Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/GettyCarly Simonis mourning the death of both her sisters, who died of cancer one day apart from each other.Lucy Simon, aTony Award-nominated Broadway composer, died of metastatic breast cancer Thursday at the age of 82, while Joanna Simon, an opera singer, died of thyroid cancer Wednesday at the age of 85.Both deaths were confirmed toDeadlineon Friday.The trio’s youngest brother, Peter Simon, a longtime photographer onMartha’s Vineyard, died in 2018at the age of 71after being diagnosed with lung cancer.A representative for Carly, 75, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Disney General Entertainment Content/GettyLucy got her start in the music industry when she formed the iconicfolk duo, The Simon Sisters, with Carly in the early 1960s.After they releasedthe song"Wynken, Blynken & Nod" in 1964, Lucy went on to attend nursing school andmarried David Levinein 1967. They share two children together, Jamie and Julie.Lucy later returned to the music industry in the late ’70s, and the couple would then produce twoGrammy-winning children’s albumsin the ’80s —In HarmonyandIn Harmony 2.Lucy also received individual success when she became thethird female composer on Broadway. Her score for 1991’sThe Secret Gardenreceived a Tony nomination that year. Her second Broadway show,Doctor Zhivago, opened in 2015.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Joanna also got her start in the ’60s, debuting in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at the New York City Operain 1962, according to Playbill. The mezzo-soprano performed at the Seattle Opera and with the New York Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra throughout her career.After retiring from the world of opera, Joanna became anEmmy-winning arts correspondentfor PBS’The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, a role she held until 1992.Joanna wasmarried to Gerald Walkerfrom 1976 until his death in 2004. She was also with news anchor Walter Cronkite in thefinal months before his deathin 2019.
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Carly Simonis mourning the death of both her sisters, who died of cancer one day apart from each other.Lucy Simon, aTony Award-nominated Broadway composer, died of metastatic breast cancer Thursday at the age of 82, while Joanna Simon, an opera singer, died of thyroid cancer Wednesday at the age of 85.Both deaths were confirmed toDeadlineon Friday.The trio’s youngest brother, Peter Simon, a longtime photographer onMartha’s Vineyard, died in 2018at the age of 71after being diagnosed with lung cancer.A representative for Carly, 75, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Disney General Entertainment Content/GettyLucy got her start in the music industry when she formed the iconicfolk duo, The Simon Sisters, with Carly in the early 1960s.After they releasedthe song"Wynken, Blynken & Nod" in 1964, Lucy went on to attend nursing school andmarried David Levinein 1967. They share two children together, Jamie and Julie.Lucy later returned to the music industry in the late ’70s, and the couple would then produce twoGrammy-winning children’s albumsin the ’80s —In HarmonyandIn Harmony 2.Lucy also received individual success when she became thethird female composer on Broadway. Her score for 1991’sThe Secret Gardenreceived a Tony nomination that year. Her second Broadway show,Doctor Zhivago, opened in 2015.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Joanna also got her start in the ’60s, debuting in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at the New York City Operain 1962, according to Playbill. The mezzo-soprano performed at the Seattle Opera and with the New York Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra throughout her career.After retiring from the world of opera, Joanna became anEmmy-winning arts correspondentfor PBS’The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, a role she held until 1992.Joanna wasmarried to Gerald Walkerfrom 1976 until his death in 2004. She was also with news anchor Walter Cronkite in thefinal months before his deathin 2019.
Carly Simonis mourning the death of both her sisters, who died of cancer one day apart from each other.
Lucy Simon, aTony Award-nominated Broadway composer, died of metastatic breast cancer Thursday at the age of 82, while Joanna Simon, an opera singer, died of thyroid cancer Wednesday at the age of 85.
Both deaths were confirmed toDeadlineon Friday.
The trio’s youngest brother, Peter Simon, a longtime photographer onMartha’s Vineyard, died in 2018at the age of 71after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
A representative for Carly, 75, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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Lucy got her start in the music industry when she formed the iconicfolk duo, The Simon Sisters, with Carly in the early 1960s.
After they releasedthe song"Wynken, Blynken & Nod" in 1964, Lucy went on to attend nursing school andmarried David Levinein 1967. They share two children together, Jamie and Julie.
Lucy later returned to the music industry in the late ’70s, and the couple would then produce twoGrammy-winning children’s albumsin the ’80s —In HarmonyandIn Harmony 2.
Lucy also received individual success when she became thethird female composer on Broadway. Her score for 1991’sThe Secret Gardenreceived a Tony nomination that year. Her second Broadway show,Doctor Zhivago, opened in 2015.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Joanna also got her start in the ’60s, debuting in Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” at the New York City Operain 1962, according to Playbill. The mezzo-soprano performed at the Seattle Opera and with the New York Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra throughout her career.
After retiring from the world of opera, Joanna became anEmmy-winning arts correspondentfor PBS’The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, a role she held until 1992.
Joanna wasmarried to Gerald Walkerfrom 1976 until his death in 2004. She was also with news anchor Walter Cronkite in thefinal months before his deathin 2019.
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