▁treat ments ▁prevent ed ▁her ▁from ▁starting ▁it . ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁Mount ▁S ina i ▁Hospital ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁the ▁disease ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Ex perimental ▁film maker ▁Mar guer ite ▁Dur as ▁c ited ▁W anda ▁as ▁an ▁insp iration , ▁particularly ▁L oden ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁inhab it ▁her ▁character ▁on screen , ▁saying ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Kaz an , ▁" I ▁think ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mi racle ▁in ▁W anda . ▁Usually ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁visual ▁representation ▁and ▁the ▁text , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁subject ▁and ▁the ▁action . ▁Here ▁this ▁distance ▁is ▁completely ▁null ified ; ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁instant ▁and ▁permanent ▁continu ity ▁between ▁Barbara ▁L oden ▁and ▁W anda ." ▁Dur as ▁described ▁L oden ' s ▁performance ▁of ▁W anda ' s ▁" dem oral ization " ▁as ▁" s ac red , ▁powerful , ▁violent ▁and ▁prof ound ." ▁ ▁Kaz an ▁compared ▁L oden ' s ▁acting ▁technique ▁to ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando : ▁" There ▁was ▁always ▁an ▁element ▁of ▁impro vis ation , ▁a ▁surprise , ▁in ▁what ▁she ▁was ▁doing . ▁The ▁only ▁one , ▁a ▁far ▁as ▁I ▁know , ▁who ▁was ▁like ▁that ▁is ▁Br ando ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young . ▁He ▁never ▁knew ▁exactly ▁what ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁say , ▁therefore ▁everything ▁would ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁mouth ▁very ▁alive ." ▁ ▁W anda ▁never ▁asp