Edie Adams, a television and film star was born on April 16, 1927 in Pennsylvania. She was "Miss U.S. Television" in 1950.

She was the second wife (1954) of pioneer television comedian Ernie Kovacs. He was a great cigar smoker, and Edie did TV commercials for Muriel cigars , with the somewhat racy line at the time "Why don't you pick me up and smoke me some time?"

She was one of the headliners in the movie "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963).