Dorothy Tristan

Dorothy Tristan (May 9, 1934 – January 7, 2023) was an American actress and screenwriter. She was best known for her roles in the films ''Klute'', ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'', and ''Scarecrow''. She co-wrote the films ''Steal the Sky'' and ''Weeds''. She also wrote the films ''Suspended Animation'', which is based on her novel, and ''A Piece of Eden''. Tristan started her career as a model and was on the magazine covers of ''Vogue'' and ''Life''. In 1957, she married her first husband, Aram Avakian. They divorced in 1972. A couple of years before that, she made her film debut in ''End of the Road'', which was made by Avakian. In 1975, she married John D. Hancock and they would collaborate on films like ''Weeds''.

On January 7, 2023, she died in La Porte, Indiana, of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 88. Provided by Wikipedia