Andrea Heinemann Simon
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Andrea Heinemann Simon
Andrea Heinemann Simon (March 24, 1909 - February 15, 1994)[1] was a community leader and the mother of award-winning singer, Carly Simon.
Biography
Born Andrea Louise Heinemann as the second child of Frederick and Elma Heinemann, she was raised in Philadelphia. Her mother was a native of Spain.[2]
Heinemann married Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 - July 29, 1960), co-founder of Simon & Schuster, the publishers. At the time of their 1934 engagement, Heinemann worked as a receptionist for the company.[3] This union produced four children: Joanna, Lucy, Carly, and Peter. The family resided in the Riverdale community of the Bronx. Heinemann was an activist on behalf of Black Civil Rights.
Simon was actively involved in charitable and community work. This included a stint on the board of directors of the Riverdale Mental Health Association for over 30 years. She also served as a director of the Riverdale Chapter of the United Nations Association.[4]
She died of lung cancer in her Riverdale home at the age of 84.
References
- ^ "Social Security Death Index [database on-line"]. United States: The Generations Network. http://www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ Weller, Sheila (2009). Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the Journey of a Generation. Washington Square Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0743491483.
- ^ "Time Magazine (July 30, 1934)". July 30, 1934. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,754406,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "Andrea Heinemann Simon; Community Leader, 84 - New York Times". The New York Times. February 16, 1994. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E0D71F38F935A25751C0A962958260. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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