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Carly Simon’s sisters, Lucy and Joanna, die of cancer just one day apart
- Carly Simon lost both her sisters, Lucy and Joanna, to cancer earlier this week
- The 82-year-old sister of the You’re So Vain singer, Lucy, a well-known Broadway composer, died on Thursday, October 20 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer.
- The outlet also reported that her oldest sister, Joanna, died of thyroid cancer on Wednesday, October 19 at the age of 85.
- Lucy was nominated for a Tony Award for her work on the musical The Secret Garden
- Joanna was an opera singer and became an art correspondent for PBS and won an Emmy Award for a report on bipolar disorder and creativity
- Carly was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics
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Carly Simon lost both her sisters, Lucy and Joanna, to cancer earlier this week New York Times.
The 82-year-old sister of the You’re So Vain singer, Lucy, a well-known Broadway composer, died on Thursday, October 20 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer.
The outlet also reported that her oldest sister, Joanna, died of thyroid cancer on Wednesday, October 19 at age 85.
Tragedy: Carly Simon lost both her sisters, Lucy and Joanna, to cancer earlier this week, according to the New York Times (photo 1994, L to R: Lucy, Carly, Joanna)
Lucy was nominated for a Tony Award for her work on the musical The Secret Garden. She also performed in a folk group with Carly.
Carly’s sister also won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children for the album In Harmony. Just two years later, she won another Grammy in the same category.
On the other hand, Joanna was an opera singer. She performed in a number of different shows during her time as an opera singer.
Family: The 82-year-old sister of You’re So Vain singer Lucy (right), a well-known Broadway composer, died on Thursday, October 20 after a battle with metastatic breast cancer (left)
Musical: Lucy won two Grammys and Joanna was an opera singer
After she retired from performing in the early 1990s, she took on a role as an art correspondent for the PBS show MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour.
She won an Emmy Award for a report on bipolar disorder and creativity.
The three sisters also had a brother named Peter, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 71.
Children: Carly has two children: 48-year-old Sally and 45-year-old Ben as well (pictured with James Hart 1994)
Famous Singer: Carly Simon is best known for her 70s hits. Those songs include Anticipation, The Right Thing to Do, Mockingbird and You’re So Vain; seen the star in 2016
Carly Simon is best known for her 1970s hits. Those songs include Anticipation, The Right Thing to Do, Mockingbird, and You’re So Vain.
She has two children: 48-year-old Sally and 45-year-old Ben as well.
Carly will be formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November, along with Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics.
Induction coming: Carly is officially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics (2017 photo)