Carly Simon loses both sisters to cancer in same week

NEW YORK — Carly Simon lost both of her sisters, Joanna Simon and Lucy Simon, this week to cancer.

The oldest of the Simon sisters, Joanna Simon, 85, died Wednesday. The next day, the next oldest sister, Lucy Simon, died at 82, according to The New York Times.

All three of the sisters shared musical talents that spanned-decades.

Joanna Simon performed in operas from 1962 until her retirement in 1986. She later joined “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” on PBS and won an Emmy Award in 1991, according to the NYT.

The first cousin of Joanna Simon told the NYT that she died Wednesday in Manhattan after battling thyroid cancer.

On Thursday, the next oldest Simon sister, Lucy Simon, died at her home in Piedmont, New York, at 82. She had breast cancer.

Lucy Simon was best known for her Broadway musicals “The Secret Garden” in 1991 and “Doctor Zhivago” in 2015.

According to The Associated Press, Lucy Simon went to nursing school, while Carly Simon would find success with hits like “Anticipation,” “Haven’t Got Time for the Pain,” and “You’re So Vain.”

Lucy and Carly Simon performed for a brief time together as the Simon Sisters, opening for other acts in Greenwich Village folk clubs. The AP reported that their recording of “Winkin’, Blinkin’ and Nod” hit No. 73 on the Billboard charts in 1964.

The sisters were born to the co-founder of Simon & Schuster, Richard Simon and his wife, Andrea.

Peter Simon, their only brother, died after battling lung cancer in 2018 at 71.

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