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Date Posted: 11:46:11 07/31/02 Wed
Author: Ferdinand Williams
Author Host/IP: l28.lrc.GaSoU.edu / 141.165.44.129
Subject: Barbara Eden dies at age 67

Tucson, Arizona (AP) -- Barbara Eden, whom perhaps is best remembered as the title character in "I Dream of Jeannie," died Wednesday morning after a year-long battle with cancer.

Eden was born Barbara Jean Moorhead on August 23, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona. Eden was a cheerleader in high school and a pop singer as a teenager. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1949.

Her first film role was in Back from Eternity. One year later, she starred on TV in How to Marry a Millionaire.

In 1965, Barbara Eden began a five-year run as the title character in "I Dream of Jeannie." When Eden's death was reported Wednesday morning, "Jeannie" costar had this to say about her:

"Barbara Eden was the best friend I ever had. She made my days filled with happiness for years to come. I will miss her deeply."

After I Dream of Jeannie ended its run, Eden went on to star in the feature film "Harper Valley PTA," and the series following it.

She published her autobiography, Barbara Eden: My Story, in 1986.

Eden married her first husband, Michael Ansara, in 1958 and divorced him in 1972. They had a son together, Matthew, who committed suicide last year. She then married Charles Fegert on September 3, 1977, and divorced him 6 years later.

Eden is survived by her third husband, Jon Eicholtz.

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