Candice Bergen's Husband Marshall Rose Dies at 88 from Parkinson's Disease

Mar. 15, 2025

Marshall Rose and Candice Bergen in 2015.Photo:Andrew Toth/FilmMagic

Andrew Toth/FilmMagic

Candice Bergen’s husband Marshall Rose died on Saturday, Feb. 15. He was 88.

A rep for Bergen, 78, confirmed the news to PEOPLE, noting that Rose and theMurphy Brownstar, who married in June 2000, were approaching their 25th wedding anniversary.

Rose “spent his life in New York,” according to the obituary. Born in Brighton Beach in 1937, he earned an economics degree at City College and a law degree from New York University. His career included overseeing the development of Frank Gehry’s IAC building, the renovation of Madison Square Garden and three city charter schools.

Marshall Rose and Candice Bergen in 2002.Mario Tama/Getty

Mario Tama/Getty

“Marshall’s proudest contribution was his 30-year tenure on the board of the New York Public Library,” it continued. “In lieu of flowers, we would appreciate a donation to the New York Public Library, an institution he loved so dearly. Any gifts given in his honor (nypl.org/memorial) will be earmarked for adult literacy programs at branches across the five boroughs.”

Bergen was previously married to film director Louis Malle from 1980 until his death at age 63 from cancer in 1995. Up until 2020, the Oscar nominee and Rose spent their marriage in anEast Hampton homefirst built for him and his first wife Jill, according toArchitectural Digest.

In a 2015Interviewconversation with herMiss CongenialitycostarSandra Bullock, Bergen made it clear that her marriage came before work.

“I’m not that ambitious,” she said at the time. “I’m always grateful when I get offered something that engages me, it’s for the right amount of time, and I don’t have to leave my husband for more than a week or two. That’s really all I ask.”

Marshall Rose and Candice Bergen in 1999.Robin Platzer/Twin Images/Online USA/Getty

Robin Platzer/Twin Images/Online USA/Getty

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