Eden Hartford (born Edna Marie Higgins; April 10, 1930 – December 15, 1983) was an American

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from 1957 to 1962. She was the third and last wife of comedian

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from 1954 until their divorce in 1969. She was born to Edgar Higgins and Beatrice Higgins (née Thomas) in

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as Edna Marie Higgins, the youngest of three daughters. She was a member of the

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. Her elder sister was actress

Dee Hartford Dee Hartford (born Donna Beatrice Higgins; April 21, 1928 – October 21, 2018) was an American television actress. She was married to Howard Hawks from 1953 to 1959. Her younger sister was actress Eden Hartford; her former brother-in-law was ...

, who was married to film director

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Death

Hartford died at

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in 1983, aged 53, from

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. Before her death she had been living in

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* * 1930 births 1983 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Greater Los Angeles Actresses from Salt Lake City Deaths from uterine cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in California 20th-century American actresses Latter Day Saints from Utah Latter Day Saints from California {{US-film-actor-1930s-stub