Sue Lyon In The Magician 1973 Large Vintage Risqué Sheer T - Shirt Bathtub Scene
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ITEM: This is a large format, vintage and original, production still photograph from the 1973 Spanish thriller, The Magician, which was originally titled Tarot. The film's female lead, Sue Lyon, is pictured here in a risqué view as she partially submerges herself in a bathtub while still wearing her now very see-through white tank top. An exciting view of the actress from the European film.
Joining the entertainment industry as a model at the age of 13, Sue Lyon later rose to prominence and won a Golden Globe for playing the title role in the film Lolita (1962). Her other notable film appearances included The Night of the Iguana (1964), 7 Women (1966), Tony Rome (1967) and Evel Knievel (1971).
Measures 11.75" x 9.5" without margins on a matte, double weight paper stock.
Ink stamp and handwritten notations on verso.
CONDITION: Fine condition with soft corners; light edge wear; and light, general storage/handling wear. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
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Sue Lyon was born in Davenport, Iowa, the last of five children to Sue Karr Lyon. Her mother was forty-two when her husband died and Sue was 10 months old. Her mother had to work as a hospital house mother to take care of her children and money was tight. Around this time, the Lyon family moved out to Los Angeles, hoping that Sue could help them out financially as a model. She got jobs modeling for JC Penney, and doing a commercial, which featured her bleached blonde hair. She also got small parts on Dennis the Menace (1959) and The Loretta Young Show (1953). Director Stanley Kubrick saw Sue on the show and suggested to his partner that they should see her for the role of Lolita (1962). Sue had been signed by the Glenn Shaw agency, and Pat Holms, an agent, brought her down to Kubrick for audition. She duly won the part of Lolita.
In 1964 she married Hampton Fancher III but the marriage was a short one. She did other movies like 7 Women (1966), The Flim-Flam Man (1967) and Tony Rome (1967). She married Roland Harrison, a black photographer and football coach. The controversy over their marriage made them decide to move to Spain. She continued in movies like Evel Knievel (1971), The Magician (1973), and To Love, Perhaps to Die (1973), but divorced Harrison, due to pressure over racism and other problems.
She met Gary "Cotton" Adamson at the Colorado State Penitentiary, where he was currently serving time for murder and robbery. She worked as a cocktail waitress and lived in a hotel in Denver nearby. She married him in 1973 and began working for prison reform and conjugal rights. Unfortunately this was another short-lived marriage as she divorced him after he committed yet another robbery. More films followed including Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976), The Astral Factor (1978), Towing (1978), Crash! (1976), Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977) and her final film, Alligator (1980). She married a radio engineer, Richard Rudman and they live together in Los Angeles. Sue has retired from acting and avoids interviews.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
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