| Eden Hartford | |
| Birth Name: | Edna Marie Higgins |
| Birth Date: | April 10, 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Westwood Memorial Cemetery |
| Years Active: | 1957–83 |
| Othername: | Eden Marx |
| Relatives: | Dee Hartford (sister) |
Eden Hartford (born Edna Marie Higgins; April 10, 1930 – December 15, 1983) was an American film actress from 1957 to 1962. She was the third and last wife of comedian Groucho Marx from 1954 until their divorce in 1969. [1]
She was born to Edgar Higgins and Beatrice Higgins (née Thomas) in Utah as Edna Marie Higgins, the youngest of three daughters.[2] She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her elder sister was actress Dee Hartford, who was married to film director Howard Hawks.[1]
Hartford died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California in 1983, aged 53, from endometrial cancer.[3] Before her death she had been living in Palm Springs, California.[4]