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Klute and Scarecrow actress and writer Dorothy Tristan dies at the age of 88-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro
She made her final on-screen appearance in 2015.
The actress pictured in The Trial of Chaplain Jensen in 1975 (Picture: Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Dorothy Tristan, who appeared in films including Klute, Scarecrow and co-wrote The Looking Glass, has died at the age of 88.
Her death was confirmed by her husband, director John D Hancock, after she had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 10 years.
The screenwriter died at the weekend in her sleep at her home near Le Porte, Indiana, Deadline reported.
She is said to have been with her husband and her caretaker Marcia Brodhacker at the time of her death.
Born on May 9 1934 in Yorkville Heights, New York, Tristan attended the School of Industrial Arts in New York before embarking on a career as a model, appearing on the covers of magazines including Vogue as she travelled from America to Europe.
In 1970, she appeared in the X-rated comedy drama End of the Road, which featured a cast including Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin and James Earl Jones.
Tristan co-wrote the film for her final screen appearance (Picture: CBS via Getty Images)
The following year, Tristan acted opposite Jane Fonda in Klute, a crime thriller that followed a call girl who helped a detective with his missing person investigation.
Then in 1973, she was among the cast of Scarecrow, starring the likes of Gene Hackman, Al Pacino and Eileen Brennan.
The film tied for the coveted honour of the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the Cannes Film Festival that year.
Throughout the years, Tristan’s subsequent film credits included starring roles in Rollercoaster, A Place Without Parents and Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
She spent several decades away from the screen, opting to work behind the camera instead alongside her husband on movies such as A Piece of Eden and Suspended Animation.
Tristan seen in a TV series called The Oath (Picture: American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
Her final on-screen appearance came in the 2015 independent drama The Looking Glass, which was directed by Hancock and which she also co-wrote.
She played a grandmother in the film struggling with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Before marrying Hancock in 1975, Tristan was married to director Aram A Avakian from 1957 until they divorced in 1972.
She is survived by her children Alex and Tristan, as well as grandchildren Sebastian, Chloe and Aram, and great-grandson Elijah.
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