Brigid Bazlen Death
Brigid passed away on May 25, 1989 at the age of 44 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Brigid's cause of death was cancer.
When did Brigid Bazlen die?
May 25, 1989How did Brigid Bazlen die? What was the cause of death?
CancerHow old was Brigid Bazlen when died?
44Where did Brigid Bazlen die? What was the location of death?
Seattle, Washington, USA
Brigid Bazlen Birthday and Date of Death
Brigid Bazlen was born on June 9, 1944 and died on May 25, 1989. Brigid was 44 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 9, 1944
Date of Death: May 25, 1989
Age at Death: 44
Brigid Bazlen - Biography
Brigid Mary Bazlen (June 9, 1944 – May 25, 1989) was an American actress. Although she made only three Hollywood films, The Honeymoon Machine, King of Kings, and How the West Was Won, she is still remembered for the latter two. Her career, and her life, were cut short by her death from cancer at the age of 44.
Bazlen was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her father was Arthur Bazlen, a retail chain executive, and her mother was Maggie Daly, a newspaper columnist with Chicago's American (Chicago Today & Chicago Tribune). Maggie Daly was, with her three sisters, one of what Time magazine referred to as "the celebrated Daly sisters," who were known for their writing and work in journalism, fashion and advertising. Life magazine ran two feature stories on the sisters with a young Bazlen appearing in the second.
Columnist Maggie ("Daly Diary" in Chicago's American), the oldest sister, a one-time model was known for her lunch time Chicago fashion shows and as a radio and television talk show guest and TV show host. Kay Daly, who worked in advertising with such people as Richard Avedon, became a Revlon vice president responsible for its advertising. Novelist and writer Maureen Daly became famous for writing Seventeenth Summer at age 19. Sheila Daly, the youngest, who wrote a Chicago Tribune teen column beginning at a very young age, eventually went into advertising as well.
During the making of King of Kings, The Honeymoon Machine, and How The West Was Won, as Bazlen was still only 17 years of age at the time, she had to attend educational classes between takes in order to comply with the Los Angeles Board of Education's requirement that she carry out three hours of study per day Monday to Friday. Moreover, when answering a question during this time about whether young people were misunderstood by the older generation, she said "Yes, but I'm sure that's been the case down the ages. It's too much to expect people of the older generation completely to understand people of my age. Some of the ways in which we behave were unheard of in my mother's young days, but each generation finds different symbols to express its discontent."
Also, when asked at the same time about how she felt about her rapid rise to stardom at such a young age, Bazlen said "I realise what a lucky person I am and I'm anxious to repay the trust a lot of important people have placed in me. Reaching so high so young has put a lot of responsibility on my shoulders, but I feel that responsibility is part of the pattern of living and it is not to be taken lightly."
