Susannah York dies aged 72

[canetoad]

Source: The Guardian

Susannah York, the British actress whose gamine looks and demure persona made her an icon of the swinging 60s, has died at the age of 72. She passed away yesterday following a long battle with bone marrow cancer.

York won acclaim for her roles in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? – the 1969 film role for which she was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe – as well as A Man For All Seasons in 1966 and as the feisty section officer who took on Kenneth More in the stirring second world war epic Battle of Britain in 1969.

She also had an extensive and critically acclaimed stage career, which included roles in The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs and Henry James's play Appearances, and continued to act late into her life. She was also a children's author, penning two fantasy novels.

Her son, actor Orlando Wells, yesterday described her as "an absolutely fantastic mother, who was very down to earth".

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/16/susannah-york-dies-battle-cancer

[madrchsod]

1. i did`t realize she was that old..

yup she was a 60`s bird

[jody]

2. That's not old! n/t

[xchrom]

3. May Peace be with her family and friends. Nt

[still_one]

4. She was also in Tom Jones /nt

[Frank Cannon]

6. She was Superman's mommy, too.

I've seen this movie probably twenty times, and this scene still makes me shed a tear.

[ananda]

7. And in A Man for All Seasons.

She will be so missed.

[PassingFair]

14. She was great in that.

[murielm99]

15. I liked her in that one.

She was also in the tv movie Jane Eyre, with George C. Scott as Rochester.

[Adsos Letter]

5. ..."gamine"...

I had to look that one up. " A girl or woman of impish appeal."

[Hissyspit]

8. Saw the "controversial" 'The Killing of Sister George' recently.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063185

She was in Attenborough's "Oh, What A Lovely War," too.

[PSPS]

9. What a babe

Here's Susannah in 1968 at age 29:

[maritimer]

10. Fantastic photo!

Rest in peace lovely Suzannah! Thanks for the photo and the memory.

[wisteria]

11. So sorry to hear this. I enjoyed her work. n/t

[old mark]

12. Great actress, politically active, loved her family....Sorry to see her go....nt

[DarthDem]

13. RIP.

Sad. She was a very talented lady. I need to rent "Battle of Britain."

[Vidar]

16. RIP Ms. York. I enjoyed many of your movies.