American actress Mara Corday, known for having been the star of series B Tarantula! In the 1950s and after having played in several Clint Eastwood films, he died on February 9, the Washington Post announced this week.
The actress, who had described her great friend Clint Eastwood as “gift from heaven,” succumbed to atherosclerosis, a disease that affects the arteries. He died at home in Valencia, California, at the age of 95.
Mara Corday had begun her career appearing in Westerns. She had played significantly in The man who has no star (1955), With Kirk Douglas. She had also given the answer to Tony Curtis in the musical So this is Paris (1954).
His most famous role is still that in the horror b series Tarantula (1955), where a giant and radioactive spider terrifies the United States. A film that also briefly appears Clint Eastwood, in the role of a combat pilot.
“One of my closest friends”
The two actors, both used by the universal study at that time, were friends. And Clint Eastwood, who became a star, had frequently called Mara Corday for his own achievements.
I had directed it in The force test (1971), The return of Inspector Harry (1983), where she plays the waitress in the famous bar scene, ROSA CADILLAC (1989) and The succession (1990). This movie had marked its last appearance on the screen.
“It’s my boyfriend! He is one of my closest friends, more expensive,” he said about Clint Eastwood in 1996 during an interview published on the Western Cutles website.
“When I lost my access to Social Security through the Union of Actors, it made me play in The force test. When I lost it for the second time, it called me for The return of Inspector Harry“She said.” He is a gift from heaven. “
Source: BFM TV
