Nancy Berg

Nancy Berg (July 9, 1931 – February 4, 2022) was an American model and actress.[1][2][3]

Berg was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Paul Axel Berg[4] and Dorothy Esther (née Schanock) Berg.[citation needed] She ran away from home there in 1947 and moved to Detroit[5] to become a model. By 1960, she was earning $40,000 per year. Berg was on the front cover of Vogue four times, starting in 1953, and was Esquire's "Lady Fair" for May of 1956.[6] She was also the star and sole performer for a 1955 New York television program entitled Count Sheep with Nancy Berg which aired five nights a week from 1:00 to 1:05 in the morning. "The nightgown-clad Miss Berg would appear, get into bed, perform a bit of business, such as read from Romeo and Juliet or eat grapes off a toy Ferris wheel, and then, in extreme close-up, whisper a good night to the camera and pretend to go to sleep as animated sheep jumped over a fence. Her manager stated, 'A lot of people watch it. God knows why.'"[7]

In 1962, Berg toured with Bob Cummings in a production of Tunnel of Love.[4]

In 1964, she appeared on “Perry Mason” in S8E12’s “The Case of the Wooden Nickel”.

Berg was married to actor Geoffrey Horne on February 6, 1958, with whom she had a child. They divorced in 1962.[8] She was also married to, and divorced from, Alan Elliott and Richard Praeger in the 1960s.[5] She died on February 4, 2022, at the age of 90, in New York.[9]

Filmography

  • Fail-Safe (1964) as Ilsa Wolfe
  • Thunder in Dixie (1964) as Karen Hallet
  • Count Sheep with Nancy Berg (1955)

References

  1. ^ Pantone, LLC; Leatrice Eiseman; E.P. Cutler (September 16, 2014). Pantone on Fashion: A Century of Color in Design. Chronicle Books LLC. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4521-3052-1. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nancy BERG (USA), star de la télévision & mannequin". Pro.magnumphotos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Model Nancy Berg Wearing a Brown Velvety Wool Dress by Adele Simpson Poster Print by Erwin Blumenfeld at the Condé Nast Collection". Condenaststore.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Successful Model Nancy Berg Would Prefer Being an Actress". Asbury Park Press. March 24, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Nancy Berg, 90". Classic Images. April 2022. p. 43.
  6. ^ "Sleepy-Time Gal", Esquire, May 1956, pg. 58
  7. ^ George Schifini (March 21, 2019). "Parasocial Relationships and Politics". areomagazine.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Geoffrey Horne - Biographical Summaries of Notable People". MyHeritage. August 22, 1933. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Obituary". The New York Times. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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