Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann (born August 20, 1918 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † September 21, 1974 in New York City , New York ) was an American actress and author.
Life
Susann lived in her native Philadelphia until she graduated from West Philadelphia High School . Contrary to what her parents wanted, she did not go to college afterwards , but instead moved to New York with the intention of becoming an actress. There she initially took on various small roles in films, plays and commercials. She later became acquainted with press agent Irving Mansfield (born Irving Mandelbaum), who supported her career by posting reviews and photos of her in New York newspapers. The two married on April 2, 1939 in the Har Zion Synagogue in Philadelphia. In the following years, Mansfield was able to continue to support his wife, who, however, had affairs with other men from show business . The couple separated and reunited. In 1946, a son was born, but as autistic was given four years later in a home.
In the years after their wedding, rumors kept circulating that Susann was bisexual. She was said to have affairs with actresses and writers. Her first book was published in the early 1960s: Every Night, Josephine! In 1962 she underwent total surgery for breast cancer; at the same time she began her first successful novel Valley of the Dolls (German: The Valley of the Dolls), which was published in 1966 and was filmed the following year under the same title . It was followed by The Love Machine and 1973 Once is not Enough . She spent 1973 and 1974 in New York hospitals for further cancer treatments, where she died in 1974. In 1975 the film version Once is not enough was released.
aftermath
In 1979 Susann's novel Yargo was published, which she had already written in the 1950s. The novel Dolores, which she had not finished herself, was published after additions by her friend Rex Reed .
In 1987, Barbara Seaman's biography Lovely Me appeared. The Life of Jacqueline Susann , published in 2000 under the title Isn't She Great? was filmed with Bette Midler and Nathan Lane as the Mansfield couple. The Canadian director Kenneth Welsh made the television film Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story about Susann and Mansfield in 1998 with Michele Lee and Peter Riegert in the leading roles.
Books
- 1963: Every Night Josephine! ISBN 0-14-303434-0 .
- German edition: Beloved Josephine: A happy poodle book . Droemer Knaur, Munich, ISBN 3-426-00457-7 .
- 1966: Valley of the Dolls. ISBN 0-8021-3519-6 .
- dt .: The valley of the dolls. Lingen Verlag, Cologne 1966 (Droemer Knaur, Munich 1971, ISBN 3-426-00238-8 ).
- 1969: The Love Machine. ISBN 0-8021-3544-7 .
- German: The love machine. Heyne, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-453-19921-9 .
- 1973: Once Is not Enough. ISBN 0-8021-3545-5 .
- German: Once is not enough. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1969, ISBN 3-426-01741-5 .
- 1976: Dolores. ISBN 0-553-20958-2 .
- dt .: This one love. Droemer Knaur, Munich ISBN 3-426-00575-1 .
- 1979: Yargo. ISBN 0-552-11019-1 .
- German: Yargo. Scherz, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-502-10725-4 .
- posthumous publication
- Rae Lawrence: Jacqueline Susann, Shadow of the Dolls. Crown Publishers, New York City, USA 2001, ISBN 0-609-60585-2 .
Web links
- Jacqueline Susann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jacqueline Susann in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Susann, Jacqueline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1974 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , USA |