Susan Bloch

Susan Bloch (1940 – 10 May 1982) was a theatrical press agent based in New York City.[1][2]

For the American law professor, see Susan Low Bloch. For people of a similar name, see Susan Bloch (disambiguation).
Susan Bloch
Born1940
United States
Died(1982-05-10)May 10, 1982
United States
OccupationPress agent

Biography

Bloch was born in Canton, New York and attended Syracuse University. She was the director of public relations for the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from 1965 to 1973. She ran a graduate theater course at Fordham University and produced the Theater Highlights radio program on WNCN-FM. While working at Janus Films, she established a feature film library for public television stations. She was awarded an Outer Critics Circle Award in 1971, the first such award for publicity and public relations.[3]

Towards the end of her life, the Broadway theatre press agent Adrian Bryan-Brown worked with her.[4]

She died from kidney disease in Tiburon, California in 1982.[3] After her death, the Roundabout Theatre Company Stage 11 at 307 West 26th Street in Manhattan was named Susan Bloch Theater in her honor.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "Susan Bloch". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  2. "Susan Bloch Theater Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  3. "Susan Bloch, 42, Dies; Public Relations Agent", The New York Times, May 11, 1982.
  4. "Biography: Adrian Bryan-Brown". Biography. American Theatre Wing. September 2009. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  5. "Susan Bloch Theater". Broadway World. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  6. "The Susan Bloch Theatre". About the Artists. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  7. John Simon (1982-11-29). "The Sorry And The Lively". New York.
  8. Susan Bloch Theatre, Lortel Archives (accessed 2014-12-06).


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