Eve Arden
| Eve Arden | |
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Arden in 1975
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| Born |
Eunice Mary Quedens April 30, 1908 Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1990 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Education | Tamalpais High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928–1987 |
| Spouse(s) |
Ned Bergen (m. 1939–47) Brooks West (m. 1952; his death 1984) |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | evearden.com |
Eve Arden (April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, stage, and television actress, and comedian. She performed in leading and supporting roles over nearly six decades.
Beginning her career on Broadway in the early 1930s, Arden's first major role was in the RKO Radio Pictures drama Stage Door (1937) opposite Katharine Hepburn, followed by roles in the comedies Having Wonderful Time (1938) and At the Circus (1939), opposite Groucho Marx. Arden would go on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Mildred Pierce (1943).
In the latter part of her career, she played the sardonic but engaging title character of a high school teacher in Our Miss Brooks, winning the first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and as the school principal in the musicals Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982).
Arden was born Eunice Mary Quedens in Mill Valley, California on April 30, 1908 to Charles Peter Quedens, son of Charles Henry Augustus and Meta L. (née Dierks) Quedens, and Lucille (née Frank) Quedens, daughter of Bernard and Louisa (née Mertens) Frank, both of German descent. Lucille, a milliner, divorced Charles over his gambling, and went into business for herself. Although not Roman Catholic, young Eunice was sent to a Dominican convent school near Modesto, and later attended Tamalpais High School, a public high school in Mill Valley until age 16. After leaving school, she joined a stock theater company.
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