Lucy Simon
Sound
- Born
- May 5, 1940 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- October 20, 2022 (age 82)
Lucy Elizabeth Simon, an older sister to singer Carly Simon, was an American composer for the theatre and of popular songs. She recorded and performed as a singer and songwriter, and was known for the musicals The Secret Garden and Doctor Zhivago.
In 1963, Simon began performing with her sister Carly Simon as the Simon Sisters. The duo released three albums, beginning with Meet the Simon Sisters, which featured the song "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod"; based on the poem by Eugene Field, the song became a minor hit and reached No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Simon won a Grammy Award in 1981 with her husband, David Levine, in the Best Recording for Children category for In Harmony, and again in 1983 in the same category for In Harmony 2. Simon received Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for composing the music for the Broadway musical The Secret Garden.
Simon died on October 20, 2022, aged 82, at her home in Piermont, New York. She had suffered from metastatic breast cancer prior to her death, which came just one day after her sister Joanna died of thyroid cancer.
Known for
Behind the camera2
- 2021The Secret Garden: The Musical Music, Writer
- 1993The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Original Music Composer
Acting1
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)