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Katy Jurado Died

July 07, 2002 | People
Katy Jurado, the Mexican actress who played a sultry wildcat in some of the best American films of the 1950s, died Friday at the age of 78. Most famous in the United States for her role as Gary Cooper's former mistress in 1952's "High Noon," she was nominated for a supporting-actress Oscar for her role opposite Spencer Tracy in the 1954 western "Broken Lance." She acted alongside Elvis Presley in Stay Away Joe.

Source:Associated Press