Susan Bloch Explained

Susan Bloch
Birth Date:	1940
Birth Place:	United States
Death Place:	United States
Occupation:	Press agent

Susan Bloch (1940 – 10 May 1982) was a theatrical press agent based in New York City.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Bloch was born in Canton, New York and attended Syracuse University. She was the director of public relations for the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from 1965 to 1973. She ran a graduate theater course at Fordham University and produced the Theater Highlights radio program on WNCN-FM. While working at Janus Films, she established a feature film library for public television stations. She was awarded an Outer Critics Circle Award in 1971, the first such award for publicity and public relations.^[3]

Towards the end of her life, the Broadway theatre press agent Adrian Bryan-Brown worked with her.^[4]

She died from kidney disease in Tiburon, California in 1982.^[3] After her death, the Roundabout Theatre Company Stage 11 at 307 West 26th Street in Manhattan was named Susan Bloch Theater in her honor.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Susan Bloch . . Playbill Vault . March 28, 2012.
2. Web site: Susan Bloch Theater Credits . Broadway World . March 28, 2012.
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/11/obituaries/susan-bloch-42-dies-public-relations-agent.html "Susan Bloch, 42, Dies; Public Relations Agent"
4. Web site: Biography: Adrian Bryan-Brown. American Theatre Wing. Biography. September 2009. October 2, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111129103312/http://americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/adrian_bryan_brown. November 29, 2011.
5. Web site: Susan Bloch Theater . Broadway World. March 28, 2012.
6. Web site: The Susan Bloch Theatre . About the Artists . March 28, 2012.
7. Web site: New York. The Sorry And The Lively. John Simon. 1982-11-29.
8. http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=theater&id=388 Susan Bloch Theatre