Parents Father: MANNING, Henry Edward Mother: FROMME, Eloise Birth Born on July 06, 1934 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH Death Died on January 09, 2018 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA Buried in Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael, Marin Co., CA Marriages KUNIN, Richard Allen Married on February 16, 1962 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN Divorced in 1966 Children KUNIN, Gregory D.: September 16, 1962 KUNIN, Anthony Manning: October 09, 1971 - June 22, 1980 Notes Obituary: Thousands of Bay Area kids took their first onstage bows because of Matilda Manning Kunin, who knew how to make a child actor feel just like Pinocchio or Peter Pan or both. Kunin, founder of the acclaimed Young Performers Theatre and former head of the theater program at San Francisco's Town School for Boys, loved getting children as hooked on drama as she was. "She thought the arts complete the child," said her son Gregory. "She felt theater was a way to learn about life and about working together in an ensemble. She brought passion to everything she did. Kunin, a tireless stager of scores of shows and a determined fundraiser for the nonprofit groups that put them together, died January 9, 2018 at California Pacific Medical Center following a stroke. She was 83. A native of Cleveland and a graduate of Northwestern University, where she acted in countless college productions, Kunin came to San Francisco in 1960 and organized a program for volunteers in San Francisco public schools. In 1983, she founded the Young Performers Theatre, the first children's theater company in Northern California, as a memorial to her son Anthony, who had died the year before in an accident. The group stages 7 shows a year and conducts acting classes for children aged 3 to 14 of all economic backgrounds. Following Kunin's retirement in 2016, her successor, Stephanie Holmes, called her a "phenomenal mentor who stayed true to her vision of making theater arts accessible to children". Kunin was a fundraiser for the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera, and also was active in the San Francisco Boys Chorus and Meals on Wheels. A private service will be Friday in San Rafael. A public memorial celebration will be held in San Francisco in the spring. San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco,CA January 2018 Occupation: Theatre Arts Teacher Sources Findagrave.com: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216277899/matilda_kunin Images Richard & Matilda (Manning) Kunin