Edgar Rosenberg was an American television producer. Born in Fürth

Fürth

The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....

, Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany, to German Jewish parents, Otto & Lilli, the Rosenberg family migrated to America

America

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 in 1940, due to the Outbreak of World War II

World War II

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. Rosenberg married comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

 and commentator Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers is an American comedian, television personality and actress. She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries...

 and was the father of Melissa Rivers

Melissa Rivers

Melissa Joan Rivers is an American television host, producer and the daughter of Joan Rivers.-Early life:Rivers was born Melissa Warburg Rosenberg in Manhattan on January 20, 1968; the only child of Joan Rivers and Edgar Rosenberg...

. His television credits include Husbands, Wives & Lovers

Husbands, Wives & Lovers

Husbands, Wives & Lovers was a CBS television sitcom that aired for only one season in 1978. Created by Joan Rivers, this program focused on the relationships of five suburban couples living in the San Fernando Valley.-Cast and characters:...

. In addition, he had also been Rivers' manager and was a producer on The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, on the newly formed Fox Television Network.

Rosenberg committed suicide

Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...

 in August 1987, several months after Fox fired Rivers. He overdosed on prescription drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. Rosenberg had been suffering from clinical depression

Clinical depression

Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...

, which Rivers believes was brought on by medication he had been taking since suffering a heart attack in 1984.

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