Roberta Garfield Cohn; wife of John Garfield

Hyfler/Rosner

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Jan 22, 2004, 10:14:08 AM1/22/04

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paid obits today's New York Times

COHN--Roberta Garfield, was the wife of actor John Garfield.
Roberta married Sidney Elliot Cohn, who died in 1991.
Roberta had three children, Kathryn, who died in 1945 and
David, who died in 1994. She is survived by her loving
daughter, Julie Garfield and her grandchildren Hannah, Aaron
& Kris and great-grandchildren Izzy & Solly Gendler. She is
also survived by her stepdaughter Janet Nesches and sons Sam
and Ben.

Terrymelin

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Jan 22, 2004, 11:14:32 AM1/22/04

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Is this the woman that Garfield was married to when he was having sex with
another woman and died?

Terry Ellsworth

Jim Beaver

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Jan 22, 2004, 2:20:00 PM1/22/04

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"Terrymelin" <terry...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Is this the woman that Garfield was married to when he was having sex with
> another woman and died?

This is the woman Garfield was married to, but separated from, at the time
of his death. There is no evidence whatsoever beyond speculation that
Garfield died during a sexual relationship with another woman. I didn't go
into any detail in my book JOHN GARFIELD: HIS LIFE AND FILMS because it
wasn't that sort of book. But Robert Nott's recent full-scale biography HE
RAN ALL THE WAY draws as clear a picture of Garfield's demise as can be had.

Jim Beaver

TheCher118

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Jan 22, 2004, 4:16:17 PM1/22/04

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I'm curious if the woman that Garfield was
with when he passed is still alive?

Terrymelin

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Jan 22, 2004, 4:37:44 PM1/22/04

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>This is the woman Garfield was married to, but separated from, at the time
>of his death. There is no evidence whatsoever beyond speculation that
>Garfield died during a sexual relationship with another woman.

Of course, he was found in the apartment of another woman who was not his wife
and who he was widely reported to be having an affair with.

If he wasn't having sex, that's just too bad.

Terry Ellsworth

Jim Beaver

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Jan 22, 2004, 6:12:39 PM1/22/04

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"Terrymelin" <terry...@aol.com> wrote in message

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Yeah, dying would have been a lot better if he'd been having sex at the
time. Me, I like sex, but I'd rather go while sleeping.

Jim Beaver

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Jan 22, 2004, 6:13:07 PM1/22/04

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"TheCher118" <thech...@aol.comyada> wrote in message
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> I'm curious if the woman that Garfield was
> with when he passed is still alive?

No, Iris Whitney died a few years ago.

Jim Beaver

TheCher118

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Jan 22, 2004, 11:49:24 PM1/22/04

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>> I'm curious if the woman that Garfield was
>> with when he passed is still alive?
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>No, Iris Whitney died a few years ago.
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>Jim Beaver
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thanks Jim

PirateJohn

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Jan 23, 2004, 4:01:14 PM1/23/04

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>Yeah, dying would have been a lot better if he'd been having sex at the
>time. Me, I like sex, but I'd rather go while sleeping.

I had a significant other who, when younger, put a boyfriend in the ground
while they were doing the nasty. She didn't like to talk about the
circumstances but I did ask her once if he looked happy. She told me that, no,
he looked scared.

As for my demise, I have visions of being about 104 and getting surprised by a
future SO as I'm schtooping a younger gal. [1] Result: instant coronary. And
instant legend, at least in my neighborhood.

[1] At 104 just about any gal is younger.

~~~
"Yeah, and that's why it's still a mystery to me
why some people live like they do.
So many nice things happenin' out there,
they never even seen the clues." -- Jimmy Buffett, "Migration"