Rita Garner will be our focus. We will look at her marriage life, focusing on the number of husband she got married to.

Who was Rita Gardner?

Rita Gardner was an American actress and singer.

She was born on 23rd October,1934 as Rita Schier.

Her acting career started in 1958 with her debut Off-Broadway  which was a  “Jerry Herman’s musical review Nightcap”.

Her rise to fame was with The Fantasticks where she played the role of Luisa in 1960.

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Her Broadway debut was with A family affair where she featured as Sally Nathan.

Rita Gardner career outside Broadway  included the following: Cradle Will Rock, To be Young, Gifted and Black among others.

She had a snag with her Broadway career and this forced her to serve as a standby /understudy  On a Clear Day You Can See Forever  along with others.

Rita Gardner whose education was at The New York HB Studio was a  celebrated faculty member for the 6th annual Cabaret Conference at  the popular Yale University in 2008.

Meet Rita Gardner husbands

Rita Gardner first husband was popular playwright Herb Gardner. The marriage was in 1957 and by 1970, the two had divorced.

Without settling down, Rita Gardner got married to Peter Cereghetti in the same year of 1970.

That second marriage did not last long, before the two parted ways through a divorce.

Rita’s third marriage was with another playwright Robert Sevra.

Rita Gardner was still married to Robert Sevra until her death.

Rita Gardner’s death

She died on 24th September,2022 at 87 years.

The cause of Rita Gardner’s death is said to be leukemia.