“They touched everyone they knew and those of us they’ve left behind will be lucky and honored to carry their memories forward. “I have no words to explain the feeling of suddenly being the only remaining direct offspring of Richard and Andrea Simon,” Carly Simon said. Carly and Lucy once performed as the Simon Sisters, opening for other acts in Greenwich Village folk clubs. The siblings were born to publishing giant Richard Simon and his wife, Andrea. As a concert performer, she leaned into classic and contemporary songs of her time. That year, she won the Marian Anderson Award for promising young singers.
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On stage, she made her professional debut in 1962 as Cherubino in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at New York City Opera. She was the companion of Walter Cronkite from 2005 until his death in 2009. Carly Simon shared a heartbreaking statement mourning the loss of her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy, who died of cancer one day apart from each other. Joanna Simon was married to novelist and journalist Gerald Walker from 1976 until his death in 2004. The co-keepers of each other’s memories.” She added: “We were three sisters who not only took turns blazing trails and marking courses for one another. As sad as this day is, it’s impossible to mourn them without celebrating their incredible lives that they lived,” Carly Simon said in a statement Saturday.
“I am filled with sorrow to speak about the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. After her retirement from singing, she became an arts correspondent for PBS’s MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, where she won an Emmy in 1991 for a report on mental illness and creativity. She was a frequent guest on TV talk shows. Carly Simon shared a heartbreaking statement mourning the loss of her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy, who died of cancer one day apart from each other. Joanna Simon, who died of thyroid cancer, rose to fame in the opera world and as a concert performer in the 1960s. Lucy Simon, ‘Secret Garden’ Composer & Carly’s Sister, Dies at 82
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