Carol Lynley Dies: The Poseidon Adventure Actress Was 77

Actress Carol Lynley, whose popularity in the 1960s and 70s grew with films Return to Peyton Place, Under the Yum Yum Tree and Bunny Lake is Missing, as well as TV appearances in some of the most watched series of the era (Mannix, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Big Valley) while peaking with 1972s disaster film classic The Poseidon Adventure, died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack at her home in Pacific Palisades, CA. She was 77.

Her death was announced by her friend, the actor Trent Dolan.

With a modeling background, Lynley had a few small credits (she was Rapunzel in 1958 on TVs Shirley Temples Storybook) before really making a name for herself that year in James Leo Herlihys controversial Broadway play Blue Denim, in which she portrayed a pregnant teenager seeking an illegal abortion. She starred in the feature film adaptation the following year, scoring a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

Then followed the steady work that made a fine case for the nomination. In addition to those named above, she appeared in The Pleasure Seekers, The Cardinal, The Invaders, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and, in 1970, Norwood, the feature film debut of Joe Namath and Glen Campbells follow-up to True Grit.

After Poseidon, Lynley became a familiar presence on 70s TV fare like Night Gallery (she co-starred, with Bill Bixby, in a stand-out episode about a Druid statue that seems to come alive), Kojak and Hawaii Five-O, to name a few. She returned to the stage in 1975s Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn. Her most recent credit Read More – Source