Shirley Knight, Oscar nominee and 'Sweet Bird of Youth' actress, dies at 83
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Shirley Knight, who was twice Oscar nominated for best supporting actress, for “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” (1960) and “Sweet Bird of Youth” (1962), and won a Tony and three Emmys, died on Wednesday of natural causes in San Marcos, Texas. She was 83.