Polly Bergen, Broadway Singer Who Starred In The Original ‘Cape Fear’ And Then Became ‘Madame President,’ Has Died

Bergen was 84. According to critic Rex Reed, “Bergen was a legendary ‘A-list, New York Oscar party host’ — he remembers watching the Oscars one year on Bergen’s bed while sitting in between Paul Newman and Lucille Ball — but Bergen was even more passionate about women’s rights.”