| Susan Cabot | |
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Susan Cabot, circa 1950 |
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| Born | Harriet Shapiro July 9, 1927 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1986 (aged 59) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–1970 |
| Spouse | Martin Sacker (m. 1944–1951) Michael Roman (m. 1968–1983) |
| Website | |
| http://www.susancabot.com/ | |
Susan Cabot (July 9, 1927 – December 10, 1986) was an American actress.
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Born Harriet Shapiro to a Russian Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, Cabot's early life was one of turmoil, and she was raised in eight different foster homes.[1] She completed her education in New York, New York, and found employment as an illustrator. She supplemented her income by working as a singer, and also worked in theater.
She made her film debut in 1947, by chance when Kiss of Death was filmed in New York, and she played a bit part. She expanded her acting work into television and was seen by a Hollywood talent scout who took her to Hollywood to work for Columbia Pictures. This brief period was not successful, and she moved to Universal Studios where she was signed to an exclusive contract. After a series of roles which Cabot played mainly in "B" western films, she grew frustrated and asked to be released from her contract. She moved back to New York, where she resumed her stage career with a role in A Stone for Danny Fisher. She was invited to return to Hollywood and appeared in a few more films, including The Wasp Woman in 1960, her final film role.
Cabot first married in 1944 to Martin Sacker. They divorced in 1951. In 1959, she began a relationship with King Hussein of Jordan. The couple was engaged, but broke up after King Hussein discovered that Cabot was Jewish.[2]
In 1968, she married second husband Michael Roman with whom she had one son, Timothy Scott Roman, before divorcing in 1983.[3] Another contemporary actor, Christopher Jones, also claims paternity of her son.[4]
On December 10, 1986, Cabot's son, Timothy Scott Roman, who suffered from dwarfism and psychological problems, bludgeoned her to death in her home in Encino, California with a weight lifting bar. He was subsequently charged with involuntary manslaughter and received a three-year suspended sentence.[3]
Director Stephan Elliott is in development to make a biopic about Cabot entitled Black Oasis with actress Rose McGowan portraying her.[2][5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1947 | Kiss of Death | Restaurant extra | Uncredited |
| 1950 | On the Isle of Samoa | Moana | |
| 1951 | The Enforcer | Nina Lombardo | Uncredited Alternative title: Murder, Inc. |
| 1951 | Tomahawk | Monahseetah | Alternative title: Battle of Powder River |
| 1951 | The Prince Who Was a Thief | Girl | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Flame of Araby | Clio | Alternative title: Flame of the Desert |
| 1952 | The Battle at Apache Pass | Nona | |
| 1952 | The Duel at Silver Creek | Jane "Dusty" Fargo | Alternative title: Claim Jumpers |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba | Tala | |
| 1953 | Gunsmoke | Rita Saxon | Alternative titles: A Man's Country Roughshod |
| 1954 | Ride Clear of Diablo | Laurie Kenyon | Alternative title: The Breckenridge Story |
| 1957 | Carnival Rock | Natalie Cook | |
| 1957 | Sorority Girl | Sabra Tanner | Alternate titles: The Bad One Sorority House |
| 1957 | The Saga of the Viking Women | Enger | Alternative titles: The Saga of the Viking Undersea Monster Viking Women The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent |
| 1958 | War of the Satellites | Sybil Carrington | |
| 1958 | Machine-Gun Kelly | Florence "Flo" Becker | |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre | Piute Girl | |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Mrs. Eleanor Wilson | Uncredited |
| 1958–1959 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Angela Becky Carver |
2 episodes |
| 1959 | Surrender – Hell! | Delia Guerrero | Alternative titles: Blackburn's Guerrillas Blackburn's Headhunters |
| 1959 | The Wasp Woman | Janice Starlin | Alternative titles: The Bee Girl Insect Woman |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | Henrietta | Episode: "One, Two, Three... Cry" |