Suzanne Patmore Gibbs

1967 - 2018

May 14, 1967 - March 29, 2018 Suzanne Patmore Gibbs died suddenly at age 50 in Los Angeles from complications following a minor surgery. Suzanne was a truly loving person to her husband, children, parents, brother, and relatives. She was generous, kind and exceptionally loyal and supportive of her friends. Suzanne was a highly-respected Television Executive. As EVP of Drama at ABC Entertainment, she fought to get Grey's Anatomy on the air, and developed Desperate Housewives, Lost, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters and Pushing Daisies. She then moved to drama development at Sony Pictures Television, and developed The Blacklist, Masters of Sex, Outlander and Bloodline. Since 2015, Suzanne headed Sony's TriStar Television and its first pilot was Good Girls Revolt at Amazon. She was a vocal supporter of feminist drama. Before her time in TV, she worked for Bedford Falls, Daybreak Prods and Alphaville Prods. At Mutual Film Co., she helped develop And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) at HBO and co-produced The Hoax (2006). She was an adjunct professor of screenwriting at USC's film school from 1999 to 2002. Suzanne was born in Chicago, spent her childhood in San Francisco and San Mateo, and moved to Seattle for her teenage years. She attended Eastside Catholic High School in Bellevue, WA. Suzanne graduated from Pomona College in 1989 with a B.A. in Literature. Survivors include husband Stuart; children, Dashiell, 12, and Violet, 9; brother, Alan; and parents, Barry and Carole. Funeral: Saturday, April 7th at 4 PM at Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Children's Institute Inc. or Girls, Inc. Life is a gift, but life is fragile. Shower those you love with love.