- Laurie Bird
Infobox actor
name = Laurie Bird
caption =
birthdate = birth date|1953|9|26
deathdate = death date and age|1979|6|15|1953|9|26
deathplace = city-state|New York City|New York
othername = Lauri Bird
occupation =Film actor ,photographer Laurie Bird (
September 26 ,1953 –June 15 ,1979 ) was an Americanactress andphotographer .Biography
Bird's mother died when she was three. Her father was ex-
United States Navy and worked long hours. Although she had two brothers, she more or less raised herself.She appeared in just three films: "
Two-Lane Blacktop " (1971), "Cockfighter " (1974), and a small role in "Annie Hall " (1977). Bird shot the cover photo forArt Garfunkel 's "Watermark" album in 1978, and was the still photographer on "Cockfighter". She was romantically involved with her "Blacktop" and "Cockfighter" directorMonte Hellman , and later with Garfunkel for several years.In 1979, Bird committed
suicide in the apartment she shared with Garfunkel in New York. At Bird's funeral, her father revealed her mother's death, which was thought to be fromovarian cancer , was also a suicide.External links
*imdb name|id=0083401|name=Laurie Bird
*amg name|2:6282Persondata
NAME= Bird, Laurie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bird, Lauri
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film actor ,photographer
DATE OF BIRTH=September 26 ,1953
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=June 15 ,1979
PLACE OF DEATH=New York City ,New York
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