British actress Susannah York, one of the most memorable film faces of the 1960s, has died from cancer aged 72, British media reported late on Saturday.
York was best known for her role opposite Jane Fonda in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses Don’t They? for which she was nominated for an Oscar.
“She was an absolutely fantastic mother, who was very down to earth,” her son, actor Orlando Wells, told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. “She loved nothing more than cooking a good Sunday roast and sitting around a fire of a winter’s evening. In some sense, she was quite a home girl.”
A quintessential English rose with her blonde hair, blue eyes and fresh-faced complexion, along with Julie Christie and Sarah Miles, she was one of the most recognisable actresses from films in the 1960s, winning a swathe of male admirers.
She achieved international fame in such classic movies as Tom Jones and A Man For All Seasons and starred opposite the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Peter O’Toole.
Her film roles became less notable during the 1970s, although she appeared in the box office smash Superman, but she continued to enjoy an extensive stage career.
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Luxury pad for Kate, William
London: With three-and-a-half months to go before they tie the knot, a luxury pad is reportedly being built in Clarence House for Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The couple, Prince William (28) and Kate (29), who’ll use the palace flat as their London home, are refurbishing the bachelor pad that William shares with Prince Harry, the Daily Star reported.
While the second-in-line to the British throne’s old bedroom is being enlarged to make enough space for the couple, Harry’s rooms are being converted into a luxury suite for Kate who will have her own dressing room, office and bathroom.
But William and Kate have broken the royal tradition of separate bedrooms.
—PTI