#91 Susan Cabot

Susan Cabot’s life reads like a B movie. Born into a Russian-Jewish family, she was soon shuttled off to no less than 14 foster homes. As an adult, she had a child with her second husband, but there were rumors that the boy was not his (and that the real father was King Hussein of Jordan!). The boy, who suffered from dwarfism and psychological problems, would later beat his mother to death with a weightlifting bar. Tragically, I am not making any of this up.

Embarrassing Real Name:  Harriett Shapiro

Cheesy Pageant Titles:  Miss Motion Picture Sweater Girl of 1951 (United Outerwear Foundation)

Embarrassing Movies

• Kiss of Death
• The Wasp Woman *
• Fort Massacre
• The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent *

* - author has seen

Embarrassing Taglines

• The Shock-by-Shock Confessions of a SORORITY GIRL! Smart... Pretty... And All Bad!
• Army of HEADHUNTERS led by a lost G.I.!
• Strong men forced to satisfy a passion no human knows.
• Fabulous! Spectacular! Terrifying! The raw courage of women without men lost in a fantastic Hell-on-Earth!

Embarrassing Characters

• Tala
• Nono
• Moana
• Monaseetah

Unlikely Spouses & Boyfriends

• Sal Mineo
• Desi Arnaz
• Marlon Brando
• Roger Corman
• Rock Hudson
• Red Buttons
• Princes Kaze and Mir Kashani (of Iran)
• King Hussein of Jordan

Whiffs of Scandal

• Married at age 17
• Psychological issues
• Lived with her son (see above) as a recluse and hoarder
• Originally buried in an unmarked grave

Interesting Tidbits

• Was a mere 5'
• Had a scholarship to study opera at La Scala but couldn’t come up with the money to get to Europe
• Once worked as an illustrator for children’s books

Where can I learn more?

• Premiere (magazine article) 
• Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
• IMDb
• The Incredible B Monster (an interview)
• Find a Death
• Personal reminiscence
• Brian's Drive-In Theater 

French maid? Chef?  Very specific sexual fantasy?

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