The Motion Picture Production Code helped keep the picture from being as controversial as Nabokov’s 1955 novel. Davenport, Iowa, is the place of Lyon’s birth. Her mother uprooted the family to Dallas and then to Los Angeles, where Lyon could follow an acting career.
Before anchoring the role that would describe her career, she had minor roles in shows like “Dennis the Menace” and “The Loretta Young Show” in the 1960s. She took home the Golden Globe for best female newcomer in 1963 for her work on “Lolita.”
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Following “Lolita,” Lyon appeared in “The Night of the Iguana” by John Huston, as well as films by John Ford (“7 Women”) and Gordon Douglas (“Tony Rome”), both of which starred Frank Sinatra. She has been seen on Love, American Style, Fantasy Island, Police Story, and Night Gallery, among others.
Her last film appearance was in the 1980 chiller “Alligator.” Lyon had multiple weddings, the most contentious of which was to the convicted felon Cotton Adamson. Adamson was convicted of second-degree murder and robbery and spent time in jail for both.
Hampton Fancher, Roland Harrison, Edward Weathers, and Richard Rudman were all husbands she wed. From 1985 to 2002, she was happily married to Rudman. Nona, Lyon’s daughter with former husband Harrison, is one of the few people who will miss her.
