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British actress, model and member of London’s early punk scene between 1976 and 1978.
She became ill a week ago and very quickly fell into a coma which she never awoke from.
Susan Lucas (Soo Catwoman), 70
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A niche, perhaps, but she really was an icon.
A striking looking girl who’s iconic image adorns T-shirts, posters, cushions, coffee mugs etc but apparently lived a frugal life. Her son has set up a Go Fund Me page on Facebook to pay for her funeral. RIP Soo Catwoman
I used to wear a Soo Catwoman badge in the late ‘70s – she looked great.
I’ve read that The Jam’s Butterfly Collector was written about her. If true, it put me more off the song than off her.
Yes, I’ve heard that too. I always thought it was a good sounding song but with extremely dubious lyrics.
In a rare interview she gave in the 90’s she mentioned working on her autobiography. This didn’t materialise but I wish it had. I would like to think The Butterfly Collector isn’t about her. It’s a great song but the lyrics are very cutting.
Just read the lyrics. Weller is a nasty guy isn’t he. If Led Zeppelin had those lyrics we’d never hear the end of it.
Well, quite:
Open season on Zeppelin.
Free pass for the Blessed Weller.
(I’ll get me coat…)
I had her picture on my notice board when I was a student. Remarkable look.
In the prehistoric past, when the press were reporting about this strange “punk” thing happening in the UK, the accompanying photo was inevitably either Soo Catwoman or Jordan.
This was suggested for me on Facebook I thought it deserved a place here.
From Marco Pirroni
“See you later,Catgirl.
Xxx
I watched her make that dress and sleeve out of some black fabric she’d found in a bin,the Coker was a bootlace with needles and safety pins and a broken razor blade.
Soo wasn’t really a punk,she never owned a punk record,never saw the Sex Pistols,never bought anything from Sex shop and didn’t like punk music.
She was a soul girl from Ilford or somewhere.
Love rollercoaster by the Ohio players is what I think of when I think about her.
But I don’t really know what she was and she never thought about it.”
Ray Stevenson who took the iconic photo states in an interview that Soo Catwoman was peeved about not receiving any royalties for it. He ended up giving her half of his royalties. He also says she didn’t consider herself a punk and had been dressing in an eye catching manner since 1972.