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Jan 26, 2004 · Roberta Garfield Cohn, who endured the blacklisting and early death of her husband, actor John Garfield, has died. She was 89. Cohn died Tuesday at a nursing center in Los Angeles, according to...
Nov 9, 2021 · Genealogy for Roberta Mann Garfield (Seidman) (c.1915 - 2004) family tree on Geni, with over 245 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- New York
- John Garfield, Sidney Cohn
- New York
- circa 1915
She suffered from Alzheimer's and Parkinsons and died January 20, 2004 at age 89. Wife of Actor John Garfield (1913-1952) and was an actress herself. Together they had three children Katherine (1938-45), who died of an allergic reaction, David (1943-1994), and Julie (b. 1946).
Garfield’s name had appeared on a list of communist sympathizers because his wife Roberta Seidman had been a member of the Communist party. Garfield was summoned to testify before the U.S. Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) and refused to name names.
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Jul 6, 2016 · He was forced to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951, denied being a communist and refused to name names, claiming he knew no communists in the industry. His unwilligness to supply useful information meant his film career was effectively over. The stress took its toll.
May 21, 2015 · In 1935, Garfield had married Roberta Seidman, his childhood sweetheart. Katherine, one of their three children, died of an allergic reaction at age 6, in 1945.
