class notes
Hard Work Pays Off in Gold—the evening of September 20 was quite a night for Michael Sucsy ’91, as his film, Grey Gardens, captured six Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. Grey Gardens, released by HBO and starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, was a long-term project for Mr. Sucsy, who was screenwriter, director, and one of three producers of the film. Inspired by a 1976 documentary of the same name, Mr. Sucsy’s
Grey Gardens is a fact-based drama about two eccentric relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The mother/daughter duo made headlines in the early 70s when the health department declared their 28-room, decrepit mansion in East Hampton, NY, unfit for habitation, due to an infestation of feral cats, general filth, and structural instability. Pictured above (far left), Mr. Sucsy shared a laugh with Jessica Lange, who won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal of “Big Edie Bouvier Beale,” Executive Producer Lucy Barzun Donnelly, actor Ken Howard, who won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his portrayal of Phelan Beale, Executive Producer Rachael Horovitz, and filmmaker Albert Maysles, who created the original Grey Gardens documentary with his brother David. Mr. Sucsy’s film also won Emmys for Outstanding Art Direction, Outstanding Hair Design, and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup.
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Rob McCarthy writes, “From time to time I see Curry Ford and Matt Ripperger (who work together), and Bill Nook, whose wife recently had their third child. Had the pleasure of attending Dewey Brinkley’s wedding in NC this past spring.” Matt Ripperger and Cristina are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Norah Alexandra. She was born on March 16, 2009.
girl, Jacqueline Alexandra, born on November 18, 2008. She joins twins Isabelle Sophia and Benjamin Gregory, born on May 15, 2007. Osman Khan and Amina Habib are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Ismaeel Osman Khan. He was born on July 11, 2009 in Chicago, IL, exactly two weeks before their 10th wedding anniversary! Christopher and Letitia Wahl are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Charles. He was born on April 23, 2008.
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Elizabeth (Baze) Berzin and Edward are proud to announce the birth of a baby
“I just recently moved back to the East Coast
20th Reunion
Reunion Chair Jeb S. Armstrong
Class Captain Timothy B. Weymouth
Class Captains Thomas R. Appleton William J. Willis
Photograph by Getty Images/Mathew Imaging
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