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Charles Donald Fegert- What happened to Barbara Eden's ex-husband?

Charles Donald Fegert is the ex-husband of Barbra Eden. He is the second man Eden married. Charles Donald Fegert’s ex-wife Eden is an American actress, singer, and producer best known for her starring role as “Jeannie” in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.

While she dazzled audiences as a genie in I Dream of Jeannie, legendary actress Barbara Eden was also creating some magic in her love life. She married three times, to her ex-husbands Michael Ansara and Charles Donald Fegert, and her current spouse Jon Eicholtz. Even though they all didn’t last, each marriage had quite an impact on her.

Charles Donald Fegert: Bio Summary

Birth NameCharles Donald Fegert
Famous asEx-husband of Barbra Eden
Birth Date1930
Birth PlaceChicago
Death2002 in Chicago
EducationSouth Shore High School,
Loyola University
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityCaucasian
Zodiac SignUnknown
HairBlonde
EyesDark Brown
SexualityStraight
SonMichael and Chip Fegert
DaughterLisa Fegert
Grandchildren7
ProfessionSales Manager, VicePresident

Who is Charles Donald Fegert?

Charles Donald Fegert was the former chief of advertising at the Sun-Times. He was well-known for being the second husband of a famous American actress, singer, and producer.  Charles Donald Fegert was born in 1930 in Chicago to a steelworker father. Charles has American nationality and is caucasian by ethnicity.

Barbara Eden’s ex-husband, Charles Donald Fegert grew up in a middle-class family. He worked in the mills for a short while and served in Coast Guard. After receiving his degree in 1955, Fegert started working as an ad salesman for the Sun-Times. The company highly praised Fegert’s work, and not long after that; he started working for Daily News in 1969. During those years, he was already promoted from salesman to store advertising and retail advertising to advertising manager of the Sun-Times.

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Charles Fegert was the second man Barbara Eden married

Following Barbara’s first divorce from her husband, Ansara, The actress found love for the second time with Charles, to whom she said “I do” in 1977. After dating for 3 years with Barbara, the couple tied the knot on 3rd September 1977. The ex-pair was married for five years before going their separate ways in 1982 and officially got divorced in 1983.

Charles was a Chicago Sun-Times executive when he married Barbara in 1977. He became a big name in advertising, rising the ranks fairly quickly. He eventually bought his own top management team. In 1972, Fegert became the vice president of advertising and marketing for Daily News.

Even though Fegert was a vice president of the newspaper division, he was considered a good president. Unlike others who give an order to their subordinate, Charles Donald Fegert was always teaching his co-workers and subordinate how to complete their tasks. For example, Fegert used to be with his sales crew and show them how the sales were done. His friend Phil Moses praised his work as “management by charisma.”

Apart from being a sales manager and vice-president, Barbara Eden’s ex-husband, Fegert’s work also influenced charity events. His managerial work was praised in several fields by the company. He used to be involved in several sales works, including oil wells, disco clubs, and restaurants, and always proved to be a great salesperson.

Not much else is known about Charles Donald Fegert, though reports show he had a daughter named Lisa and two sons, Michael and Chip.

What happened to Barbara Eden’s ex-husband Charles Donald Fegert?

According to sources, Charles Donald Fegert died in his sleep in 2002 at the age of 72. Remembering her father, daughter Lisa Fegert once said- “He was always fun. He was the [most fun] dad and the [most fun] grandpa, always doing imitations and singing,”. “All the grandchildren were sitting around the table singing songs he taught them.” Fegert was a father of 3 and also a grandfather to his grandchildren, he was well-loved for his personality.

Charles Donald Fegert: Net worth

Charles Donald Fegert was a well-off and rich man. Although his net worth is yet disclosed to public knowledge, we can say as an advertising vice-president of two big companies; he made huge earnings in his whole career. As for his lifestyle, he lived his whole life as a hardworking salesperson.

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