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06/12/2009 – Piper Laurie – Women In Film 2009 Crystal + Lucy Awards – Arrivals – The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Keywords: WIF, Women In Film 2009 Crystal + Lucy Awards – 0 – – Photo Credit: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos – Contact (1-866-551-7827)
Birth Name: Rosetta Jacobs
Date of Birth: January 22, 1932
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Death: October 14, 2023
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Piper Laurie was an American actress. A three-time Academy Award nominee, her roles included the films Son of Ali Baba , The Mississippi Gambler , The Golden Blade , Johnny Dark , Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1955), The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), as Carrie’s mother; Ruby (1977), Return to Oz , Children of a Lesser God (1986), Tiger Warsaw , Dream a Little Dream (1989), Other People’s Money , Storyville , Rich in Love , Wrestling Ernest Hemingway , The Crossing Guard , The Grass Harp , The Faculty , Hesher , and White Boy Rick ; and television’s Days of Wine and Roses (1958), The Thorn Birds , St. Elsewhere , Promise (1986), and Twin Peaks .
She was the daughter of Charlotte Sadie (Alperin) and Alfred/Alter Jacobs/Jakubowitz/Jacobovitch, a furniture dealer. Her father was a Polish Jewish emigrant, from Czestochowa. Her mother was born in Pennsylvania, to Russian Jewish parents. Piper had a daughter with her former husband, entertainment writer Joe Morgenstern.
Piper’s paternal grandfather was Abraham Jakubowitz/Jacobovich/Jacobovitch (the son of Dawid Mortka Jakubowicz and Rajzla Bajla Promnicka). Abraham was born in Niedośpielin, Powiat radomszczański, Łódzkie. David was the son of Herszlik Jakubowicz and Paulina Pawa Moszkowicz/Majerowicz. Rajzla was the daughter of Abram Promnicki and Sora Ickowicz.
Piper’s paternal grandmother was named Dora/Deborah/Dwoirja Zyslja/Zysla Birencholc. Dora was born in Szczekociny, Powiat zawierciański, Śląskie.
Piper’s maternal grandfather was named Samuel Alperin.
Piper’s maternal grandmother was named Anna.
Sources: https://www.latimes.com
Genealogies of Piper Laurie – https://www.geni.com https://www.findagrave.com
Piper’s parents on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org