RIP: Karen Black

[erik]

Another loss in Hollywood. Karen Black, remembered for her portrayal as a Loretta Lynn-type singer in director Robert Altman's 1975 classic NASHVILLE, has succumbed to a two-year battle with cancer at the age of 74. She also appeared in such films as FAMILY PLOT (Hitchcock's last as a director), FIVE EASY PIECES, THE GREAT GATSBY and AIRPORT 1975.

More details here:
movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/karen-black-oscar-nominated-star-70s-classics-dies-221752845.html

[egoodstein]

**Sorry to read that (also Eileen Brennan). Very distinctive artist
who would also at times rise above the material of some films.
Brennan very fine character actress.