Sallie Brophy Goodman

GOODMAN--Sallie Brophy. Died on September 18 of non Hodgkin's lymphoma at The University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 78. A theater professional who appeared in a number of featured and starring roles in television, stage and film in the 1950s and 1960s, she was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Frank Cullen Brophy and Sallie Blake. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1950, and her arrival in New York coincided with the "golden age" of American television. She worked with actors ranging from Jack Lemmon to Cliff Robertson, and directors from Sidney Lumet to Arthur Penn. Among the many segments she did were those on The U S Steel Hour, The Dick Powell Show, Kraft Theater, the Alcoa Hour, Ben Casey, Medic, and the Fugitive. In the Producers Theater version of "Peter Pan", she played Wendy, grown up, and twice played the Hepburn role in "The Philadelphia Story". In 1958 she starred in her own series, a Western set in the Montana Territory, "Buckskin". She had a featured role in the 1961 film, "The Children's Hour", with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, which won 5 Academy Awards. She married George (Jerry) Goodman in 1961, and when the couple moved to Princeton in 1965, she directed student productions at the Murray Dodge Theater at Princeton University. She taught theater and acting for 20 years at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. Her husband became known as the financial writer and television host, "Adam Smith", and his experience in preparing for his long running PBS series, "Adam Smith's Money World", led her to a new career in coaching individuals and corporations, and she set up a firm, Public Presentations. She counted several senators among her clients, but most notably, architecture firms, who would bring their slides and talks to her for a dress rehearsal before the presentation of a major bid. She was noted for her lively wit, her intuition, and her ability to gather people to her home. Her studies in Buddhist meditation led her to five years of volunteer work with The Princeton Hospice Group. She is survived by husband of 46 years, Jerry Goodman, two children, Mark, of Newton, MA, and Susannah, of Washington, DC, and two grandchildren, Sophie and Lily. A memorial service will be held in about two months at the Berlind Theater at Princeton University. Contributions may be sent to the Sallie Goodman Memorial, McCarter Theater of Princeton University, 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540.