Susan Cabot was born in Boston and raised in a series of eight foster homes. She attended high school in Manhattan, where she took an interest in dramatics and joined the school dramatic club. Later, while trying to decide between a career in music or art, she illustrated children's books during the day and sang at Manhattan's Village Barn at ...
July 9, 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died
December 10, 1986, Encino, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height
5' 2" (1.57 m)
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse
Michael Roman (m. 1968–1983), Martin Sacker (m. 1944–1951)
Children
Timothy Scott Roman
Star Sign
Cancer
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Quote
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[about Roger Corman] He gave me a lot of freedom, and also a chance to play a lot of parts that Universal would never have given me. Oddball, wacko parts, like the very disturbed girl in Sorority Girl (1957) and things like that. I had a chance to do moments and scenes that I didn't get before.
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Fact
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Her personal life included a well publicized relationship with King Hussein of Jordan in 1959, which ended when he found out that she was Jewish.
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Attended high school in Manhattan, where she took an interest in dramatics and joined the school dramatic club.
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In 1964 she gave birth to her son, Timothy, who suffered from dwarfism. He bludgeoned her to death with a weightlifting bar while she slept in the bedroom of her Encino (CA) home. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter but cited years of mental and physical abuse by her as his defense. He received a three-year suspended sentence and was placed on probation for the crime.
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Burial: Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City (Los Angeles), California.
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Married at the age of 17 in order to escape her sad and transient childhood, which included eight different foster homes.
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In 1968, she married her second husband, actor Michael Roman, but the marriage broke up in the early 1980s, in part due to Cabot's increasing mental fragility and paranoia. Cabot had reportedly been taking a growth hormone prescribed for her son, possibly a factor in heightening her mental illness.
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In 1957 Susan returned to films after signing an exclusive contract with producer Roger Corman. The two briefly dated as well.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bracken's World
1970
TV Series
Henrietta
The Wasp Woman
1959
Janice Starlin
Surrender - Hell!
1959
Delia Guerrero
Have Gun - Will Travel
1958-1959
TV Series
Becky Gray Carver / Angela DeMarco
Houseboat
1958
Mrs. Eleanor Wilson (uncredited)
War of the Satellites
1958
Sybil Carrington
Fort Massacre
1958
Piute Girl
Machine-Gun Kelly
1958
Florence 'Flo' Becker
Carnival Rock
1957
Natalie Cook
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
1957
Enger
Sorority Girl
1957
Sabra Tanner
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
Laurie Kenyon
Gunsmoke
1953
Rita Saxon
Son of Ali Baba
1952
Tala
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952
Jane 'Dusty' Fargo
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952
Nona
Flame of Araby
1951
Clio
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
Girl (uncredited)
Tomahawk
1951
Monahseetah
The Enforcer
1951
Nina Lombardo (uncredited)
On the Isle of Samoa
1950
Moana
Kiss of Death
1947
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carnival Rock
1957
performer: "Ou-Shoo-Bla-D", "There's No Place Without You"
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
2011
Documentary
E! Mysteries & Scandals
2000
TV Series documentary
Known for movies
The Wasp Woman (1959) as Janice Starlin
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) as Florence 'Flo' Becker
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) as Laurie Kenyon
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957) as Enger
$13 Million
