British Actress Susannah York Dead at 72

Susannah York with Jos Vantyler in The Lady Of Lakspur Lotion 2009. (Photographer: John Annie)

British Actress Susannah York Dead at 72
16 January 2011

British actress Susannah York, best known for her role opposite Jane Fonda in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, has died. She was 72 years old.

Her son Orlando Wells told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, his mother had been suffering from bone marrow cancer and died Friday surrounded by family. Wells added that York was “an absolutely fantastic mother, who was very down to earth.”

Susannah York achieved international fame in such classic movies as Tom Jones and A Man for All Seasons.

She acted on the stage, on television and in films and was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, a story about a disparate group of characters taking part in a dance marathon.