Joanna Simon, a mezzo-soprano and one of the three singing Simon sisters, has died.
FILE - American mezzo-soprano Joanna Simon leaves St. Bartholomew's Church in New York, Thursday, July 23, 2009 after the funeral for Walter Cronkite at St. Bartholomew's Church. Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Emmy-winning TV correspondent and one of the three singing Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, has died at age 85. Simon, the eldest of four, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, just a day before her sister Lucy died, according to Lucy's daughter, Julie Simon.
Joanna Simon, who died of thyroid cancer, rose to fame in the opera world and as a concert performer in the 1960s. She was a frequent guest on TV talk shows. After her retirement from singing, she became an arts correspondent for PBS’s “MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour,” where she won an Emmy in 1991 for a report on mental illness and creativity.
Joanna Simon was married to novelist and journalist Gerald Walker from 1976 until his death in 2004. She was the companion of Walter Cronkite from 2005 until his death in 2009.
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