Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur.
She won an Emmy … See more

Bergen was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to Lucy (née Lawhorne; 1909–1985) and William Hugh Burgin (1909–1982), a construction engineer. Bill Bergen, as he was later known, had singing talent … See more

Bergen appeared in many film roles, most notably in the original Cape Fear (1962) opposite Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. She had roles as the romantic interest in three Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy films in the early 1950s: At War with the Army See more

Bergen was married to actor Jerome Courtland from 1950 to 1955. In 1957, she married Hollywood agent-producer Freddie Fields, with whom she had two adopted children, Pamela Kerry Fields and Peter William Fields, and stepdaughter, Kathy Fields. … See more

Bergen died of natural causes on September 20, 2014, at her home in Southbury, Connecticut, surrounded by family and close friends. She had been diagnosed with emphysema and other ailments in the late 1990s. Upon her death, she was cremated. See more

Albums list adapted from AllMusic and Discogs.
Albums
• 1955: Little Girl Blue (10" LP)
• 1956: The Girls See more

• Bergen, Polly (1962). The Polly Bergen Book of Beauty, Fashion, and Charm. Prentice Hall. ASIN B0007E27RS.
• Bergen, Polly (1974). Polly's Principles: Polly Bergen Tells You how You Can Feel and Look as Young as She Does. Bantam Books See more