Photo Coverage: Remembering Karen Black
By: Walter McBride Aug. 09, 2013
Oscar nominee and Broadway actress Karen Black passed away yesterday, Thursday, August 8, at 74 after a two-year battle with cancer. Below, BroadwayWorld remembers the enigmatic stage and screen star.
In March, Black started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her treatment. In the end, her fans contributed around $62,000 in donations.
Black has appeared on Broadway in Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Keep It In The Family, Happily Never After, The Playroom and Take Her, She's Mine.
Black made her big screen debut in Francis Ford Coppola's You're a Big Boy Now and went on to appear in many films, notably Easy Rider, and Five Easy Pieces, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other credits include The Great Gatsby, Nashville and Hitchcock's final film Family Plot.
Her more recent work has included many independent and horror films. Black's upcoming big screen projects include She Loves Me Not and The Being Experience.
Photos by: Walter McBride
Karen Black in New York City, July 1980.
Karen Black in New York City. February 1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City, September, 1982.
Karen Black attending a party at Halstons House in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black at the Stage door of the Martin Beck Theatre after a performance in 'Come Back To The Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' in New York City. February 1982
Karen Black at the Stage door of the Martin Beck Theatre after a performance in 'Come Back To The Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' in New York City. February 1982
Karen Black in New York City. February 1982
Karen Black at the Stage door of the Martin Beck Theatre after a performance in 'Come Back To The Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' in New York City. February 1982
Karen Black with sister Gail Brown attending the 'Chanel Solitaire' Premiere in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black with Paul Williams attending the 'Chanel Solitaire' Premiere in New York City. 9/1/1982
Karen Black in New York City. 9/18/1982
Karen Black in New York City. 9/18/1982
Theatre Marquee for 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
Karen Black with Paul Williams at the Opening of 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
Karen Black & Liza Minnelli at the Opening of 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
Karen Black with Liza Minnelli at the Opening of 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
Karen Black at the Opening of 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
Karen Black at the Opening of 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
Theatre Marquee for 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City. 2/18/1982
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