RIP to Sue Lyon, star of the 1962 film Lolita.
at the age of 73. The film, satire to some, borderline pornography to others, is a classic of the 1960s pre-MPAA rating era, walking just up to the line of acceptability under the production code of the time.
Delores “Lolita” Haze is 12-years-old in Nabokov’s original. Lyon was 14 when cast, 15 during the bulk of production and 16 when the film was released 1962. If all you know about the story is that a middle aged man is a creep who preys upon his stepdaughter, Lyon may surprise you by not playing the role as a wide-eyed victim.
, a catchy tune featured in the film. She next appeared opposite Richard Burton and Deborah Kerr in John Huston’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s, then with Anne Bancroft and Margaret Leighton as missionaries in China in John Ford’sEvel Knievelstarred as the motorcycle-riding daredevil. She also had guest spots on popular 1970s television series like
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