Susanne Benton
Susanne Benton (née Hildur; born February 3, 1948) is a retired Canadian actress known for her film roles as General Dreedle's WAC in Catch-22 (1970) and Quilla June Holmes in A Boy and His Dog (1975). In 1972, she appeared in the Andy Griffith film The Strangers in 7A, credited under her birth name, Susanne Hildur. She also used that name when appearing in an episode of Barnaby Jones a year later in 1973.[citation needed]
Biography[edit]
Susanne Hildur was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] Her father, who raised her, was a jazz pianist.[2] Benton's mother left the family after she separated from her husband when Benton was two.[2] She became convinced at the age of six that she would become a major star.[3] However, she also reportedly believed that she would die before she reached her 28th birthday.[3] In adulthood, she was eventually reunited with her mother and lived for a year with her in Canada.[2]
During her early roles she refused to disrobe for her parts, despite the requests of her Universal Studios bosses.[4] However, she posed nude for a multi-page pictorial in the May 1970 Playboy magazine.[1] She often expressed the need to walk and felt unwell when she couldn't walk due to working on set.[5]
She married James Benton in 1966, which ended in divorce. She later married David Rudich.[citation needed]
Selected filmography[edit]
- The Virginian, "A Bad Place to Die" (1967), as Lila Standish[6]
- Jigsaw (1968)[4]
- That Cold Day in the Park (1969) as Nina[7][8]
- Catch-22 (1970) General Dreedle's WAC.[9][10]
- Cover Me Babe (1970) as Sybil[5][11]
- The Strangers in 7A (1972)[12]
- Love, American Style, "Love and the Stutter" (1973)[13]
- Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed? (1973) as Mrs. Jones[14][15]
- The F.B.I., "Fool's Gold" (1973)[16][17]
- Gunsmoke, "The Sharecroppers" (1974), as AvMarie
- Best Friends (1975) as Kathy[18]
- A Boy and His Dog (1975) as Quilla June Holmes[19]
- Survival (1976) as Susanne[20]
- The Last Horror Film (1982)[21]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Bent on Stardom". Playboy. Vol. 17, no. 5. Chicago: HMH Publishers Co. Inc. May 1, 1970. pp. 137–141.
- ^ a b c Kleiner, Dick (December 8, 1967). "Costly Mistake". Star-Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Scott, Vernon (April 26, 1969). "Star is Convinced She Will Die in Six years". The Times-News. p. 10 – via Google News.
- ^ a b Heffernan, Harold (December 1, 1967). "'Iconoclast' Under-Cover Actress". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 33 – via Google News.
- ^ a b Lane, Lydia (June 22, 1970). "Exercise Important to Star". Los Angeles Times. p. 62. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "7:30 P.M." The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1967. p. 23. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Advertisement". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. July 10, 1969. p. 44. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Donald (July 18, 1969). "'That Cold Day In the Park' --Manor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (August 7, 2012). Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918. McFarland. p. 390. ISBN 9780786462902.
- ^ Ephron, Nora (March 16, 1969). "Yossarian Is Alive and Well in the Mexican Desert". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (October 2, 1970). "Screen: Story of a Student Filmmaker". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Norton, Paula (November 11, 1972). "'The Devil Did It'". The Petaluma Argus-Courier. p. 4. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Friday Evening". The Press Democrat. September 30, 1973. p. 122. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Comedy". News Record. October 24, 1973. p. 79. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "7:30-9 (ABC)". The Town Talk. October 31, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The F.B.I." Arizona Daily Star. November 25, 1973. p. 55. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "6:30...ABC...The FBI". Corsicana Daily Sun. August 11, 1974. p. 31. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (May 15, 1975). "'Best Friends' an Odds-on Odyssey". Los Angeles Times. p. 97. Retrieved September 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gibron, Bill (August 26, 2013). "Uncle Harlan's Happy Place: 'A Boy and His Dog'". PopMatters. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Wagner, Laura (2011). Anne Francis: The Life and Career. McFarland. p. 149. ISBN 9780786486007.
- ^ Stine, Scott Aaron (July 8, 2003). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. p. 175. ISBN 9780786415328.
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