# Polly Bergen has died.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 21, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080 "2014-09-21T13:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/1 "2014-09-21T13:27:02Z")

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One of the remaining old time actresses. The wife from the original _Cape Fear_, if you don’t know who she is. A pretty solid actress who did mostly comedy roles. [Link.](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/arts/polly-bergen-dies-at-84-emmy-winning-actress.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well)

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/2 "2014-09-21T13:40:03Z")

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I remember her mostly from _Winds of War_ and _War and Remembrance_. She was perfect as the socialite Navy wife for whom shit very quickly got real.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/3 "2014-09-21T22:31:15Z")

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She was really hot back in the day. I remember watching _ **Move Over, Darling!** _ and wondering why anyone would prefer Doris Day over Polly Bergen.

RIP. ☹

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/4 "2014-09-22T00:44:05Z")

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My daughter is going to be crushed. She’s a big fan of [_Cry-Baby_.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099329/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5)

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/5 "2014-09-22T04:47:50Z")

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I remember her mostly from the game show “To Tell The Truth”.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/6 "2014-09-22T07:15:42Z")

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> [@rowrrbazzle](#):
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> I remember her mostly from the game show “To Tell The Truth”.

This. Hard to imagine her at 84. RIP.

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**Author:** ![David\_H\_Singanas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@David\_H\_Singanas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_H_Singanas)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polly-bergen-has-died/699080/7 "2014-09-23T07:01:58Z")

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If it is a bit much to think of Polly Bergen as 84,  
how about Jaqueline Bisset now at age 70 ?

Singanas 9-23-14