1. Suellyn Lyon was an American actress who is most famous today for playing the title role in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, for which she was awarded a Golden Globe.
23 Facts About Sue Lyon
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In 1991, Lyon featured prominently in the artwork for Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers' single "Stay Beautiful".
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Sue Lyon was the youngest of five children of Sue Lyon and her husband; her father died before her first birthday.
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Sue Lyon was chosen for the role from 800 teenagers.
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Sue Lyon got the role as the original choice, British actress Jill Haworth, was unavailable.
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In Crowther's original New York Times review, he noted that the screenplay of film changed the tenor of the story, and Sue Lyon was not the child of the book.
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Sue Lyon was 15 when the film premiered in June 1962, too young to watch the film in a theater.
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Sue Lyon rarely entered the public realm after the end of her film career in the 1980s, in 1996 she made an appearance.
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In 1960, Lyon was bound to a seven-year professional services contract to Kubrick, Lolita producer James B Harris and production company Seven Arts Productions, when she accepted the part in Lolita.
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Sue Lyon was featured on the theatrical release poster, embracing Burton.
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Sue Lyon appeared in the 1969 low-budget spaghetti western Four Rode Out, top-billed over former Bonanza star Pernell Roberts, whose career was in eclipse.
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Sue Lyon made the first of her two appearances on the TV comedy Love American Style that year.
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Sue Lyon and Harrison had a daughter, Nona Merrill Harrison, who was born in Los Angeles in 1972.
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Sue Lyon retaliates by using her occult powers to manipulate objects to kill him.
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Sue Lyon followed this up with a part in The Astral Factor, which was known as The Astral Fiend on its initial release in 1978.
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Sue Lyon then graced Towing, a low-budget comedy film based on newspaper columnist Mike Royko's expose of unethical vehicle towing companies.
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Sue Lyon ceased working in the entertainment industry after a bit part in the 1980 B-film Alligator.
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In 1984, a recut version of The Astral Factor re-titled Invisible Strangler was released, making it the last time Sue Lyon appeared in a motion picture.
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In California, Sue Lyon was friends with Michelle Gilliam, who was two years older.
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Early in her career, starting in 1965, Sue Lyon had a relationship with Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
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Sue Lyon had been convicted of robbery and second-degree murder.
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Sue Lyon said at the time that people in the film industry had told her he had a negative effect on her career.
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Sue Lyon died in West Hollywood on the morning of December 26,2019, at the age of 73.