Early Life
Suzy Parker was born Cecilia Ann Renee Parker in San Antonio, Texas, to George (May 27, 1895 – June 7, 1958) and Elizabeth Parker (December 31, 1897 – November 1965). Her parents married in 1916. Parker was the youngest of four daughters. She had three older sisters: Dorian (1917-2008), Florian (1918-2010) and Georgiabell (1919-?). Elizabeth believed she was going through menopause, but then discovered she was several months pregnant with Suzy.
Elizabeth named her youngest daughter after her three friends. Dorian advised Elizabeth to arrange the names in this order: Cecilia Renee Ann Parker, so she would have obscene initials. Dorian claimed her mother had no idea what it meant. Her father George disliked the name Cecilia and he called her Susie, until a French Vogue photographer changed the spelling to Suzy.
Parker's family later moved to Highland Park, New Jersey, and later to Florida. At the age of 15, Parker's sister Dorian introduced her to Eileen Ford.
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