Date of Birth: January 31, 1937
Place of Birth: Brooklyn Heights, New York City, New York
Date of Death: January 19, 2008
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Suzanne Pleshette was an American actress and voice actress. After beginning her career in theatre, she made the transition to films in the early 1960s, such as Rome Adventure and The Birds.
Suzanne was the daughter of Eugene Pleshette, a TV network executive, and Geraldine Kaplan, a dancer who performed under the name Geraldine Rivers.
Suzanne’s paternal grandparents were Max Pleshek/Pleshet and Gertrude Skwarek/Sklarew (the daughter of Morris Skwarek and Annie Spegelglass). Max and Gertrude were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Suzanne’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Kaplan and Gussie Goldstein. Benjamin was a Jewish immigrant from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Gussie was a Russian Jew.
Sources: Genealogy of Suzanne Pleshette – http://www.wargs.com
Obituary of Suzanne Pleshette – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogies of Suzanne Pleshette (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Suzanne’s father, Eugene Pleshette – http://www.findagrave.com
Suzanne’s paternal grandmother, Gertrude Skwarek/Sklarew, on the 1915 New York State Census – https://familysearch.org
Suzanne’s mother, Geraldine Kaplan, on the 1940 U.S Census – https://familysearch.org