Table of Biography
Marge Cooney rose to fame as the ex-wife of Phil Donahue, an American television personality, writer, and film producer. She died on February 2, 2018, at Brandywine at Wall. Her children and extended relatives attended the funeral.
Early life
Caption: Marge Cooney posing for a photo (Source: CelebSuburb)
Marge Cooney was born in West Orange, New Jersey, and spent 30 years in Chatham, New Jersey, and Boca Raton, Florida. Moreover, she was a summer resident of Sea Girt for 57 years and held American nationality.
Similarly, she follows the Christian religion. Besides that, there is no more information regarding her birth date, parents, siblings, and childhood life. Moreover, we can assume that she was raised well by her parents during her childhood.
Talking about her academic career, she has not shared her educational qualifications in public. Moreover, we can assume that she completed her graduation from a well-known university in America.
Sadly, Marge Cooney passed away on February 2, 2018, at Brandywine at Wall. Her children and extended family attended the funeral.
Marge Cooney – Relationship Status
Caption: Marge Cooney with her ex-husband Phil Donahue (Source: Bio Gossip)
She was a divorced woman and single. Moreover, Marge married Phil Donahue in 1958. Moreover, they have five children whose names are Michael, Kevin, Daniel, Mary Rose, and James Donahue.
But, the marriage did not last long and the couple got divorced at the end of 1975.
Marge Cooney is not part of any kind of rumors nor has controversy. Moreover, she believed in hard work and focused on her personal and professional career till her death.
Marge Cooney – Professional career
Talking about her professional career, there is not much information regarding it. Moreover, she was also a member of Sea Girt’s St. Mark’s Church. Besides, she had been a member of the Spring Lake Golf Club for a long time.
She was also a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Boca Raton, FL, and a community volunteer.
Ex-husband Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue began his career as a production assistant on KYW radio and WKYC-TV. Later, he became a program director for WABJ radio in Michigan. Moreover, he worked as an anchor at WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio.
He also has hosted a talk show called Conversation Piece. From 1963 to 1967, he hosted the show on WHIO radio. Moreover, he has interviewed renowned people such as Jimmy Hoffa, Billie Sol Estes, John F. Kennedy, and John Carson
. He has also interviewed boxers, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. He left WHIO-TV on 6th November 1967. In addition, he worked as a host of a new television program known as ‘Phil Donahue Show’ on WLWD.
The program was shown on multiple television stations and radio stations from January 1970.
Due to nationwide syndication, his show moved to Chicago in 1974 and later moved to New York City in 1984. He has also featured in NBC’s ‘The Today Show’ as a contributor from 1979-1988.
From 1991 to 1994, he worked as a co-host of the show’ U.S.-Soviet Space Bridge’ along with Soviet reporter Vladimir Pozner. In July 2002, he joined television and made a comeback as a host of the show ‘Donahue’.
He also worked as a co-director for the documentary film Body of War along with the filmmaker Ellen Spiro. The documentary was listed for an Oscar nomination in November 2007.
Marge Cooney – Net worth 2024
As the ex-wife of a popular reporter, she has earned a decent sum of money. Moreover, there is no information regarding her net worth, income, and salary.
On the other sides, her ex-husband Phil Donahue’s net worth is estimated at around $150 million.
Marge Cooney has not won any awards nor gotten recognition in her career. On the other hand, her ex-husband has received some of them.
Moreover, he has won 20 Emmy Awards during his broadcasting career and 10 awards for Outstanding Talk Show Host.
Moreover, her husband received an award called the prestigious ‘Peabody Award’ in 1980. On 20 November 1983, he was awarded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Body Measurements
Marge Cooney had hazel eyes and grey hair in color. Besides that, there is no more information regarding Cooney’s height, weight, and other body measurements.
Social Media
The old lady is no more with us and is not active on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.