caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place children name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
bergen at the 62nd academy awards , march 1990 2 october 2006 los angeles , california , u.s. 1953 & ndash ; 1998 birmingham , alabama , u.s. candice bergen kris bergen -lrb- b. 1961 -rrb- frances bergen 14 september 1922 edgar 2 children bergen -lrb- 1945 & ndash ; 1978 -rrb- frances bergen.jpg frances bergen
 frances westerman film , television actress , model
frances bergen

frances bergen -lrb- born frances westerman ; september 14 , 1922 -- october 2 , 2006 -rrb- was an american actress and fashion model .
she was the wife of ventriloquist edgar bergen and the mother of actress candice bergen and film & television editor kris bergen .
