Hagen married Herbert Berghof on January 25 , 1957 , a union that lasted until his death in 1990 .
They divorced partly because of Hagen 's long - concealed interracial affair with Paul Robeson , their co-star in Othello .
Hagen married Herbert Berghof on January 25 , 1957 , a union that lasted until Hagen 's death in 1990 .
They divorced partly because of Hagen 's long - concealed interracial affair with Paul Robeson , their co-star in Othello .