Susan Senk, a publicist and advertising and marketing govt who labored on greater than 400 movies throughout her decades-long profession, died April fifth in New York Metropolis. She was 75.
A member of the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences and a former member of the Recording Academy, Senk started her profession within the music trade earlier than transitioning into movie, the place amongst different issues she was a part of the unique Vestron Video startup staff. She went on to function Vice President of Artistic Companies for Vestron Worldwide, based mostly out of London, and finally grew to become VP of Publicity and Promotion for Vestron Footage.
She shepherded the discharge and awards campaigns for all the firm’s theatrically launched movies, most notably for the shock sleeper hit “Soiled Dancing” in 1987. A large hit each in theaters and for its soundtrack, it earned $213 million worldwide, probably the most of any impartial movie ever at the moment.
Later she was Vice President, Worldwide Publicity and Promotion at Sony’s Columbia TriStar Movie Distributors Worldwide, and finally based her personal company, Susan Senk PR, based mostly in New York.
Since 2015 she was a guide for Sony Footage Worldwide Releasing.
A 171/2-year survivor of a coronary heart transplant, she’s survived by her sister and enterprise accomplice, Linda Denk, brother-in-law Scott Altman, and her canine OP. Her household encourages individuals wishing to honor her reminiscence to donate to the Camp Sloane YMCA Susan Senk Memorial Fund.
