Laurie Bird

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Laurie Bird (born September 26, 1953 on Long Island , New York , † June 15, 1979 in New York City ) was an American actress and photographer.

Bird was three years old when her mother died. Since her father worked full time, she learned early on to stand on her own two feet.

She owed a role in his film Asphaltrennen (1971) to her acquaintance with director Monte Hellman . Hellman first saw her as a “prototype” for the girl's film character and after unsuccessful auditions he employed the inexperienced Laurie Bird himself. Another role followed, alongside other actors from asphalt races , in Hellman's film Cockfighters (1974), for which she was also employed as a still photographer . After a small role under the name Lauri Bird in Der Stadtneurotiker , she gave up acting and devoted herself to photography.

In July 1975 she met Art Garfunkel . The two became a couple. Laurie Bird can be seen on the cover of Garfunkel's album Breakaway and partly on the back of Scissors Cut . The cover of Watermark was photographed by her.

On June 15, 1979, Laurie Bird committed suicide in Art Garfunkel's apartment. Her death is said to have badly affected Garfunkel.

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  1. ↑ Interview with Monte Hellman in "On the Road Again: Two-Lane Blacktop revisited" (2007)
  2. ↑ Biography of Art Garfunkel (1975-1979) (English) on his website, accessed on April 27, 2008
  3. ↑ Biography of Art Garfunkel (1980-1985) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) on his website, accessed April 27, 2008 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.artgarfunkel.com
  4. ↑ Art Garfunkel's biography on laut.de , accessed on April 27, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Bird, Laurie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Island , New York
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1979
Place of death New York City