Editing Sam Spiegel (section)

== Personal life ==
Spiegel was married three times: to Rachel Agronovich from 1922 to 1926, with whom he had one daughter; to the actress Lynn Baggett, from 1948 to 1953, and to Betty Benson (1930-2013), from 1957 until his death.<ref name="sam">{{Cite web | url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/movies/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/spiegel-sam | title=Spiegel, Sam | website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> He also had a son by Ann Pennington.<ref name="sam"/>

Spiegel maintained a connection with [[Israel]] throughout his life, particularly with such personalities as [[Golda Meir]], [[Ariel Sharon]], Jerusalem Foundation president Ruth Cheshin (wife of [[Mishael Cheshin]]), and his close friend, then [[Jerusalem]] Mayor [[Teddy Kollek]]. Spiegel also contributed to various [[Zionist]] causes. He spoke eight languages fluently: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Hebrew and Yiddish.<ref>Sam Spiegel appearance on ''[[What's My Line?]]'', episode 818. Originally aired January 30, 1966, on [[CBS]]. Viewed on October 3, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Fraser-Cavassoni |first1=Natasha |title=Sam Spiegel |date=2003 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=New York |isbn=978-0-684-83619-5 |pages=23, 67 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TtYex8ky_MEC&q=sam+spiegel+yiddish&pg=PA15 |access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref>