Susan Hufford
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Susan Hufford widow of internationally-known television and film star Michael Zaslow
, whom she met when they both were in the Broadway
production of Fiddler on the Roof
in the early 1970s. The couple married on June 7, 1975, and were married for 23 years. They had two (adopted) daughters, Marika and Helena. As a member of the ALS
Association’s National Board of Trustees and the Greater New York Chapter’s Board of Directors, she was an advocate to raise awareness about ALS and became a major fund raiser for ALS research. She helped raise more than $1 million to find a cure for the disease. She authored more than 20 books and also was a practicing psychotherapist with a private clinical practice in Manhattan, New York. Before making a career change, she was an actress in regional theater in addition to her Broadway career.
Husband Michael Zaslow died On December 6, 1998. Their daughter, Helena Hufford-Zaslow, died 28 December 2004 in Connecticut at age 19, only days after completing her first semester at Wellesley College. In 2005 Hufford released an account about Zaslow and his fight with ALS, titled Not That Man Anymore, a book Zaslow himself had begun writing prior to his death. Susan Hufford lost her own personal battle, with cancer, on November 28, 2006.
Michael Zaslow
Michael Joel Zaslow was an American actor. He was best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe on CBS's Guiding Light, a role he played from 1971 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1997.-Life and career:...
, whom she met when they both were in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
in the early 1970s. The couple married on June 7, 1975, and were married for 23 years. They had two (adopted) daughters, Marika and Helena. As a member of the ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
Association’s National Board of Trustees and the Greater New York Chapter’s Board of Directors, she was an advocate to raise awareness about ALS and became a major fund raiser for ALS research. She helped raise more than $1 million to find a cure for the disease. She authored more than 20 books and also was a practicing psychotherapist with a private clinical practice in Manhattan, New York. Before making a career change, she was an actress in regional theater in addition to her Broadway career.
Husband Michael Zaslow died On December 6, 1998. Their daughter, Helena Hufford-Zaslow, died 28 December 2004 in Connecticut at age 19, only days after completing her first semester at Wellesley College. In 2005 Hufford released an account about Zaslow and his fight with ALS, titled Not That Man Anymore, a book Zaslow himself had begun writing prior to his death. Susan Hufford lost her own personal battle, with cancer, on November 28, 2006.
Books
- Miracles (1989)
- Reflections (1981)
- Midnight Sailing (1975)
- Trail Of Innocence (1978)
- Satan's Sunset (1977)
- The Devil's Sonata (1976)
- Skin Deep (1978)
- Melody of Malice (1979)
- Not That Man Anymore: (A Message From Michael) (2005)
- How to Create Your Own Luck: The You Never Know Approach to Networking, Taking Chances, and Opening Yourself to Opportunity (2004)
- A Delicate Deceit (1976)
- The Devil's Sonata (1976)
- Going All the Way (1980)
External links
- http://www.alsa.org/news/article.cfm?id=1059&CFID=3841938&CFTOKEN=91567595