Death of Susannah York

January 9, 1939 - January 15, 2011
London | Age 72

Oscar-nominated British actress dies at 72
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GREGORY KATZ, The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — British actress Susannah York, one of the leading stars of British and Hollywood films in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died in London. She was 72.

York received an Oscar nomination in 1970 for her role in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" and also appeared in the classic "A Man For All Seasons" before going on to play Christopher Reeve's biological mother in the Superman series of movies.

She died of cancer Saturday at...

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