Susan Douglas Rubeš

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Susan Douglas Rubeš
Susan Douglas Rubeš in 1949
Born
Zuzka Zenta Bursteinová

(1925-03-13)March 13, 1925
Vienna, Austria
DiedJanuary 23, 2013(2013-01-23) (aged 87)
Ontario, Canada
Other namesSuzi Burstein
Occupation(s)Actor, Film producer
Years active1947-1999
Spouse(s)Jan Rubeš (1950–2009; his death; 3 children)

Susan Douglas Rubeš C.M. (13 March 1925 – 23 January 2013) was an Austrian-born Canadian actress and producer. She was sometimes credited as Susan Douglas or Susan Rubes.[1]

Life and career

Rubeš was born Zuzka Zenta Bursteinová in

Paris to escape the German invasion, and a year later, Zuzka and her mother moved to the United States to escape the war in Europe, three months before the Germans invaded Paris. Emigration to the U.S. was allowed on the basis of annual quotas. Charlotte was allowed in the country on the basis of her birth in Italy, as Italy's quota had not been filled for that year. Alfred Burstein moved to London to work for the Czechoslovak government-in-exile.[3]

As Charlotte was not happy in her marriage, she arranged a divorce in absentia in Las Vegas and married Edward Weinberger, an agriculturalist.

George Washington High School in New York City. After graduating in 1943, she changed her name to Susan Douglas. Her first name, Zuzka, is Czech for Susan, while she selected Douglas from a phone book.[3][5][6]

Beginning in 1945, she began a career spanning radio, television, theater and film; she was both an actress and producer. Her 1947 movie debut was in

The Guiding Light. As her character was unmarried and she was pregnant three times during her appearance on The Guiding Light, the producer had her character sick and in an oxygen tent for the first child, and using a wheelchair for the second child, then finally had her character killed off for the third.[5]

In 1953, she co-starred with James Dean in the half-hour Campbell Summer Soundstage television special: "Something For an Empty Briefcase".

In 1959, she moved to

Family Channel.[11]

Personal life

She married the Czech-Canadian opera singer Jan Rubeš on September 22, 1950 in New York City.[3] Later the same year the couple appeared together in Forbidden Journey.[5] The couple had three sons: Christopher (died 1996), Jonathan, and Anthony.[11] They remained married until his death in 2009.

Awards and honors

  • Tony award
    for best debut on Broadway
  • Drama Bench Award, 1974
  • Member of the Order of Canada, 1975[12]
  • Woman of the Year Award,
    B'nai Brith
    Women's Council of Toronto, 1979

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami Suzanne Walter
1949 Lost Boundaries Shelly Carter
1950 Forbidden Journey Mary Sherritt
1951 Five Roseanne
1968 Targets Other at the Drive-In
1971 Face-Off Mrs. Hunter
1982 Jen's Place
1987 Haunted by Her Past Karen's Mother TV movie
1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Bryna Glick
1988 Something About Love Doctor
1990-1991 Max Glick Bryna Glick 26 episodes
1994 Boozecan Braston's Mum

References

  1. ^ Susan Douglas Rubes at IMDb
  2. ^ "Creator of Toronto's Young People's Theatre credited luck for her success".
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-55002-685-6
    .
  4. ^ Zuzka Zenta background, books.google.com; accessed 10 March 2014.
  5. ^
    ISBN 0-7864-1657-2
    .
  6. ^ a b "Rubes, Susan Douglas". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  7. ISBN 0-88882-187-5
    .
  8. ^ a b "History". Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People. Archived from the original on 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  9. ISBN 0-88924-013-2
    .
  10. ISBN 1-84714-001-7
    .
  11. ^
    ISBN 0-8020-4958-3
    .
  12. ^ "Order of Canada: Susan Rubes". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

External links

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