Carly Simon She is in mourning because this week she lost her two sisters due to cancer. the soprano Joanna Simon, died of thyroid cancer on Wednesday; while Lucy Simonwho was a Broadway composer, died Thursday of breast cancer
The two deaths, which occurred 24 hours apart, were confirmed by a source close to the family at dead line. Lucy was 82 years old at the time of her death, while Joanna was 85.
Joanna Simon died on Wednesday, October 19 in Manhattan, she was 85 years old and would turn 86 the next day, October 20. Lucy Simon passed away on Thursday, October 20, at her home in Piermont, New York.
“It fills me with sadness to talk about the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. Their loss will be long and haunting. As sad as this day is, it is impossible to mourn them without celebrating the incredible lives they have lived,” Carly Simon wrote to Today.
“We were three sisters who not only took turns opening paths and marking courses for each other, but we were secret parts of each other. The co-guardians of each other’s memories. I have no words to explain the feeling of suddenly being the only direct child that remains of Richard and Andrea Simon. They touched everyone they knew and those of us they left behind will be lucky and honored to carry their memories forward.”
Peter, the only man among the Simon brothers, passed away in 2018 of cardiac arrest after also battling cancer. The Simon sisters and their brother Peter are heirs to Richard L Simonfounder of the powerful publishing house Simon & Schusterand they were always dedicated to the arts.
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Carly, Lucy, Joanna and Peter were born in New York, their parents were Richard L. Simon and Andrea Heinemann, a civil rights activist.
Carly began her musical career with Lucy in a duo known as The Simon Sisters, which released three albums between 1964 and 1969. Lucy then left the stage to pursue nursing.
Carly would become one of the most respected singer-songwriters in the United States and in the music world in general, being the creator of songs like “Anticipation”, “You’re So Vain” and “The Right thing to do”. , among other.
Lucy also won two Grammy Awards alongside her husband. David Levin for the best recording for children with the two volumes of ‘In Harmony’. Carly also participated with her own contributions to the project.
Lucy Simon also had a career on Broadway, earning a Tony Award nomination for her work in ‘The Secret Garden’ in 1991.
In 1962, Joanna made her New York City Opera debut as Mozart’s Cherubino and later performed on stage with the New York Philharmonicthe Vienna Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
She was known for possessing a distinctive “smoky-voiced mezzo-soprano”. She regularly performed in operas and concerts internationally from 1962 to 1986.
He then worked as an art correspondent for PBS’s ‘MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour’ until 1992, and then worked in real estate. Joanna even won an Emmy Award for reporting on the link between bipolar disorder and creativity.