Carol Lynley, ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ Star, Dies at 77
Variety
By Anna Tingley
September 5, 2019
Actress Carol Lynley, best known for her role in the 1972
film “The Poseidon Adventure,” died at her Pacific Palisades home Tuesday after
suffering a heart attack, according to her friend, actor Trent Dolan. She was
77.
Lynley began her career as a child model, appearing on
the cover of Life magazine at the age of 15, before starring in Disney’s “The
Light in the Forest” and the independent film “Holiday for Lovers.” Shortly
after, she secured a breakout role in the 1958 Broadway play “Blue Denim” and
its subsequent film adaptation, in which she played 15-year-old Janet Willard
tasked with figuring out how to undergo an illegal abortion.
The play, written by James Leo Herlihy, received
immediate criticism for its laissez-faire attitude toward abortion, leading to
a revised ending in the film that sees Janet go through with her pregnancy.
Despite the controversy, the role earned Lynley a nomination for a Golden Globe
Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1959.
The actress continued to star in a wide array of
Hollywood films, including “Return to Peyton Place,” “Under the Yum Yum Tree,”
“Bunny Lake Is Missing,” “The Pleasure Seekers,” “The Cardinal” and “The
Poseidon Adventure,” in which she performed the Oscar-winning song “The Morning
After” on screen, though the vocals were dubbed. In 2006, she appeared in
Sylvester Stallone’s 30-minute “Vic.”
The Hollywood veteran was also a television regular,
appearing in shows such as “The Big Valley,” “Mannix,” “It Takes a Thief,” “Night
Gallery,” “The Invaders,” “Kojak,” “Hawaii Five-O” and “The Night Stalker.”
Lynley was married to publicist Michael Selsman from
1960-64, during which the two had daughter Jill.
LYNLEY, Carol (Carole
Ann Jones)
Born: 2/13/1942,
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Died: 9/3/2019,
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Carol Lynley’
westerns – actress:
The Last Sunset – 1958 (Melissa ‘Missy’ Breckenridge)
The Light in the Forest – 1958 (Shenandoe)
The Virginian (TV) – 1962 (Judith Morrow)
The Big Valley (TV) – 1968 (Dilly Shanks)
Cotter – 1973 (Leah)
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