1939–1987), who died of Lou Gehrig's disease while his mother was still alive. Adler and Sidney divorced in 1946. On March 5, 1947, she married radio producer and announcer Carlton Alsop; they divorced on March 22, 1951. A Democrat, Sidney supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. She published two books on the art of needlepoint, and raised and showed pug dogs. Death Sidney died on July 1, 1999, from esophageal cancer at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She underwent chemotherapy, which proved unsuccessful, and died a month before her 89th birthday. Her remains were cremated. Filmography Film Television Radio appearances References Sources Miller, Sally, Sylvia: A Memoir Of Hollywood Star Sylvia Sidney, Synergy Book Service (September 15, 2004), / External links Cum a ajuns Sylvia Sydney, fiica unei croitorese din Bacău, să ia minţile bărbaţilor de la Hollywood. Românca era văzută ca simbol al frumuseţii perfecte, 21 May 2016, Ionela Stănilă, Adevărul 1910 births 1999 deaths American adoptees American film actresses American television actresses American stage actresses American people of Romanian-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (television) winners Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from esophageal cancer Jewish American actresses People from the Bronx 20th-century American actresses Actresses from New York City California Democrats New York (state) Democrats 20th-century American Jews