Marjorie Gross

Marjorie Gross was born April 18, 1956, in New York City, while her mother was visiting family in the city. She attended school at Branksome Hall, where she was known as a class clown. She started her career in comedy doing stand-up at local clubs, later moving to New York City. Gross began writing for television in 1981, when she joined the sitcom Square Pegs. She also served as writer and producer on Get a Life starring Chris Elliott. Gross joined Seinfeld as a writer in 1994. In 1996, Gross was an Emmy Award nominee for her work on Seinfeld. ==Death==

Gross died on June 7, 1996, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles at age 40. Shortly before her death from ovarian cancer, she wrote the article "Cancer Becomes Me", which appeared in the print edition of the April 15, 1996, issue of The New Yorker. She tried to find humor in the situation by joking that she wanted to hold on until November 1996, so that she would not have to risk being re-incarnated as Madonna's child (as Madonna was pregnant). Gross was the first cousin of Canadian comedian and writer Spencer Rice, who described her as his hero. ==References==