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A bizarre, gloriously one-of-a-kind Hollywood gypsy and self-affirmed outcast, San Francisco-born actress Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer) was a teenager when she made her stage debut in "Time Out for Ginger" in 1962. A product of the entertainment industry, her father was a top agent at one time with the William Morris firm. She built up her resumé in summer stock and regional plays usually cast in standard ingénue roles. Her nascent career took an abrupt shift in direction, however, when, as a member of New York's Lincoln Repertory Company, she was cast in an array of seamy, salty-tongued, highly dysfunctional character parts. After striking performances on and off Broadway in such fare as "The Rimers of Eldritch" (1967), "A Cry of Players" (1968), "The Time of Your Life" (1969) and "Camino Real" (1970) Hollywood took keen notice of this special talent and, in the early 1970s, began to cast her in their more offbeat projects.
In only her fourth film, Susan earned an Academy Award nomination for her powerhouse portrayal of a cynical, low-life boozer girlfriend opposite Stacy Keach's has-been boxer in John Huston's potent but highly depressing Fat City (1972). Pulling out all the stops after this, she continued to show her fearless attraction toward the dark side throughout the late 1970s with flashy roles in lesser quality material such as The Killer Inside Me (1976), Andy Warhol's Bad (1977), Islands in the Stream (1977), I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), and September 30, 1955 (1977) as various harridans and grotesques. The 1980s proved no different with manic behavior on full display in Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981), Forbidden Zone (1980), Liar's Moon (1981), Fast-Walking (1982), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and underground director John Waters' more mainstream film Cry-Baby (1990), many of which have now achieved cult status.
Toned down a bit for TV, she nevertheless demonstrated in both the one-season series Open All Night (1981) and on MacGruder and Loud (1985) that she wasn't about to change. When her TV and movie career started to simmer down, the Los Angeles-based actress opted for the avant-garde stage with such productions as "Why Hannah's Skirt Won't Stay Down" (1986), "Landscape of the Body" (1987), "The Geography of Luck" (1989) and her trenchant one-woman piece "My Rotten Life: A Bitter Operetta" (1989), which she performed over a long period of time.
Real-life tragedy struck in late April of 2000 when Susan contracted a near-fatal illness. Both of her legs had to be amputated below the knee as a result of multiple blood clots due to a rare blood disease -- thrombocythemia. Never say die, she valiantly tried to maintain a positive outlook, and continued to perform on occasion while going through rehabilitation. She also spent time writing and painting before passing away on June 16, 2012. A wild, boisterous trooper, she was the definitive underground raconteur for those who desired the more sordid side of Hollywood.- Writer
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Giuseppe Bertolucci was born on 24 February 1947 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Berlinguer: I Love You (1977), Segreti segreti (1985) and The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999). He was married to Lucilla Albano. He died on 16 June 2012 in Diso, Puglia, Italy.- Additional Crew
Donna Heydt was born on 5 May 1927 in Georgia, USA. She is known for I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Target Earth (1954) and Magnificent Roughnecks (1956). She was married to John Dodsworth and Louis Jean Heydt. She died on 16 June 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
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Jaroslava Adamová was born on 15 March 1925 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Rusalka (1977), Zelary (2003) and Jana Eyrová (1972). She was married to Julius Albert. She died on 16 June 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Mary Rehbein was born on 28 December 1960 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Arnolds Park (2007) and Herman U.S.A. (2001). She died on 16 June 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Dan Dorfman was born on 24 October 1931 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Harriet Kasenetz Dorfman, Iris Dorfman and Harriet. He died on 16 June 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Jacques Pecnard was born on 7 September 1922 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France. He died on 16 June 2012 in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France.
- Briony Hodge was born on 25 July 1941 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for Z Cars (1962), BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) and Crossroads (1964). She died on 16 June 2012 in Chiswick, London, England, UK.
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Jean-Claude Jean was born on 13 November 1959 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime, France. He was a producer and director, known for Vendues (2004), On va nulle part et c'est très bien (1998) and Le ministère des neiges (2004). He died on 16 June 2012 in Paris, France.- Producer
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Isabelle Obadia was born on 24 January 1965 in Senan, Yonne, France. Isabelle was a producer and production manager, known for Made in China, Lads & Jockeys (2008) and L'héritage (2013). Isabelle died on 16 June 2012 in Paris, France.- Additional Crew
Scott Johnson is known for Strangers (2005). Scott died on 16 June 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Klavdiya Kudryashova was born on 13 December 1925 in RSFSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Gorod nad golovoy (1985). She died on 16 June 2012 in Minsk, Belarus.