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Wife of famed actor/comedian Milton Berle from 1953 to 1989. Father - Michael Rosenthal Jr. (1899 - ?) Mother - Sophie Goldstein (1900 - ?)
Apr 19, 1989 · Ruth Berle, wife of comedian and television legend Milton Berle, died Tuesday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a spokesman for the comedian said. She was 67.
Ruth Cosgrove Rosenthal. Mini Bio. Ruth Berle was born on May 14, 1921 in Maine, USA. She was an actress, known for The Lucy Show (1962), The Jack Benny Program (1950) and Unterhaltung ohne Netz (1963). She was married to Milton Berle. She died on April 18, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Family. Spouse.
- May 14, 1921
- April 18, 1989
Milton Berle and Ruth Cosgrove Berle, 1979. After twice marrying and divorcing showgirl Joyce Mathews, Berle married publicist Ruth Cosgrove ( née Rosenthal) in 1953; she died of cancer in 1989. [28] [71] In 1989, Berle stated that his mother was behind the breakup of his marriages to Mathews.
- Library of Congress
- Milton Berle papers, 1906-2002
Apr 19, 1989 · LOS ANGELES -- Ruth Berle, the wife of comedian and television pioneer Milton Berle, died of cancer Tuesday night, a spokesman said. She was 67.
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Berle was married to Joyce Mathews from 1941 until they divorced in 1947. They remarried in 1949 only to divorce once again in 1950. Then he married Ruth Cosgrove Rosenthal from 1953 until her death in 1989. Then he married Lorna Adams in 1991. Their marriage would last until his death in 2002. Berle had three children.
