Eden Hartford
Eden Hartford | |
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Born | Edna Marie Higgins April 10, 1930 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Died | December 15, 1983 | (aged 53)
Resting place | Westwood Memorial Cemetery |
Other names | Eden Marx |
Years active | 1957–83 |
Spouse(s) | |
Relatives | Dee Hartford (sister) |
Eden Hartford (born Edna Marie Higgins; April 10, 1930 – December 15, 1983) was an American film actress from 1957 to 1962. She is best known as the third wife of comedian Groucho Marx.
She was born to Edgar Higgins (1884–1975) and Beatrice Higgins (née Thomas; 1894–1989) in Utah as Edna Marie Higgins.[1] She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] Her elder sister is actress Dee Hartford, who was married to film director Howard Hawks.
Death[]
She died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California in 1983, aged 53, from endometrial cancer.[3] Before her death she had been living in Palm Springs, California.[4] She was married to Groucho Marx from 1954 until their divorce in 1969, but had no children.[citation needed] Hartford's ashes are interred in a small niche at Westwood Memorial Cemetery, with her former married name of 'Marx' on her epitaph.
References[]
- ^ Groucho talks about cigars & Chico & Eden Hartford, youtube.com; accessed November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Biographies: Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: H". www.ldsfilm.com.
- ^ Profile, stuffnobodycaresabout.com, September 11, 2013; accessed November 20, 2015.
- ^ Meeks, Eric G. (2012). The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 183. ISBN 978-1479328598.
External links[]
- 1930 births
- 1983 deaths
- American film actresses
- People from Greater Los Angeles
- Actresses from Salt Lake City
- Deaths from uterine cancer
- Deaths from cancer in California
- 20th-century American actresses
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- Latter Day Saints from California
- American film actor, 1930s birth stubs