Joan and Melissa Rivers

Melissa Rivers was born in 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melissa Rivers.

Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born to Meyer C. and Beatrice (Grushman) Molinksy who were Russian-Jewish immigrants to the United States and she had an elder sister Barbara Waxler. Joan married James Sanger in 1955 which lasted six months. She married Edgar Rosenberg on July 15th 1956 and had Melissa Rivers on January 20th 1968. They were married until Edgar committed suicide in 1987 shortly after Joan asked for a separation. Joan was in a eight year relationship with Orin Lehman during the 1990s. She has received numerous awards and nominations for her celebrity career including a Grammy, Tony, Daytime Emmy, MTV, Maverick and many others.