Edie Adams
Edie Adams ( * April 16, 1927 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA, † 15 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American singer, film, television and theater actress.
Private life
Edie Adams was born Elizabeth Edith Enke in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Adams was married from 1954 until his death in 1962 with Ernie Kovacs, whose tax liabilities they had to pay then. Adams financial situation was thus very stressed and the debt could be paid back only with the support of prominent friends. From 1972 to 1989 she was married to the jazz trumpeter Pete Candoli. The actress was suffering from cancer and died at the age of 81 years of pneumonia. She left behind her son Josh Mills.
Career
Edie Adams graduated from the Columbia School of Drama and was then trained at the Juilliard School. Her career as actress began in the 1950s, first as an actress in television movies. Along with Ernie Kovacs she stood from 1952 for the television series in front of the camera. Later she received roles in movies and was especially popular in the 1960s, a supporting actress. The cinema audience is particularly made famous by two supporting roles. In Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960 ) she played the role of secretary Miss Olsen, and in Delbert Mann's Lover Come two ( 1961) convinced them as naive Rebel Davis the audience. Adams served with their roles, especially the stereotype of the charming singer and bombshell blonde. But the main field of activity was the television, in which he has made numerous guest appearances in a variety of series. From 1962 to 1963 she hosted his own television show, the Edie Adams Show. For a long time it was the face of an infomercial for Muriel Cigars, what it is for the audience in mind today.
In addition to her work in front of the camera, Edie Adams was also on the stage. She played successfully on Broadway in 1957 in the theater adaptation of the comic Li'l Abner the role of Daisy Mae and was awarded a Tony Award.
In the 1970s, it was often with her then-husband Pete Candoli on stage and sang in numerous nightclubs.