Susan Kohner

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Susan Kohner

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Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936)[1] is an American retired actress who worked in film and television. She played Sarah Jane in Imitation of Life (1959), for which she was nominated for an Oscar[2] and won a Golden Globe award.[3]

After Kohner married menswear designer and writer John Weitz in 1964, she retired from acting to devote time to her family. Her two sons, Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, have both become film directors and producers, screenwriters, and occasional actors.[4]

Early life

Kohner was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Lupita Tovar, a Mexican-born actress who had a career in Hollywood, and Paul Kohner, a film producer who was born in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary.[5] Her mother was Roman Catholic, and of both Mexican and Irish descent, and her father was Jewish.[6][7][8][9]

Career

Most of Kohner's film roles came during the late 1950's and early 1960's, including co-starring with Sal Mineo in both Dino (1957) and The Gene Krupa Story (1959).

In her best known role, Kohner played Sarah Jane in Imitation of Life, portraying a light-skinned black woman who "passes" as white. The 1959 film was a remake of a 1934 version of a book of the same name. The expensive, glossy Ross Hunter production, directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Lana Turner, was a box-office hit. In addition, Kohner was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in the film, and won a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actress and one as Best New Actress. Following her role in Imitation of Life, Kohner appeared in All the Fine Young Cannibals opposite Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner.

Kohner's TV debut was on February 4, 1956, in the "Long After Summer" episode of The Alcoa Hour. A review in the trade publication Billboard said that she "failed to impress."[10] She later had guest roles on various television series, including Hong Kong, Going My Way, and Temple Houston. She made her last film appearance in 1962, costarring with Montgomery Clift in Freud: The Secret Passion. She retired from acting in 1964.

Personal life

In 1964, Kohner married John Weitz, a German-born novelist and fashion designer.[11] She retired from acting to devote time to her family. The couple had two sons together, Chris and Paul Weitz, who both became film directors and producers in Hollywood, together producing films such as American Pie (1999) and About a Boy (2002). Chris Weitz is also known for directing New Moon (2009), part of The Twilight Saga.

On April 23, 2010, a new print of Imitation of Life (1959) was screened at the TCM Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, to which Kohner and co-star Juanita Moore were invited. After the screening, the two women appeared on stage for a question-and-answer session hosted by TCM's Robert Osborne. Kohner and Moore received standing ovations.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kohner

Summary

Susan Kohner has Sun in Scorpio 1st House, Moon in Libra 12th House, with Scorpio Rising.

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228°, Sun in Scorpio, Claude Monet artwork
SunScorpio
200°, Moon in Libra, Claude Monet artwork
MoonLibra
224°, Mercury in Scorpio, Claude Monet artwork
MercuryScorpio
263°, Venus in Sagittarius, Claude Monet artwork
VenusSagittarius
178°, Mars in Virgo, Claude Monet artwork
MarsVirgo
265°, Jupiter in Sagittarius, Claude Monet artwork
JupiterSagittarius
345°, Saturn in Pisces, Claude Monet artwork
SaturnPisces
37°, Uranus in Taurus, Claude Monet artwork
UranusTaurus
168°, Neptune in Virgo, Claude Monet artwork
NeptuneVirgo
118°, Pluto in Cancer, Claude Monet artwork
PlutoCancer
84°, Chiron in Gemini, Claude Monet artwork
ChironGemini
266°, North Node in Sagittarius, Claude Monet artwork
North NodeSagittarius
86°, South Node in Gemini, Claude Monet artwork
South NodeGemini
214°, Lilith in Scorpio, Claude Monet artwork
LilithScorpio
216°, Ascendant in Scorpio, Claude Monet artwork
AscendantScorpio
130°, Midheaven in Leo, Claude Monet artwork
MidheavenLeo

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Natal Data

Map at Lat 34.0549076, Lng -118.242643

1936-11-11 05:24:00 LMT

34° 3′ 17.7″ N 118° 14′ 33.5″ W

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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