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Eve Arden was an American actress and comedian who had a long career in film, radio, and television. She was best known for her role as the sardonic but lovable high school teacher in the 1950s television series Our Miss Brooks. Born Eunice Quedens in Mill Valley, California, Arden began her career as a chorus girl in the late 1920s. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Hit the Deck in 1927 and went on to appear in a number of other Broadway shows. In the 1930s, Arden began appearing in films, often playing the wisecracking best friend of the female lead. She was a regular in the RKO Radio Pictures comedies of the 1940s, appearing in such films as Cover Girl (1944) and Mildred Pierce (1945). In 1952, Arden began her most famous role as the acerbic but lovable high school teacher in the television series Our Miss Brooks. The show ran for four seasons and earned Arden an Emmy nomination in 1954. In the 1960s, Arden continued to appear in films and television shows, including The Mothers-in-Law (1967-1969) and The Doris Day Show (1968-1973). She also provided the voice of the school principal in the animated series The Flintstones (1960-1966). Arden died in 1990 at the age of 82. She was posthumously inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

Popular As Eunice Mary Quedens
Occupation actress,soundtrack
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 30 April 1908
Birthday 30 April
Birthplace Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Date of death 12 November, 1990
Died Place Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Eve Arden Height, Weight & Measurements

At 82 years old, Eve Arden height is 5' 7½" (1.71 m) .

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Height 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Who Is Eve Arden's Husband?

Her husband is Edward Grinnell Bergen (m. 1939-1947) Brooks West (m. 1952-1984)

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Husband Edward Grinnell Bergen (m. 1939-1947) Brooks West (m. 1952-1984)
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Eve Arden Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Eve Arden worth at the age of 82 years old? Eve Arden’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Eve Arden's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Our Miss Brooks (1952)$200,000 /year
Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Dave King Show (1959)$7 .500 (one episode)

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Timeline

1999

Profiled in book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. [1999]

1995

Eve Arden was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.

1992

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 22-24. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

1990

Was a longtime friend of Jane Wyman, who attended her funeral in 1990. Arden guest-starred opposite Wyman on Falcon Crest (1981).

1986

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 26-27. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

1983

Starred in several preview performances of one of Broadway's most notorious flops, "Moose Murders." After an argument with the author over her lines, she was replaced in the role of Hedda Holloway by Holland Taylor. "Moose Murders" opened and closed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City on February 22, 1983.

1960

In the 1960s, Arden raised a family and did a few guest roles, until her come-back television series The Mothers-In-Law (1967). This show, co-starring Kaye Ballard ran for two seasons. After that, she would make more unsold pilots, a couple of television movies and a few guest shots.

1959

In the film Anatomy of a Murder (1959), her real-life husband, Brooks West, plays the local prosecutor who goes up against defense attorney James Stewart.

1957

When the show ended, Arden tried another television series, The Eve Arden Show (1957), but it was soon canceled.

1954

She had one natural child, while two girls and one boy were adopted. Her fourth child and second son, Douglas Brooks West, was born on September 17, 1954, weighing 9 lbs., 4 oz.

1952

As her film career began to slow, CBS would take the popular radio show to television in 1952.

The television series Our Miss Brooks (1952) would run through 1956 and led to the movie Our Miss Brooks (1956).

1948

In 1948, CBS Radio premiered "Our Miss Brooks", which would be the perfect show for her character.

1945

For her role as Ida in Mildred Pierce (1945), she received an Academy Award nomination.

1940

Famous for her quick ripostes, this led to work in Radio during the 1940s.

1939

In At the Circus (1939), she was the acrobatic Peerless Pauline opposite Groucho Marx and the Russian sharp shooter in the comedy The Doughgirls (1944).

1937

Eve Arden was born Eunice Mary Quedens in Mill Valley, California (near San Francisco), and was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to joined a stock company. After appearing in minor roles in two films under her real name, Eunice Quedens, she found that the stage offered her the same minor roles. By the mid 30s, one of these minor roles would attract notice as a comedy sketch in the stage play "Ziegfeld Follies". By that time, she had changed her name to Eve Arden, which she adopted while looking over some cosmetics and spotting the names "Evening in Paris" and "Elizabeth Arden". In 1937, she garnered some attention with a small role in Oh, Doctor (1937), which led to her being cast in a minor role in the film Stage Door (1937). By the time the film was finished, her part had expanded into the wise-cracking, fast-talking friend to the lead. She would play virtually the character for most of her career. While her sophisticated wise-cracking would never make her the lead, she would be a busy actress in dozens of movies over the next dozen years.

1908

Often disguised her true age, but her tombstone was engraved by her family with the years "1908-1990", so she was 82 at her death.

1881

Arden was the daughter of Charles Quedens (1881-1959) and Lucille (née Frank) Quedens (1878-1936), both born and raised in California. She was the paternal granddaughter of Charles Quedens (1844-1900) and Meta (née Dierks) Quedens (1843-1926), both were born in Germany and died in California.