Edgar Rosenberg

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Edgar Rosenberg
BornSeptember 21, 1925
Cambridge University
Occupation(s)Film producer, television producer
Years active1964–1987
Spouse
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(m. 1965)​
ChildrenMelissa Rivers

Edgar Rosenberg (September 21, 1925[1] – August 14, 1987) was a German-born British[2] film and television producer based in the U.S.

Early life

Edgar Rosenberg was born to

Cambridge University.[4][5]

Career

Rosenberg moved to the United States as a young man and rose to become an assistant to Emanuel Sacks, vice president of entertainment at

Anna M. Rosenberg (to whom he was not related) and was a valued news source for journalists.[5]

As a co-founder of the nonprofit Telsun Foundation production company affiliated with the

Omnibus[5] and the short-lived 1970s sitcom Husbands, Wives & Lovers
, which was created by his wife, Joan Rivers.

In the 1970s, he produced the feature film

Fox Television Network.[4][5][9]

Personal life and death

Rosenberg married actress, comedian and commentator Joan Rivers in July 1965, five days after hiring her to work with him in Jamaica rewriting a screenplay for a joint movie deal with his friend Peter Sellers.[4][5] The couple had one daughter, Melissa Rivers.

In August 1987, several months after Fox fired him and Rivers, Rosenberg died by

heart attack in 1984.[10][11] Nancy Reagan was the first person to telephone Rivers upon Rosenberg's death, and arranged for his body to be moved from Philadelphia.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ron Avery, "Rivers' Edgar Takes Life: Depressed By Illness, Rosenberg Downs Valium Overdose" Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today, Philadelphia Daily News, August 15, 1987.
  2. ^ a b Associated Press, "Comedian Joan Rivers dead at 81", The Citizens' Voice, September 4, 2014.
  3. Schenectady Gazette
    , August 14, 1987.
  4. ^
    People
    , August 31, 1987.
  5. ^ a b c d e Nikki Finke, "Edgar Rosenberg: The Public Ending of a Private Life : Suicide of Rivers' Husband Came Without a Warning", Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1987. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  6. ^ Hadley, Mitchell. "The UN Goes to the Movies". TVparty.com. TVparty!. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  7. ^ Lowry, Cynthia (1966-04-22). "Based on Ian Fleming Outline: Spy Story On Narcotics Traffic Ready To Show". The Reporter. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Associated Press (AP). p. 10. Retrieved 2016-01-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ISBN 0-7864-1129-5
    .
  9. ^ Associated Press, "Edgar Rosenberg, 62; Producer, Husband of Comedian Joan Rivers," The Boston Globe, August 15, 1987 Online at Highbeam.
  10. ISBN 0-06-017821-3
    , pp. 11–19.
  11. ^ "The Night the Laughter Stopped: Joan Rivers Talks About the Hope and Despair of Husband Edgar's Brush With Death", People, December 10, 1984.
  12. ^ Marylouise Oates, "Fawn Hall Signs with Superagent", Los Angeles Times, August 19, 1987, retrieved October 19, 2014.
  13. ^ Tim Teeman, "Joan Rivers: Our Last Interview", The Daily Beast, September 4, 2014, retrieved October 19, 2014.

External links

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