Shimon Peres branching out into other commodities; his mother was a librarian. Peres had a younger brother, Gershon. He was related the American film star Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske), and they were described as first cousins, but Peres said, "In 1952 or 1953, I came to New York... Lauren Bacall called me, said that she wanted to meet, and we did. We sat and talked about where our families came from, and discovered that we were from the same family... but I'm not exactly sure what our relation is... It was she who later said that she was my cousin;
Joan Barclay with two children by her second marriage, to Leroy Hillman. Her last marriage was to George Sullivan, with whom she remained until his death. The couple eventually settled in Palm Desert, California. Barclay died in Palm Desert, California, on November 22, 2002, aged 88. Joan Barclay Joan Barclay (born Mary Elizabeth Greear, August 31, 1914 – November 22, 2002) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, starring mostly in B-movies and cliffhangers, with her career starting during the silent film era. Barclay was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her family moved to California when she was still a