Susanna Hunt
Susanna Hunt (a.k.a. Susan Hunt, Sue Tacker) is an English pop singer, actress and model. She gained fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Early life[edit]
She was born in Brenchley, Kent, England, in a farming community family, and then lived in Sedlescombe, Sussex.[1]
She later moved to London and signed up with the Cherry Marshall Model Agency,[2][3] where she learned to sing, hoping to move into acting.[4]
Career[edit]
In the 1967 documentary of the atmosphere in London of the time, Tonite Let's All Make Love in London, Susanna Hunt made an impression as a dolly girl describing her phenomenon as such and the scene, on a summer's day sitting in a circulating fairground ride.[5][citation needed] She was an original member of the cast of Peter Coe's Decameron '73, which made an impact in 1973 in the UK for its free expression of nude form.[6]
Her major contribution to theatre was her three years in Let My People Come. The production was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975 for Best Original Cast Album.[7]
Film[edit]
- Casino Royale (1967) - Hunt played one of the "Bond Girls" in a short sequence where she tries to seduce agent Terence Cooper who is training to resist the temptation of women counter agents from "SMERSH". She appears as "Lorely",[8] wearing a white bikini and walks up to and gives agent Terrance a sultry kiss to test his reaction. He responds that he's trained to resist her charm and then judo tackles her to the ground.[9]
- The Looking Glass War (1970) - She plays a short scene in a cafe, with a girlfriend, where the lead character Leise indicates his interest in passing some time with them. His controller, Haldane, quietly counsels, "There'll be no time for that, I'm afraid."[10]
- The British TV series, Special Branch (1974), featured her in a couple of episodes where she had a small part as Craven's secretary.
- She played in the British TV series Hugh and I.
Musical career[edit]
Susanna was a pop singer known under the stage name of Geneveve, in 1966 releasing the songs, "Just a Whisper", "Summer Days", "Nothing in the World", and "Once" plus in 1967, "That Can't Be Bad" and "I Love Him, I Need Him".[11]
Her songs got airplay on English radio stations, as well as pirate stations Radio London (three timesin the Fab 40)[12][citation needed] and Radio 270.[13][14][15]
Personal life[edit]
She married musician Ronnie Lane, and was a part of The Faces musical entourage.[1]
She appeared in the 2006 documentary film, The Passing Show,[16] where she speaks about Lane and "The Faces". She resides in Walnut Creek, California, United States.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Had Me a Real Good Time: The Faces Before During and After, Omnibus Press, ISBN 9781849380737.
- ^ Horwell, Veronica (23 March 2006). "Obituary: Cherry Marshall". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Model Archives of Marlowe Press". Modelscomposites.com.
- ^ "45cat - View Image". 45cat.com.
- ^ "Tonite Let's All Make Love In London (1967)". Vimeo.
- ^ Barnes, Clive (15 August 1973). "Theater: Notes on Nudes". New York Times.
- ^ "Grammy Awards Nominee 1975 - Grammy Award Winners 1975". Awardsandshows.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Casino Royale Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or James Bond movie". Script-o-rama.com.
- ^ "The Looking Glass War (1970)". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Geneveve Discography - All Countries - 45cat". 45cat.com.
- ^ "Radio London - Field's Fab Forty - 17th July 66". Radiolondon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "CBS Records, UK. C1966, (CBS 202061), (Butler - Armand Canfora - Michel Jourdan) Artist:GENEVEVE, Just a whisper". YouTube.
- ^ "Geneveve - Once". 45cat.com.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series". 17 October 1968. p. 2025.
- ^ "The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane". Rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "Geneveve discography". RateYourMusic.com.