Actress Dorothy Malone ("Peyton Place") 1925-2018 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 01-19-2018, 07:47 PM

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Dorothy Malone, star of the big and small screen with “Written on the Wind,” “Basic Instinct” and “Peyton Place,” died on Friday morning in Dallas, Texas of natural causes. She was 92.

Working in the Golden Age of Hollywood, the striking blonde actress won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in Douglas Sirk’s melodrama “Written on the Wind,” which she starred in with Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall and Robert Slack. After years of smaller roles, the Oscar helped her secure roles in larger projects like “Too Much, Too Soon,” “Man of a Thousand Faces,” and “Warlock.” She would frequently work with Hudson throughout the 1960s, as she played opposite him twice more in “The Tarnished Angels” and “The Last Sunset.”

After years in the film business, Malone waded into television with a starring role on prime-time soap opera “Peyton’s Place” from 1964 to 1968. She later revived her Constance MacKenzie character in TV movies based off of the series, 1977’s “Murder in Peyton Place” and 1985’s “Peyton Place: The Next Generation.” She also appeared in a number of miniseries, including “Rich Man, Poor Man” and “Condominium.”

Malone’s last on-screen appearance may be one of her most famous, playing a mother convicted of murdering her family in 1992’s “Basic Instinct,” alongside Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.

Originally Dorothy Maloney, the star was born in Chicago but grew up in Dallas, attending Southern Methodist University. She was discovered there by a talent scout while acting in a school play, and soon after was signed to a studio contract.

Manager Burt Shapiro reported her death. She was married and divorced three times, to actor Jacques Bergerac, Robert Tomarkin and Charles Huston Bell. She is survived by her two daughters she had with Bergerac, Mimi and Diane.

80sTrivia · 01-20-2018, 10:42 AM

Sad to hear of her passing. I never realized she had won an Academy Award...

Steve_uk · 01-20-2018, 01:48 PM

To me she will always be single mother Constance MacKenzie in Peyton Place, something which must have been shocking to a small town New Hampshire community of the late 1950s.

Dude111 · 01-23-2018, 07:04 AM

Very sad

01-19-2018, 07:47 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	Actress Dorothy Malone ("Peyton Place") 1925-2018 Link Dorothy Malone, star of the big and small screen with “Written on the Wind,” “Basic Instinct” and “Peyton Place,” died on Friday morning in Dallas, Texas of natural causes. She was 92. Working in the Golden Age of Hollywood, the striking blonde actress won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in Douglas Sirk’s melodrama “Written on the Wind,” which she starred in with Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall and Robert Slack. After years of smaller roles, the Oscar helped her secure roles in larger projects like “Too Much, Too Soon,” “Man of a Thousand Faces,” and “Warlock.” She would frequently work with Hudson throughout the 1960s, as she played opposite him twice more in “The Tarnished Angels” and “The Last Sunset.” After years in the film business, Malone waded into television with a starring role on prime-time soap opera “Peyton’s Place” from 1964 to 1968. She later revived her Constance MacKenzie character in TV movies based off of the series, 1977’s “Murder in Peyton Place” and 1985’s “Peyton Place: The Next Generation.” She also appeared in a number of miniseries, including “Rich Man, Poor Man” and “Condominium.” Malone’s last on-screen appearance may be one of her most famous, playing a mother convicted of murdering her family in 1992’s “Basic Instinct,” alongside Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. Originally Dorothy Maloney, the star was born in Chicago but grew up in Dallas, attending Southern Methodist University. She was discovered there by a talent scout while acting in a school play, and soon after was signed to a studio contract. Manager Burt Shapiro reported her death. She was married and divorced three times, to actor Jacques Bergerac, Robert Tomarkin and Charles Huston Bell. She is survived by her two daughters she had with Bergerac, Mimi and Diane.

01-20-2018, 10:42 AM	#2
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,715	Sad to hear of her passing. I never realized she had won an Academy Award...
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01-20-2018, 01:48 PM	#3
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	To me she will always be single mother Constance MacKenzie in Peyton Place, something which must have been shocking to a small town New Hampshire community of the late 1950s.

01-23-2018, 07:04 AM	#4
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,357	Very sad