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Laurie Bird(1953-1979)

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Laurie Bird
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Laurie Bird was a cute and charming actress who appeared in only three pictures during her regrettably short-lived career. Bird was born on September 26, 1953 in Long Island, New York. Laurie was working as a model when she was chosen by director Monte Hellman, from nearly 500 women, to portray "The Girl" in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971). Bird gave a fine and impressively natural performance in her film debut as the chatty and rootless hippie wanderer, "The Girl", in Hellman's extraordinary road movie masterpiece. She was likewise excellent as Harry Dean Stanton's snippy young wife, "Dody Burke White", in Hellman's bleakly fascinating character study Cockfighter (1974). Following her small role as Paul Simon's L.A. girlfriend in Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977), Laurie quit acting, altogether, and became a photographer. Bird committed suicide in boyfriend Art Garfunkel's Manhattan penthouse, at the tragically young age of 25, on June 15, 1979. Garfunkel dedicated his album, "Scissors Cut", to Laurie. The album features a partial photograph of Laurie Bird on its back cover.
BornSeptember 26, 1953
DiedJune 15, 1979(25)
BornSeptember 26, 1953
DiedJune 15, 1979(25)
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Laurie Bird, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Laurie Bird, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Laurie Bird, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

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Laurie Bird, Warren Oates, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Two-Lane Blacktop
7.2
  • The Girl
  • 1971
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall
8.0
  • Tony Lacey's Girlfriend(as Lauri Bird)
  • 1977
Cockfighter (1974)
Cockfighter
6.9
  • Dody White Burke
  • 1974
Within These Walls (1974)
Within These Walls
7.7
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1974

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Actress

  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)
    Annie Hall
    • (as Lauri Bird)
  • Cockfighter (1974)
    Cockfighter
  • Laurie Bird, Warren Oates, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Two-Lane Blacktop

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Cockfighter (1974)
    Cockfighter
  • Within These Walls (1974)
    Within These Walls

Soundtrack

  • Laurie Bird, Warren Oates, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
    Two-Lane Blacktop

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Two-Lane Blacktop
Trailer 2:29
Two-Lane Blacktop
Cockfighter
Trailer 2:35
Cockfighter
Two-Lane Blacktop
Trailer 2:29
Two-Lane Blacktop

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    • September 26, 1953
    • Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
    • June 15, 1979
    • New York City, New York, USA(suicide)
    • Monte HellmanNovember 29, 1974 - May 1975 (divorced)

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    Was living with Art Garfunkel when she committed suicide in their Manhattan penthouse. Art Garfunkel wrote the prose poem series "Still Water" in his attempt to deal with her death.

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