Sue Lyon Trivia

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She retired from acting after her marriage to Richard Rudman. (imdb.com)

Was diagnosed as a manic-depressive and was prescribed lithium. She later said she had struggled on and off with this since she was 16. (imdb.com)

Wanted to attend the Hollywood premiere of Lolita (1962) on June 13, 1962, but wasn't allowed in, due to the strict censorship at the time. (imdb.com)

She had a daughter by actor Bob Harris. (imdb.com)

Was friends with Michelle Phillips at that time and the two them rented a copy of the novel at the library, knowing it been banned. Sue later stated that she couldn't finish the book, it was too complex for her, because she was only 12 at that time. (imdb.com)

She and her mother were in a bad car accident on the Pacific Coast Highway. She suffered head, neck and back injuries, leaving her in and out of a wheelchair for two years. (imdb.com)

Warren Beatty was about to cast her as Bonnie Parker in his film Bonnie and Clyde (1967) when he decided, at the last minute, to cast Faye Dunaway instead. (imdb.com)

Measurements: 34-22-35 (imdb.com)

Attended L.A. City College, while working in a men's clothing store. (imdb.com)

Met, married, and divorced Gary "Cotton" Adamson while he was a prison inmate convicted of murder. (imdb.com)

As a child modeled for JC Penney catalogs. (imdb.com)