- Susan Blond
Susan Blond, is a New York publicist and the owner of entertainment and lifestyle publicity agency Susan Blond, Inc.
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occupation = Founder and President of Susan Blond, Inc.
field = Public Relations
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website = http://www.susanblondinc.com
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children =Growing up in New York City, Blond attended the elite High School of Music and Art (now known asFiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts ) where she studied painting. Her artistic talents gained broad recognition when she was given a one-person show atHarvard University (1971) while she attended school in Boston. She was later chosen to participate in theWhitney Museum 's prestigious Independent Study Program in New York.Blond returned home after college and was immediately drawn into the center of the New York art world — and
Andy Warhol ’s Factory. She and Warhol developed a strong friendship, with Warhol proclaiming that he would make her a star. Blond indeed went on to star in a number of Warhol's movies (namely an infamous scene in “Bad ”) as well as “Madam Wangs,” directed by filmmakerPaul Morrissey .Soon after Warhol launched
Interview magazine , he saw that he had tapped into a growing publishing niche under the editorial direction of writer Glenn O’Brien. Warhol appointed Blond to launch Interview’s advertising arm.Blond’s first job in PR was with
United Artists , where she represented artists likeElectric Light Orchestra andShirley Bassey , soundtracks for Blaxploitation films like Shaft, and film scores byEnnio Morricone for thespaghetti westerns directed bySergio Leone .Soon thereafter, Blond moved on to
Epic Records , which was owned byCBS at the time. Blond became Vice President of Media Relations, and worked on the press campaigns of popular artists including first albums fromOzzy Osbourne ,Culture Club ,Cyndi Lauper ,Sade ,Meat Loaf andBoston .Tina Turner ,Luther Vandross andThe Clash (during their seminalLondon Calling album) also released albums on the label under her watch. She also worked withMichael Jackson during hisBad and Thriller years.After 13 years at Epic, Blond formed her own company, Susan Blond, Inc. in late 1986, where some of her first clients included the legendary
Tunnel nightclub in New York to music industry powerhouses such asCharles Koppelman to music legends likeJulio Iglesias andGeorge Jones .Susan Blond has been involved with a number of cause-related organizations, including
DIFFA (where she serves as board secretary), and is a frequent speaker at many Jewish cultural events.
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