Berry Berenson
Berry Berenson | |
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Born | Berinthia Berenson April 14, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
Died | September 11, 2001 New York City, U.S. | (aged 53)
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Years active | 1960s–2001 |
Spouse | |
Children | Oz Perkins Elvis Perkins |
Relatives | Elsa Schiaparelli (grandmother) Marisa Berenson (sister) |
Berinthia "Berry" Berenson-Perkins (née Berenson; April 14, 1948 – September 11, 2001) was an American actress, model and photographer. She was the widow of actor Anthony Perkins. She died in the September 11 attacks as a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11.
Early life
Berry Berenson was born in
Berenson's maternal grandmother was the Italian-born fashion designer
Career
Following a brief modeling career in the late 1960s, Berenson became a freelance photographer. By 1973, her photographs had been published in Life, Glamour, Vogue and Newsweek.[9]
Berenson studied acting at New York's The American Place Theatre with Wynn Handman along with Richard Gere, Philip Anglim, Penelope Milford, Robert Ozn, Ingrid Boulting and her sister Marisa.
Berenson also appeared in several motion pictures. She starred opposite
Personal life and death
On August 9, 1973, in
Berenson died on September 11, 2001, as she was returning home to Los Angeles following a holiday on Cape Cod. She and the rest of the passengers and crew aboard
At the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Berenson is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-76.[15]
References
- ^ a b Elsa Schiaparelli. Shocking Life. New York. Dutton, 1954
- ^ Bernard Berenson. Sketch for a Self-Portrait. New York. Pantheon. 1949
- ^ "Robert L. Berenson, Ex-Envoy and Head of Shipping Line, Dies". The New York Times. February 3, 1965, page 35
- ^ "Marisa $chiaparelli Is Married in Gown Designed. by Her Mother, the Cougurlere". The New York Times.
- ^ Linda Greenhouse, "Schiaparelli Dies in Paris; Brought Color to Fashion", The New York Times, November 15, 1973
- ^ Thurman, Judith (October 27, 2003). "Mother of Invention". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica entry". ritmanlibrary.nl. February 27, 2006. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica Online entry". Britannica.com. February 16, 1954. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- Judy Klemesrud, "And Now, Make Room for the Berenson Sisters", The New York Times, April 19, 1973, page 54
- ^ Maynard, Joyce (January 12, 1977). "Tony Perkins and Family: A Study in Informal Togetherness". The New York Times. Westchester Weekly Section. p. 58
- ^ Goodman, Mark (September 28, 1992). "One Final Mystery: Surrounded by Family, Friends and a Wall of Silence, Tony Perkins Succumbs to AIDS" Archived March 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. People. Vol. 38 No. 13.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (September 16, 1992). "Anthony Perkins's Wife Tells of 2 Years of Secrecy". The New York Times.
- ^ Ferrell, David (September 13, 1992). "Anthony Perkins, 60, Dies; Star of 'Psycho' Had AIDS". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Hopkinson, Amanda (September 14, 2001). "Berry Berenson". The Guardian.
- National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
External links
Media related to Berry Berenson at Wikimedia Commons