Suzanne Pleshette
Date of Birth: January 31, 1937
Place of Birth: Brooklyn Heights, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: January 19, 2008
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Suzanne Pleshette was an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre, she made the transition to films in the early 1960s, such as Rome Adventure and The Birds.
Suzanne was the daughter of Eugene Pleshette, a television network executive, and Geraldine Kaplan, a dancer who performed under the name Geraldine Rivers. Her cousin is actor John Pleshette.
She was married to oilman Tom Gallagher, until his death, and then to actor Tom Poston, until her death.
Suzanne’s paternal grandfather was named Max Pleshek/Pleshet. Max was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Suzanne’s paternal grandmother was Gertrude Skwarek/Sklarew (the daughter of Morris Skwarek and Annie Spegelglass). Gertrude was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Suzanne’s maternal grandfather was named Benjamin Kaplan. Benjamin was a Jewish emigrant from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Suzanne’s maternal grandmother was named Gussie Goldstein. Gussie was a Russian Jew.
Sources: Genealogy of Suzanne Pleshette – http://www.wargs.com
Obituary of Suzanne Pleshette – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Suzanne Pleshette (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Suzanne’s father – http://www.findagrave.com
Suzanne’s paternal grandmother, Gertrude Skwarek/Sklarew, on the 1915 New York State Census – https://familysearch.org
Suzanne’s mother on the 1940 U.S Census – https://familysearch.org
A great beauty of her era, in looks she resembled Arlene Martel, who was also Jewish.
Very fine. Unfortunately I didn’t remember her even though I watched The Birds a couple of times
Can you shrink the photo a bit?