- Born
- Birth nameSusan Spivak
- Susan Harris was born on October 28, 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Soap (1977), The Golden Girls (1985) and It Takes Two (1982). She was previously married to Paul Junger Witt and Berkeley Harris.
- SpousesPaul Junger Witt(September 18, 1983 - April 27, 2018) (his death, 2 children)Berkeley Harris(May 9, 1965 - May 1970) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Brilliant Emmy-winning television comedy writer, she either wrote or co-wrote every episode of her series Soap (1977). According to a documentary on The Golden Girls (1985), the only reason she did not take more of an active role in the production of the latter series once she created it is because she suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
- She has one child with actor Berkeley Harris, Sam Harris, born in 1967, who is a world renowned author and neuroscientist whose latest book is 'Free Will' (2012).
- Stepsister of George Segal.
- The Writers Guild of America awarded her as the recipient of its Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television in 2005.
- She studied English Literature at Cornell and New York University.
- A woman's worth is tied into what she looks like. At 82, Cary Grant could still be a romantic lead. But, on television, a woman over 50 is cast as an axe murderer.
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