Rachel Berman was an American-born Canadian painter and children's book illustrator. She has lived and worked in Canada, the United States, and Ireland. Her paintings have been likened to the poems of Leonard Cohen, the plays of Harold Pinter, and "a season's worth of Masterpiece Theatre episodes." The mysterious figures and hidden stories glimpsed in her paintings are a reflection of the mysteries Berman has unravelled in her own life. Once known as Susan King, she discovered her original birth name, birth date, and the names of her biological parents several years ago. This experience led her to reclaim her long-lost name. Rachel Berman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and lived in Victoria, British Columbia. 

January 1st, 1946 in New Orleans (Age 78)