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Susan Lightbown Sack (April 25, 1939 – August 30, 1983) was an American actress, singer and Miss Connecticut in the 1957 Miss America Pageant.

She was a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.

At the pageant she received a vocalist talent award for her performance of "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" from the musical My Fair Lady.

From an original pool of 18,000 unknowns, she became one of the contenders for the lead role in the 1957 Otto Preminger film Saint Joan. The role ultimately went to Jean Seberg.

A letter she had written to her eldest son Brian Sack before her death became the basis for his 2008 book In the Event of My Untimely Demise (HarperCollins). After her death, the Susan Sack Memorial Scholarship was created for females from single parent households who were interested in the performing arts.

Category:1939 births Category:People from Connecticut