"The Wasp Woman" Actress Susan Cabot KILLED BY SON 1986 Hillside Cemetery

Susan Cabot (July 9, 1927 – December 10, 1986) was an American film and television actress.

Early life

Born Harriet Shapiro to a Russian Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, Cabot led an early life filled with turmoil; she was raised in eight different foster homes.[1] She completed her education in New York City, and found employment as an illustrator. She supplemented her income by working as a singer, and also worked in theatre.

MACHINE GUN KELLY with Charles Bronson

Career

She made her film debut in 1947, by chance when Kiss of Death was filmed in New York, and she played a bit part. She expanded her acting work into television and was seen by a Hollywood talent scout who took her to Hollywood to work for Columbia Pictures. This brief period was not successful, and she moved to Universal Studios where she was signed to an exclusive contract. After a series of roles which Cabot played mainly in "B" western films, she grew frustrated and asked to be released from her contract. She moved back to New York, where she resumed her stage career with a role in A Stone for Danny Fisher. She was invited to return to Hollywood and appeared in a few more films, including The Wasp Woman in 1960, her final film role.

Personal life

In 1968, she married second husband Michael Roman with whom she had one son, Timothy Scott Roman, before divorcing in 1983.[2] Another contemporary actor, Christopher Jones, also claims paternity of her son.[3] Cabot was also romantically linked with King Hussein of Jordan for several years.[4]

Death

On December 10, 1986, Cabot's son, Timothy Scott Roman, who suffered from dwarfism and psychological problems, beat her to death in her home in Encino, California, with a weightlifting bar. He was subsequently charged with involuntary manslaughter and received a three-year suspended sentence.[2] She is entombed at Hillside Cemetery. 

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 

1947 Kiss of Death Restaurant extra Uncredited 
1950 On the Isle of Samoa Moana 
1951 The Enforcer Nina Lombardo Uncredited Alternative title: Murder, Inc. 
1951 Tomahawk Monahseetah Alternative title: Battle of Powder River 
1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief Girl Uncredited 
1951 Flame of Araby Clio Alternative title: Flame of the Desert 
1952 The Battle at Apache Pass Nona 
1952 The Duel at Silver Creek Jane "Dusty" Fargo Alternative title: Claim Jumpers 
1952 Son of Ali Baba Tala 
1953 Gunsmoke Rita Saxon Alternative titles: A Man's Country Roughshod 
1954 Ride Clear of Diablo Laurie Kenyon Alternative title: The Breckenridge Story 
1957 Carnival Rock Natalie Cook 
1957 Sorority Girl Sabra Tanner Alternate titles: The Bad One Sorority House 
1957 The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent Enger Alternative titles: Undersea Monster Viking Women 
1958 War of the Satellites Sybil Carrington 
1958 Machine Gun Kelly Florence "Flo" Becker 
1958 Fort Massacre Piute Girl 1958 Houseboat Mrs. Eleanor Wilson Uncredited 
1958–1959 Have Gun - Will Travel Angela Becky Carver 2 episodes 
1959 Surrender – Hell! Delia Guerrero Alternative titles: Blackburn's Guerrillas Blackburn's Headhunters 
1959 The Wasp Woman Janice Starlin Alternative titles: The Bee Girl Insect Woman 
1970 Bracken's World Henrietta Episode: "One, Two, Three... Cry"

References

1. Susan Cabot 
2. Brettell, Andrew; King, Noel; Kennedy, Damien; Imwold, Denise; Leonard, Warren Hsu; von Rohr, Heather (2005). Cut!: Hollywood Murders, Accidents, and Other Tragedies. Barrons Educational Series. p. 220. ISBN 0-7641-5858-9. 
3. Das, Lina. "The Final Affair of Roman Polanski's Murdered Wife Sharon Tate". Daily Mail (London). 
4. Barker, Mayerene (April 13, 1989). "Defendant May Be Son of Hussein, Lawyer Says : Accused of Murdering Actress Mother in '86". latimes.com.