Susan Raab Simonson (May 1, 1969 – November 27, 2006) was an American stage actress and theatre producer.
[Lynne Heffley]
"Susan Raab Simonson, 37; was a producer for nationally known L.A. Theatre Works"
''Los Angeles Times
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'', December 1, 2006.[Jim Doyle]
"Susan Raab Simonson -- actress, producer"
''San Francisco Chronicle
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'', December 7, 2006.
Career
For seven years, she was as associate producer for
L.A. Theatre Works
L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) is a not-for-profit American media arts organization based in Los Angeles founded in 1984. The intent of the organization is to produce, preserve, and distribute classic and contemporary plays of significance. Along with i ...
, working on its nationally syndicated radio series "The Play's the Thing", and on more than 80 plays for the group,
among them a popular radio production of
Annabelle Gurwitch
Annabelle Gurwitch (born November 4, 1961) is an American author, comedic actress, television host most recognizable from her stint as hostess on ''Dinner and a Movie on TBS','' and activist associated with environmental issues and secular huma ...
's ''Fired!''
Before that, she had been an actress
"Actress Finds It's a Dog's Life: Susan Raab Unleashes Sexy Canine Character for "Sylvia'"
''Sacramento Bee
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'', February 9, 1997 (pay site). and had worked for The Actors' Gang
The Actors' Gang is an experimental theatre and nonprofit group based at the Ivy Substation in Culver City, California. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actors, including Tim Robbins, now a member of the board and Artistic Director of the tr ...
in Los Angeles.
Personal life
She married director Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and the author of plays '' Lombardi'', ''Fake'', ''Honest'', '' Magic/B ...
in 2004; they had one son.
Death
She was diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a r ...
the day after her husband won the 2005 Academy Award
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for Short Subject Documentary. She died eight months later, aged 37, in Marin County. A memorial service was held at St. Anselm Church in Ross, California
Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 2,338 at the 2020 census. The town is bordered b ...
.
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1969 births
2006 deaths
American stage actresses
Deaths from cancer in California
Deaths from breast cancer
American theatre managers and producers
People from Greenbrae, California
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American women