Edgar Rosenberg
Edgar Rosenberg (September 21, 1925 – August 14, 1987)[1] was an American television producer. He was born in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany, to German Jewish parents, Lilli and Otto. The family migrated to America in 1940, due to the outbreak of World War II.[citation needed] Rosenberg married comedian and commentator Joan Rivers and was the father of Melissa Rivers. His television credits include Husbands, Wives & Lovers. In addition, he had also been Rivers' manager and was a producer on The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, on the newly formed Fox Television Network.
In August 1987, several months after Fox fired Rivers, Rosenberg committed suicide by overdosing on prescription drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had been suffering from clinical depression, which Rivers believes was brought on by medication he had been taking since suffering a heart attack in 1984.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Edgar Rosenberg's Testimony with Recollections and Reflections by Bill Mohr". Haiti Holocaust Survivors. May 9, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Rivers, Joan (1997). Bouncing Back: I've Survived Everything... and I Mean Everything... and You Can Too!. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 11–19. ISBN 0-06-017821-3.
