Overview
- Barbara Eden withdrew from a scheduled in-person appearance at the Cinecon Classic Film Festival hours before the event on Saturday, Sept. 5, citing a "sudden illness."
- Cinecon proceeded to honor Eden with the Cinecon Legacy Award and asked her All Hands on Deck co-star Pat Boone to accept the trophy on her behalf.
- Festival organizers’ public statement gave no further information about Eden’s condition and multiple outlets reported that Eden’s representatives had not immediately commented when contacted.
- Attendees and fans posted well-wishes on the festival’s social channels, and Pat Boone stayed after a screening to sign autographs as planned at the Landmark Nuart Theatre.
- Eden, best known as the star of the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, remains active in public life at 95 and reporters will be watching for updates from her representatives about her health.