Karen Black
Karen Black (July 1, 1939[1] – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. She has acted in many movies. These include The Great Gatsby, Airport 1975 and Easy Rider. Black has won 2 Golden Globe Awards for "Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture".[2]
Karen Black | |
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 in Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) | |
| Born | Karen Blanche Ziegler July 1, 1939 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2013 (aged 74) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, singer, composer, producer |
| Years active | 1959–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Black (1955-1962) Robert Burton (1973–74) L.M. Kit Carson (1975–?) Stephen Eckelberry (1987–2013; her death) |
| Children | Hunter Carson (b. 1975) Celine Eckelberry (b. 1987) |
Early life
She was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of Elsie Mary (née Reif), a writer of several prize-winning children's novels, and Norman Arthur Ziegler.[3][4] Her paternal grandfather was Arthur Charles Ziegler, a classical musician and first violinist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[5] Her sister is actress Gail Brown. Black was of German, Czech and Norwegian ancestry.
Personal life
Black was married four times. She had two children.
Death
Black died on August 8, 2013 in Santa Monica, California from ampullary cancer, aged 74.[6]
Karen Black Media
Black with second husband Robert Burton, 1973
Karen Black at the Dallas International Film Festival in April 2010.
References
- ↑ "Karen Black". Yahoo! movies. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Browse Results". GoldenGlobes.org. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Karen Black Biography (1939?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ Frisbie, Thomas (June 18, 2008). Article: Wrote history-based books for young adults. Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1216323741E85B88.html. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Karen Black Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Chicago Actress Karen Black dead at 74". Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
Other websites
Media related to Karen Black at Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Black on IMDb
- Karen Black at the Internet Broadway Database
- Karen Black at Allmovie
- Stuck! movie site Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Podcast interview March 2007 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Karen Black - The Terror Trap
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