Sue Lyon & Cotton Adamson

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Sue Lyon and Cotton Adamson were married for 1 year. They dated for 24 days after getting together in Sep 1973. After a 10 days engagement they married on 4th Nov 1973. 1 year later they separated in Nov 1974 and divorced in Dec 1974.

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American Actress Sue Lyon was born Suellyn Lyon on 10th July, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa and passed away on 26th Dec 2019 Los Angeles, California aged 73. She is most remembered for Lolita. Her zodiac sign is Cancer.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
DatingOct 1973 - 25th Oct 1973 24 days
Engaged25th Oct 1973 - 4th Nov 1973 10 days
Married4th Nov 1973 - Dec 1974 1 year
Total Sep 1973 - Dec 1974 1 year, 3 months


(November 4, 1973 - December 1974) (divorced)
October 25, 1973 announces in Canon City, Colorado, she’ll marry Colorado State Penitentiary inmate Gary D. “Cotton” Adamson on November 4 in a prison ceremony. She says their relationship is based on friendship rather than sex. Adamson is serving two 20-40 year sentences for aggravated robbery and second degree murder. Sue says: “Cotton is the only man I completely respect or trust in this world.” She says she met him in California two or three years ago after he escaped from the Colorado prison and was being held in the Los Angeles County Jail.
November 74, 1973 marries Adamson in a double-ring ceremony at Colorado’s State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He’s 33; she’s 27. It’s his first and her third marriage. Her 20-month-old daughter serves as flower girl. Afterwards she returns to her hotel room and he, to his cell.
1974 works as a cocktail waitress in Estes Park, Colorado
Early November 1974 files for divorce from Adamson in Fort Collier District Court on the grounds the marriage was irretrievably broken and the loss of movie contracts due to her marriage
December 1974 divorces Adamson
February 28, 1976 Adamson escapes from the Colorado State Hospital at Pueblo.
Mid-March 1976 Adamson robs a bank in his native Indianapolis and is caught minutes later.

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Relationship Timeline

December, 1974 - Divorce

December, 1974 - Divorce

November, 1974 - Breakup

November, 1974 - Breakup

4th November, 1973 - Marriage

4th November, 1973 - Marriage

(November 4, 1973 - December 1974) (divorced)

25th October, 1973 - Engagement

October, 1973 - Hookup

September, 1973 - Hookup

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Occupation
Actress
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Hair Color
Blonde
Brown - Dark

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