Edie Adams, the actress, singer and widow of pioneering comedian Ernie Kovacs, died at the age of 81 on October 15, 2008. Adams featured on Kovacs' TV show before the pair eloped in 1954. She won a 1957 Tony Award for her performance in the stage adaptation of the comic strip Lil' Abner. Associated Press: Tony-winning actress, TV star Edie Adams dies (October 16, 2008) Kovacs died in a 1962 car accident, leaving Adams with over half a million dollars in debt and three daughters, two of whom were from his previous marriage.Associated Press: Tony-winning actress, TV star Edie Adams dies (October 16, 2008)
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"There are some things Edie won't do, but nothing she can't do."--Groucho MarxAssociated Press: Tony-winning actress, TV star Edie Adams dies (October 16, 2008)
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April 16, 1927
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Elizabeth Edith Enke
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Married twice after death of first husband, Ernie Kovacs
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Appeared in I Love Lucy, Designing Women and Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke
