Eden Hartford

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.

Eden Hartford
Groucho Marx and Eden Hartford
Born
Edna Marie Higgins

(1930-04-10)April 10, 1930
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 1983(1983-12-15) (aged 53)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeWestwood Memorial Cemetery
Other namesEden Marx
Years active1957–83
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1954; div. 1969)​
RelativesDee Hartford (sister)

She was born to Edgar (1884–1975) and Beatrice Higgins (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. Hartford's ashes are interred in a small niche at Westwood Memorial Cemetery, with her former married name of 'Marx' on her epitaph.

References
  1. Groucho talks about cigars & Chico & Eden Hartford, youtube.com; accessed November 20, 2015.
  2. "Biographies: Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: H". www.ldsfilm.com.
  3. Profile, stuffnobodycaresabout.com, September 11, 2013; accessed November 20, 2015.
  4. Meeks, Eric G. (2012). The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 183. ISBN 978-1479328598.


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