Dorothy Tristan

Dorothy Tristan
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Born	(1934-05-09)May 9, 1934 New York City, U.S.
Died	La Porte, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Actress Screenwriter
Notable work	Klute Scarecrow
Spouse(s)	Aram Avakian (m. 1957; divorce 1972) John D. Hancock (m. 1975)
Children	2

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.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	End of the Road	Rennie Morgan
1971	Klute	Arlyn Page
1973	Isn't It Shocking?	Doc Lovell	Television film
	Scarecrow	Coley
1974	Man on a Swing	Janet Tucker
1974	Gunsmoke	Lyla Ross	TV series; 2 episodes
1975	Fear on Trial	Laura Faulk	Television film
1976	Swashbuckler	Alice
	Griffin and Phoenix	Jean Griffin	Television film
1977	Rollercoaster	Helen
1979	California Dreaming	Fay
1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	Dorothy
1987	Weeds	N/A	Screenwriter
1988	Steal the Sky	N/A	Television film; screenwriter
2000	A Piece of Eden	N/A	Screenwriter
2001	Suspended Animation	N/A	Screenwriter
2015	The Looking Glass	Julie	Also screenwriter
2020	The Girls of Summer	Woman on the Porch

External links

• Dorothy Tristan at the Internet Movie Database