| dead In June 1965, Steve Cochran sailed to Guatemala with an all-girl crew to scout filming locations for his production company. Tragically, he developed a sudden acute lung infection and died three days into the trip, on June 15, 1965, at the age of 48. His final films, Mozambique and Tell Me in the Sunlight (a film in which he directed, wrote, produced, and acted), were released posthumously. Married several times, Cochran's best-known wife was actress Fay McKenzie, whom he married in 1946. The union ended two years later. |