Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight (1914 - 2001)
==Film Deaths:==
*King Lear (1953) [Goneril]: Strangled by her sister (Margaret Phillips) after her treachery is discovered. (This version makes several drastic changes to Shakespeare's play.)
*Bloodline (Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline) (1979) [Kate Erling]: Killed in an elevator crash, after it's sabotaged by James Mason. (Thanks to Francesco)
==TV Deaths:==
*You Are There: The Crisis of Anne Boleyn (1954) [Anne Boleyn]: Executed by beheading. (Thanks to Gordon)
*Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Cuckoo Clock (1960) [Ida Blythe]: Stabbed to death out-of-picture by Donald Buka. We see him approach her, hear her scream then see the knife. (Thanks to Brian)
==Noteworthy Connections==
*Cousin of Gloria Vanderbilt
*Ex-Mrs. Louis Dolivet (producer)
*Mrs. Peter Cookson (widowed)
*Mother of Tony Cookson (director)
Category:1914 Births
Category:2001 Deaths
Category:Actresses
Category:American actors and actresses
Category:Listed on Original Cinemorgue
Category:Academy Award Winners
Category:Academy Award Nominees
Category:Razzie Award Nominees
Category:Death scenes by strangulation
Category:Death scenes by execution
Category:Death scenes by decapitation
Category:Death scenes by relative
Category:Pneumonia victims
Category:Alzheimer's disease victims
Category:Divorced actors and actresses
Category:Widowed actors and actresses
Category:Parents
Category:St. Elsewhere Cast Members
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Stars
Category:MGM Stars
Category:Best Supporting Actress Nominees
Category:Best Supporting Actress Winners
Category:Death scenes by stabbing
Category:Wonder Woman Cast Members
Category:Mission: Impossible Cast Members
Category:Poltergeist cast members