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Tova Borgnine

American businesswoman (–)

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Born

Tove Træsnæs


()November 17,

Oslo, Norway

DiedFebruary 26, () (aged&#;80)

Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Tova Traesnaes Borgnine (born Tove Træsnæs;[1] November 17, – February 26, ) was a Norwegian-born American businesswoman.

She was the founder of Beauty by Tova cosmetics and the widow of Hollywood actor Ernest Borgnine.

Early life

Tova was born in Oslo, Norway; her father was a graphic artist and her mother was a translator at the U.S. Embassy.[2] Following her parents' divorce, she moved to the United States with her mother, at age 7;[3][4] though she did not speak English at the time.[5]

Career

Tova studied acting in Manhattan, but she developed a fondness for applying makeup.

After marrying a New Jersey businessman in , she opened a makeup center. When the marriage failed, she moved her business to Las Vegas to be near her mother.[2]

In Las Vegas, in , Tova learned of a cactus-based face cream made from a formula by a Mexican family and bought worldwide distribution rights.[2] By , the revenues for her company, then called Tova9, were about $,; by , they were nearly $2 million.[2] In , she published The Tova Difference: A Promise of Lasting Beauty, with Elaine Trebek.[6][7][8]

Her perfume, Tova Signature, has been produced since , and sold on QVC since [9] By , her firm had 47 employees at her offices in Beverly Hills, California, and factory in nearby Arcadia.

By , she had 65 skincare products and 80 employees.

According to QVC, as of her perfumes made her "a steady presence at QVC and its biggest fragrance vendor". [citation needed]

In , QVC bought the Tova brand for a seven-figure sum.

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As of , Tova Signature was QVC’s top-selling perfume.[10]

She was awarded the FiFi Award for the Women's Fragrance Star of the Year (Non-Store Venues) in [7] Her fragrance, Tova Signature, was nominated for the Fragrance Hall of Fame FiFi Award.[11]

In June , she received the Retailer of the Year award from the Fragrance Foundation, both for her innovative use of direct marketing to sell her products and for her longevity in the fragrance industry.[9]

Personal life

Borgnine was married twice.

Her first husband was Louis A. Littleton of Point Pleasant, New Jersey. The marriage ended in divorce in after seven years. She had one son, David Johnson, born out of wedlock.[12] She married actor Ernest Borgnine on February 24, [13] Their marriage lasted for 39 years until his death at age 95 on July 8, [14]

She is the author of Being Married Happily Forever, published in [15][4]

Borgnine died at her home in Pennsylvania on February 26, , at the age of [1][16]

References

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    "Tova Beverly Hills Founder Tova Borgnine, Who Sold Millions Of Fragrance Units On QVC, Dies At 80". Beauty Independent. Retrieved 1 March

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    Ernie autobiography ernest borgnine wiki At 90, he was the oldest Golden Globe nominee ever. Hunt for the Blue Diamond [ de ]. Badger Books. The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island.

    People. Vol.&#;16, no.&#;7. Archived from the original on 8 May Retrieved 28 July )

  3. ^Mullen, Dan (April 27, ). "Tova Borgnine: Cosmetics not bad business if you can talk: 'Skin has no sex'". UPI. Retrieved
  4. ^ abRosenfeld, Megan (19 November ).

    "Kiss and Makeup". Washington Post.

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  11. ^Benson, Leslie (August 14, ). "Tova Did It Her Way: Celebrating 25 Years of the TOVA Signature Fragrance". Global Cosmetic Industry. Retrieved
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    Trebek, Elaine. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;

  13. ^ abSchner, David (July ). "LEADERS Interview with Tova Borgnine, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Tova Corporation". . Retrieved
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  17. ^ abGumpel, Eve (). "Like Sinatra, She Did It Her Way". Entrepreneur.

    Ernest borgnine net worth A lovely trip down memory lane by one of the best character actors in the business. Love's Christmas Journey. Although I don't see eye to eye with him on politics, I can't help but to respect this man for his amazing work ethic and down-to-earth attitude. It is a sad, dull, little world we live in.

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  18. ^Ellin, Abby (). "After Selling the Company, Remorse". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved
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    Timeline and Marriages of Ernest Borgnine, ; accessed October 17,

  21. ^"Ernest Borgnine Biography".

    Ernest borgnine kids: The Greatest. For more than fifty years, Ernest--or "Ernie" as he's known to his friends--has been one of the most recognized, celebrated stars in Hollywood as well as a respected, talented actor, and a living legend. He does nothing more than mention incidents that had to hurt with the wry distance of age. ISBN

    University of North Alabama Library. Archived from the original on May 28,

  22. ^David, Mark (). "Jason Bateman Buys Ernest Borgnine's Beverly Hills Mini-Compound". Variety. Retrieved
  23. ^Borgnine, Tova. (). Being married happily forever&#;: 22 secrets, 12 strategies, and 8 compromises.

    New York: Putnam. ISBN&#;.

    Ernie : the autobiography : Borgnine, Ernest, 1917-2012 ... Ernest Borgnine was a rather interesting character who was a bit versatile in what he did. Outlaws: The Legend of O. A must for every film buff. Retrieved October 16,

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