Joan Cullman
Joan Cullman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joan Paley |
| Died | March 18, 2004 (age 72) Tryall, Jamaica |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. Brooklyn College |
| Occupation | Philanthopist |
| Known for | Broadway producer |
| Spouse(s) | Barnard Sachs Straus (divorced) Joseph F. Cullman III |
| Children | Tracy Straus and Barnard S. Straus Jr. |
Joan Paley Straus Cullman (1932–2004) was an American philanthropist and Tony award Broadway producer.
Biography
Born Joan Paley to a Jewish family in 1932 in Far Rockaway, Queens, she is a graduate of Brooklyn College.[1] She has one brother, Leon Paley.[1] After school, she worked for Stan Lee of comic book fame.[1] She went on to produce nine Broadway shows including Yasmina Reza's Art, (1998) which won the Tony and New York Drama Critics Circle awards for best play; David Hare's Tony-nominated Skylight (1996); Tony-nominated Sweet Smell of Success (2002); Tony-nominated The Play What I Wrote (2004); The Rink, a musical written by Terrence McNally with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb; David Hare's Judas Kiss; and Carmelina.[1]
Since 1985, Cullman served on the board of the Lincoln Center Theater and most recently as vice chairman; she founded the Joan Cullman Award for Extraordinary Creativity which has been presented to the likes of Tom Stoppard, Stockard Channing, Julie Taymor, and Spalding Gray.
Personal life
Paley was married twice. Her first marriage to Barnard Sachs Straus ended in divorce; they had two children, Tracy Straus and Barnard S. Straus Jr.[2] Her second marriage was to Joseph F. Cullman III.[2][3] They divorce soon after marrying but remained living together before remarrying in 1988.[4] On March 18, 2004, she died of a heart attack on March 18, 2004 at her vacation home in Tryall, Jamaica.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Sisario, Ben (March 19, 2004). "Joan Cullman, 72, a Producer And Lincoln Center Board Member". New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Michael T. (May 1, 2004). "Joseph F. Cullman 3rd, Who Made Philip Morris a Tobacco Power, Dies at 92". New York Times.
- ^ "Weddings; Barnard S. Straus Jr., Nancy Bercow". New York Times. October 8, 1995. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Gross, Michael (December 18, 2007). 740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building. Broadway Books.