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In August 1987, several months after Fox fired him and Rivers, Rosenberg died by suicide, overdosing on prescription drugs in a Philadelphia hotel room. He had been clinically depressed, which Rivers believed was brought on by medication he had been taking since a heart attack in 1984.
Aug 20, 1987 · After a whirlwind courtship of four days, Joan Rivers and Edgar Rosenberg were married on July 15, 1965. “Edgar came back and called me at the paper,” Bart recall.
- Rivers Cheated on Rosenberg Many Times. In a 2012 interview with Howard Stern, Rivers confessed how she treated on Rosenberg many times, including a tryst with Robert Mitchum.
- Rosenberg Committed Suicide. Edgar Rosenberg was found dead room of the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia on August 15, 1987. Rosenberg reportedly overdosed on Valium, left a suicide note, and left three tapes with messages he recorded on them.
- The Married Couple Worked Together. Rosenberg was a German-born American film producer who worked with Rivers on many of her gigs. According to People, Rosenberg had a lot of connections.
- Their Daughter Is Melissa Rivers. Melissa Rivers was actually born Melissa Rosenberg. Joan and Edgar’s daughter Melissa was actually the one who was first notified of her father’s death.
In 1987, Joan Rivers' manager and husband of 22 years, Edgar Rosenberg, committed suicide after Fox fired them both following drama on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers."
Jun 20, 2006 · JOAN RIVERS found an unusual way to recover from the death of her husband EDGAR ROSENBERG - she started cracking jokes about it. Rivers, whose partner committed suicide in 1987, insists she and...
After the shocking death of her husband, Edgar Rosenberg, legendary comedian Joan Rivers was on the brink. Rosenberg died by suicide in August 1987, just months after Rivers was fired from...
Sep 5, 2014 · Edgar committed suicide by overdosing on Valium in his Philadelphia hotel room in 1987, just a few months after Fox fired both him and Joan. (Another a sad but touching story — network execs...
