Caroline Rose Isenberg facts for kids
Caroline Rose Isenberg (October 27, 1961 - December 2, 1984) was an actress and Harvard College graduate whose 1984 murder on a Manhattan rooftop gathered wide national media coverage in the US.
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Early life
Isenberg was born October 27, 1961 in Brookline, Massachusetts. She attended the Brimmer and May School and was an undergraduate at Harvard College where she lived in Currier House. During her senior year she was chosen to act in First Affair, a made-for-TV movie set and filmed at Harvard. Although numerous other undergraduates were included as extras, she was the only student who had a speaking part.
After graduation, she moved to Manhattan and took an apartment at 929 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side, with her best friend Sea Glassman. Isenberg began to take drama classes at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Legacy
The rock band The Alarm released a song entitled Caroline Isenberg on a 1986 EP that tells the story of her death as does "Suite 929" by Brian Gari on his CD "Songs For Future Musicals."
"Night Prayer," a poem by Seattle-based author Stacey Levine, appeared in the May 1985 issue of the political/activist journal Northwest Passage. The poem reflects on Caroline Isenberg's death.
Scholarships
A number of scholarships have been established to commemorate Isenberg, including one at her secondary school and one at Harvard.
- Caroline R. Isenberg Scholarship Fund is given at the Brimmer and May School to an Upper School student who shows promise in art .
- Caroline Isenberg Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University
Filmography
- First Affair (1983)
