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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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances%20Bergen
Frequently asked questions
When was Frances Bergen born?
September 14, 1922 – October 2, 2006.
Where is Frances Bergen from?
Frances Bergen is from Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
What does Frances Bergen do?
Frances Bergen works as actor, model, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.