Sondra Locke was an actor, producer, director and talented singer. But it was her destiny to be linked forever with Clint Eastwood , whose partner she was from the mids to the late s. But the pair became trapped in one of the most notoriously toxic relationships in Hollywood history, an ugly, messy and abusive overlap of the personal and professional — a case of love gone sour and mentorship gone terribly wrong. Locke was already married when she met Eastwood — to a gay sculptor called Gordon Leigh Anderson , with whom she had a platonic relationship. She never divorced him and the marriage was still legal throughout her relationship with Eastwood, a fact which undoubtedly counted against her in their painful legal contest.
Sondra Locke’s The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: The Woman with a Name
Sondra Locke’s The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: The Woman with a Name – Wand'rin' Star
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Sondra Locke: toxic relationship with Clint Eastwood defined talented actor
By Associated Press. Locke was nominated for an Academy Award for her very first film in and went on to star in six films Clint Eastwood, with who she had a well-publicized and tumultuous year relationship. According to Locke's death certificate obtained by Associated Press, she died on November 3 at her home in Los Angeles of a cardiac arrest stemming from breast and bone cancer. Although her death was promptly reported to authorities, it was not publicized until Thursday, nearly six weeks later.
The recently deceased actress met the Hollywood actor in and started dating in after they co-starred in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales. The pair dated for 13 tumultuous years that was riddled with controversy, despite Locke marrying sculptor Gordon Leigh Anderson nine years earlier. She claimed Eastwood made her have two abortions claiming that it would not fit into their lifestyle. Of course, it could be used for the opposite results as well. It was demanding and ultimately it had failed twice.