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Frances Bergen was credited as a model, television actor and film actor. Born on September 14, 1922, Frances Bergen was from Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Death is recorded on October 2, 2006, at the age of 84.
My Take
Frances Bergen moves me because she was an accomplished actress and model in her own right, yet history often files her under the families she nurtured, the wife of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and the mother of Candice Bergen. Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1922, she balanced her own screen presence with the role of holding together a household steeped in performance. It is easy to reduce the matriarch of a famous clan to a footnote, but I prefer to honor that she stood before the camera herself. She helped pass talent across generations, and that quiet stewardship deserves recognition.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frances Bergen
- Name (Japanese)
- フランシス・バーゲン
- Reading
- ふらんしす・ばーげん
- Born
- September 14, 1922 – October 2, 2006
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Occupation
- actor / model / television actor / film actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances%20Bergen
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q535012
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Frances Bergen born?
Born September 14, 1922.
When did Frances Bergen die?
Died October 2, 2006, aged 84.
Where was Frances Bergen from?
Frances Bergen was from Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
What did Frances Bergen do?
Frances Bergen worked as actor, model, television actor, film actor.
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