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Andrea Heinemann Simon (March 24, 1909February 15, 1994) was a community leader and the mother of award-winning singer, Carly Simon. ==Biography== Born Andrea Louise Heinemann as the second child of Frederick and Elma Heinemann, she was raised in Philadelphia. Andrea was the daughter of a Spanish-born, Roman Catholic mother, Asuncion Maria del Rio, and a German-speaking Swiss father who had abandoned the family.〔Weller, Sheila (Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the Journey of a Generation ) Washington Square Press 2009〕 Andrea also asserted she was of partial "Moorish" origin based on her mother's exotic looks.〔 Heinemann married Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899July 29, 1960), co-founder of Simon & Schuster, the publishers. At the time of their 1934 engagement, Heinemann worked as a receptionist for the company. They had four children: *former opera Mezzo-soprano singer and New York real estate agent, Joanna Simon *Broadway score writer Lucy Simon *singer-songwriter Carly Simon *photographer Peter Simon The family resided in the Riverdale community of the Bronx. Heinemann was an activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Simon was actively involved in charitable and community work. This included a stint on the board of directors of the Riverdale Mental Health Association for over 30 years. She also served as a director of the Riverdale Chapter of the United Nations Association. In 1994, she died of lung cancer in her Riverdale home at the age of 84.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrea Heinemann Simon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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