Suzanne Grossmann (December 21, 1937 â€" August 19, 2010) was a
Swiss-American actress, playwright and television writer, born in
Basel, Switzerland. She later lived and studied in Brazil, Canada, and
the USA. Having first obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree at McGill
University, in Montreal, Quebec, Ms Grossmann was among the first
graduates of the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963.Ms.
Grossmann made her Broadway debut in James Goldman's "The Lion in
Winter", playing Alais. In 1968 she was Roxane to Robert Symonds'
Cyrano in a revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac". A revival of George
Kelly's "The Show-Off", starring Helen Hayes, followed later that
year, and, in 1970, she played Sybil Chase in "Private Lives" opposite
the Elyot and Amanda of Brian Bedford and Tammy Grimes.Soon after, she
turned her talents to writing for stage and television. With Paxton
Whitehead, a fellow actor, she translated and adapted Georges
Feydeau's farce "There's One in Every Marriage" for the Broadway stage
in 1971, followed by Feydeau's "Chemin de Fer". As a screenwriter for
television, she wrote more than 100 episodes for the popular,
long-running television soap opera "Ryan's Hope."
Swiss-American actress, playwright and television writer, born in
Basel, Switzerland. She later lived and studied in Brazil, Canada, and
the USA. Having first obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree at McGill
University, in Montreal, Quebec, Ms Grossmann was among the first
graduates of the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963.Ms.
Grossmann made her Broadway debut in James Goldman's "The Lion in
Winter", playing Alais. In 1968 she was Roxane to Robert Symonds'
Cyrano in a revival of "Cyrano de Bergerac". A revival of George
Kelly's "The Show-Off", starring Helen Hayes, followed later that
year, and, in 1970, she played Sybil Chase in "Private Lives" opposite
the Elyot and Amanda of Brian Bedford and Tammy Grimes.Soon after, she
turned her talents to writing for stage and television. With Paxton
Whitehead, a fellow actor, she translated and adapted Georges
Feydeau's farce "There's One in Every Marriage" for the Broadway stage
in 1971, followed by Feydeau's "Chemin de Fer". As a screenwriter for
television, she wrote more than 100 episodes for the popular,
long-running television soap opera "Ryan's Hope."
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