Farewell to Sue Lyon: Iconic Actress of Lolita Passes Away at 73

Actress Sue Lyon passed away on December 26, 2019. She was 73 years old and the cause of her death has not yet been revealed by her family. Sue began her career as a model. Stanley Kubrick saw her in a commercial and realized that she would be perfect for the role of Lolita. In the film, she played a teenager who was the target of the advances of the adult Humbert Humbert. In 1963, Sue won the Golden Globe for Best New Actress for her work in this film. After this film, she participated in several films during the 60s, with her career declining in the following decade. Sue was married four times and was divorced from her last husband.

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Carla Marinho Leal

Writer, traveler and above all, curious about many subjects. She has studied cinema since 2002 and is a Specialist in Cinematographic Studies from UNICAP. Founder of the blog Purviance and the website Cinemaclássico. She loves Charles Chaplin, Raj Kapoor and constantly browses films from all over the world.

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