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Suzanne Grossmann American actress and television writer, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, she was , 72,


Suzanne Grossman  was an American actress, playwright and television writer, born in Basel, Switzerland [1]  died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, she was , 72,. Grossmann appeared in the original 1966 Broadway staging of The Lion in Winter. She later ventured into writing, both for the stage and for television. Among the shows she worked on was the soap opera Ryan's Hope.[2]

(December 21, 1937 – August 19, 2010)

Suzanne Grossman is a Brooklyn-based writer, musician and activist who has been working in the field of women’s and girls’ advocacy for over ten years. She was most recently the Director of Programs and Alumnae Relations for the Woodhull Institute of Ethical Leadership, an organization that supports women’s personal and professional aspirations. Prior to Woodhull, Suzanne spent over three years at the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University, helping to run an undergraduate honors program for women. She is an Irish music fiddle player and one of the founders of the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.

Suzanne has a BA in Psychology from Tufts University and a Master’s degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University, writing on the movement to legalize abortion in Ireland. She has worked at the Irish Family Planning Association in Dublin and the Center for Reproductive Rights in NY, and was designated one of the inaugural “REAL hot 100,” which honors the accomplishments of young women. Last fall, she toured with the pro-choice theater production Words of Choice in South Dakota and is author of a resource guide which accompanies the DVD version of the show.

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