wien was married twice. in 1929, he married mae levy; she died in 1986. they had two daughters: enid w. morse and isabel w. malkin. in 1987, he married ruth kupper. in 1988, wien died of prostate cancer at his home in westport, connecticut. his granddaughter, cynthia allison malkin, is married to richard blumenthal who was elected as united states senator of connecticut in 2011.