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 Elizabeth Montgomery was born into show business. Her parents were screen actor Robert Montgomery and Broadway actress Elizabeth Allen. Elizabeth graduated from the Spence School in New York City and attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After three years' intensive training, she made her TV debut in her father's 1950s playhouse series Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and appeared in more than 200 live programs over the next decade. She once remarked, "I guess you could say I'm a TV baby." Notable early film roles included The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) and Johnny Cool (1963). However, she is best remembered for her leading role as the witch Samantha in the top-rated ABC sitcom Bewitched (1964). Her family - mother Endora (Agnes Moorehead), look-alike cousin Serena (Montgomery, wearing a dark wig) and advertising executive husband Darrin (first Dick York then Dick Sargent) - tried to suppress her supernatural skills but often turned to her tricks to solve problems. The signal of impending witchcraft was a twitch of Samantha's nose. After her first and only TV series ended she turned to made-for-TV movies, many of which won critical praise: A Case of Rape (1974), The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975), Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993). She narrated the movie The Panama Deception (1992) which won an Academy Award in 1993. Reference works showed her as 62 when she died though the family said she was 57. The family did not disclose the type of cancer which caused her death.
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Elizabeth Montgomery was born into show business. Her parents were screen actor Robert Montgomery and Broadway actress Elizabeth Allen. Elizabeth graduated from the Spence School in New York City and attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. After three years' intensive training, she made her TV debut in her father's 1950s playhouse series Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) and appeared in more than 200 live programs over the next decade. She once remarked, "I guess you could say I'm a TV baby." Notable early film roles included The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) and Johnny Cool (1963). However, she is best remembered for her leading role as the witch Samantha in the top-rated ABC sitcom Bewitched (1964). Her family - mother Endora (Agnes Moorehead), look-alike cousin Serena (Montgomery, wearing a dark wig) and advertising executive husband Darrin (first Dick York then Dick Sargent) - tried to suppress her supernatural skills but often turned to her tricks to solve problems. The signal of impending witchcraft was a twitch of Samantha's nose. After her first and only TV series ended she turned to made-for-TV movies, many of which won critical praise: A Case of Rape (1974), The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975), Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993). She narrated the movie The Panama Deception (1992) which won an Academy Award in 1993. Reference works showed her as 62 when she died though the family said she was 57. The family did not disclose the type of cancer which caused her death.
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A nine-foot bronze statue of Elizabeth as Samantha Stephens riding sidesaddle on her broomstick now resides in a downtown park in Salem, Massachusetts, home to the infamous witch trials of the 17th century.She and Robert Foxworth moved in together in 1973, but waited almost twenty years before finally getting married.In a parody of her role as Samantha Stephens, she made a cameo appearance as a witch at the ending of the beach party film, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965), directed by her then-husband, William Asher.Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Samantha in Bewitched (1964). When they were trying to figure out a trademark for the character Samantha, the director William Asher noticed that when she got nervous, she twitched her upper lip, which caused her nose to follow and thus gave the impression she was twitching her nose. Thus, they used that.Montgomery passed away on May 18, 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with colon cancer, the same date her Johnny Cool (1963) co-star Elisha Cook Jr.. She was cremated.Elizabeth Montgomery and Lizzie Borden were sixth cousins once removed, both descending from 17th-century Massachusetts resident John Luther. Rhonda McClure, the genealogist who documented the Montgomery-Borden connection, said, "I wonder how Elizabeth would have felt if she knew she was playing her own cousin.".Was the only cast member to appear in all 254 episodes of Bewitched (1964).Appeared on The Flintstones (1960) episode, Samantha (1965), providing the voice of a cartoon version of her famous Bewitched (1964) character, Samantha Stephens.She was two months pregnant with her first child, son William Asher Jr., when she filmed the pilot episode of I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha (1964). She returned to work two months after giving birth to resume filming the first season. The same situation was when she was eight months pregnant with her second child, son Robert Asher - she took maternity leave from filming the second season and returned to work two months after giving birth. Then, when she was seven months pregnant with her third child, daughter Rebecca Asher, she took maternity leave from filming the sixth season of Bewitched (1964). Returned to work one month after giving birth. On June 17, 1969, at age 36, she gave birth to her youngest child, a daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth Asher.Montgomery spent weekends and summers at the family farm in upstate Patterson, New York. Often referenced in episodes of Bewitched (1964) as "Patterson Garage" or "Cushman Cosmetics", Cushman Road is the rural, dirt road on which the several-hundred-acre Montgomery estate is located.Children with William Asher: William Asher Jr. (b. July 24, 1964), Robert Asher (b. October 5, 1965) and Rebecca Asher (Rebecca Elizabeth Asher) (b. June 17, 1969).She was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 4, 2008.Several obituaries listed her as single and age 57 when she was actually married to Robert Foxworth and age 62. Her death certificate listed her name as Elizabeth A. Montgomery though her middle name was Victoria.Has always said she preferred Dick Sargent to Dick York. After York left the sitcom due to back problems and ill health, Elizabeth never once contacted him to see how he was doing. Whereas she kept in touch with Sargent through her life, even hosted parades on the same float as him.Daughter of Elizabeth Allen and Robert Montgomery. Younger sister of Martha Bryan Montgomery (born October 13, 1930 and died of spinal meningitis at the age of 14 months) and elder sister of Robert Montgomery Jr. (1936-2000).She lost out on the role of Edie Doyle in On the Waterfront (1954) to Eva Marie Saint. Director Elia Kazan, in his autobiography "A Life", says that the choice of an actress to play the role was narrowed down to Montgomery and Saint. Although Montgomery was fine in her screen test, there was an air of finishing school about her. Kazan thought this genteel quality would not be becoming for Edie, who was raised on the waterfront in Hoboken, N.J. Despite qualms about 30-year-old Saint playing a teen, she was cast in the role and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son, William Asher Jr., on July 24, 1964 and to her second child at age 32, a son, Robert Asher, on October 5, 1965. Then, on June 17, 1969 at age 36 gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Rebecca Asher. The children's father is her third husband, William Asher Sr.Turned down the role of Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981), which went to Linda Evans.She fell in love with director Richard Michaels during filming of the eighth season of Bewitched (1964), and moved in with him when the season was complete. This broke up both their marriages and ended the possibility of a ninth season. The relationship lasted two-and-a-half years.Ranked #52 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" (1995).Acting mentor of co-star Erin Murphy, who is one month older than the eldest of Montgomery's real-life children, William Asher Jr.Was a grand marshal with former television husband Dick Sargent at the 1992 Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade. Elizabeth was a supporter of gay rights and also women's rights through her life.Friends with primarily everybody on the Screen Gems lot: Shirley Jones, Dave Madden, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Sally Field, Don Porter, Agnes Moorehead, Maurice Evans, David White, William Asher, Kasey Rogers, Shirley Booth, Alice Pearce, Jonathan Harris, Marion Lorne, Harry Ackerman, Bernard Fox, Mabel Albertson, Alice Ghostley, Paul Lynde, Richard Michaels, Bernie Kopell and Sandra Gould.When her Bewitched (1964) co-star, Dick York, had serious health problems, between the third and fifth seasons, she and co-star Erin Murphy became more concerned about York, who left the sitcom, after the fifth season.Passed away five days after her ex-lover Alexander Godunov.[About 1960] Appeared on the cover of the LP "Invitation to Modern Jazz, Volume 1" from Prestige Records (Japan), catalog number SMJ-7235.She was a staunch liberal Democrat and feminist who was an activist for LGBT rights, yet her father was a staunch Republican.Both she and her boyfriend (later husband) Robert Foxworth co-starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in a television movie.Stepmother of Bo Foxworth.Attended and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Los Angeles, California (Class of 1953).Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 422-423. New York: Oxford University Press (2002).She was most widely known to be a very private lady.Not related to Belinda Montgomery. |
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Elizabeth Montgomery |
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Actress,Additional Crew,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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657 |
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Elizabeth Montgomery profile
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5' 7?' (1.72 m) |
| Biography: |
Elizabeth Montgomery was born into show business. Her parents were screen actor Robert Montgomery and Broadway actress Elizabeth Allen. Elizabeth graduated from the Spence School in New York City and attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. |
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A nine-foot bronze statue of Elizabeth as Samantha Stephens riding sidesaddle on her broomstick now resides in a downtown park in Salem, Massachusetts, home to the infamous witch trials of the 17th century.She and Robert Foxworth moved in together in 1973, but waited almost twenty years before finally getting married.In a parody of her role as Samantha Stephens, she made a cameo appearance as a witch at the ending of the beach party film, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965), directed by her then-husband, William Asher.Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Samantha in Bewitched (1964). When they were trying to figure out a trademark for the character Samantha, the director William Asher noticed that when she got nervous, she twitched her upper lip, which caused her nose to follow and thus gave the impression she was twitching her nose. Thus, they used that.Montgomery passed away on May 18, 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with colon cancer, the same date her Johnny Cool (1963) co-star Elisha Cook Jr.. She was cremated.Elizabeth Montgomery and Lizzie Borden were sixth cousins once removed, both descending from 17th-century Massachusetts resident John Luther. Rhonda McClure, the genealogist who documented the Montgomery-Borden connection, said, "I wonder how Elizabeth would have felt if she knew she was playing her own cousin.".Was the only cast member to appear in all 254 episodes of Bewitched (1964).Appeared on The Flintstones (1960) episode, Samantha (1965), providing the voice of a cartoon version of her famous Bewitched (1964) character, Samantha Stephens.She was two months pregnant with her first child, son William Asher Jr., when she filmed the pilot episode of I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha (1964). She returned to work two months after giving birth to resume filming the first season. The same situation was when she was eight months pregnant with her second child, son Robert Asher - she took maternity leave from filming the second season and returned to work two months after giving birth. Then, when she was seven months pregnant with her third child, daughter Rebecca Asher, she took maternity leave from filming the sixth season of Bewitched (1964). Returned to work one month after giving birth. On June 17, 1969, at age 36, she gave birth to her youngest child, a daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth Asher.Montgomery spent weekends and summers at the family farm in upstate Patterson, New York. Often referenced in episodes of Bewitched (1964) as "Patterson Garage" or "Cushman Cosmetics", Cushman Road is the rural, dirt road on which the several-hundred-acre Montgomery estate is located.Children with William Asher: William Asher Jr. (b. July 24, 1964), Robert Asher (b. October 5, 1965) and Rebecca Asher (Rebecca Elizabeth Asher) (b. June 17, 1969).She was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 4, 2008.Several obituaries listed her as single and age 57 when she was actually married to Robert Foxworth and age 62. Her death certificate listed her name as Elizabeth A. Montgomery though her middle name was Victoria.Has always said she preferred Dick Sargent to Dick York. After York left the sitcom due to back problems and ill health, Elizabeth never once contacted him to see how he was doing. Whereas she kept in touch with Sargent through her life, even hosted parades on the same float as him.Daughter of Elizabeth Allen and Robert Montgomery. Younger sister of Martha Bryan Montgomery (born October 13, 1930 and died of spinal meningitis at the age of 14 months) and elder sister of Robert Montgomery Jr. (1936-2000).She lost out on the role of Edie Doyle in On the Waterfront (1954) to Eva Marie Saint. Director Elia Kazan, in his autobiography "A Life", says that the choice of an actress to play the role was narrowed down to Montgomery and Saint. Although Montgomery was fine in her screen test, there was an air of finishing school about her. Kazan thought this genteel quality would not be becoming for Edie, who was raised on the waterfront in Hoboken, N.J. Despite qualms about 30-year-old Saint playing a teen, she was cast in the role and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son, William Asher Jr., on July 24, 1964 and to her second child at age 32, a son, Robert Asher, on October 5, 1965. Then, on June 17, 1969 at age 36 gave birth to her third child, a daughter, Rebecca Asher. The children's father is her third husband, William Asher Sr.Turned down the role of Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981), which went to Linda Evans.She fell in love with director Richard Michaels during filming of the eighth season of Bewitched (1964), and moved in with him when the season was complete. This broke up both their marriages and ended the possibility of a ninth season. The relationship lasted two-and-a-half years.Ranked #52 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" (1995).Acting mentor of co-star Erin Murphy, who is one month older than the eldest of Montgomery's real-life children, William Asher Jr.Was a grand marshal with former television husband Dick Sargent at the 1992 Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade. Elizabeth was a supporter of gay rights and also women's rights through her life.Friends with primarily everybody on the Screen Gems lot: Shirley Jones, Dave Madden, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Sally Field, Don Porter, Agnes Moorehead, Maurice Evans, David White, William Asher, Kasey Rogers, Shirley Booth, Alice Pearce, Jonathan Harris, Marion Lorne, Harry Ackerman, Bernard Fox, Mabel Albertson, Alice Ghostley, Paul Lynde, Richard Michaels, Bernie Kopell and Sandra Gould.When her Bewitched (1964) co-star, Dick York, had serious health problems, between the third and fifth seasons, she and co-star Erin Murphy became more concerned about York, who left the sitcom, after the fifth season.Passed away five days after her ex-lover Alexander Godunov.[About 1960] Appeared on the cover of the LP "Invitation to Modern Jazz, Volume 1" from Prestige Records (Japan), catalog number SMJ-7235.She was a staunch liberal Democrat and feminist who was an activist for LGBT rights, yet her father was a staunch Republican.Both she and her boyfriend (later husband) Robert Foxworth co-starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in a television movie.Stepmother of Bo Foxworth.Attended and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Los Angeles, California (Class of 1953).Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 422-423. New York: Oxford University Press (2002).She was most widely known to be a very private lady.Not related to Belinda Montgomery. |
| Trademarks: |
Nose twitch
Distinctive soft, mellow voice |
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The minute someone says, "Oh God, you could never do that; you can't get that kind of stuff on the air!" . . . that's the kind of stuff I want to do.
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Like most people, I secretly hope that it's true - that there are witches like Samantha, and that families like hers really do exist.
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[commenting on Tabitha (1976), the spin-off of Bewitched (1964)] First of all, I didn't see the show, but I heard that she [Lisa Hartman] didn't twitch as well as I did. I kept getting mail from people were who outraged, saying, Where is Erin Murphy? What in the world (is going on)?! This woman is 25...this doesn't make any sense.' I was getting mail from people like it was my fault, although also saying, 'Thank God you didn't have anything to do with this.' They felt betrayed. I thought, 'How can you be betrayed by a TV show?' But they were irate. I got almost as much mail about that as I get about anything else. It was very funny...ranged from kids who hated it to grownups who said, 'This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen.'
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[on her father's reaction to her wanting to be an actress] He told me 'If that's what you want to do, you're gonna really want to have to do it because there's no room out there for some gutless wonder wandering around, you know, there are too many talented people'. And he said it's one of the most horrifyingly, ego-blasting, destructive, awful, businesses that you can possibly get into, and he said 'I really wouldn't really wish it on anyone I care even a little bit about'. So knowing he cared more than a little bit about me, I thought 'Whoops, this is really tough a one'. However after that conversation, he did say to me that when it is rewarding and it is good, it is such a high you can't imagine it, and he's right.
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[when asked if it's hard to juggle working and raising kids] Yes it is, and as a result, I will never win any Mother of the Year awards, I hope I'm getting better. Everybody I think, parents and kids have to grow up together. Nobody can really ready you for motherhood whether you work or whether you don't. Parenting is probably the toughest job anybody's ever had, and I'm haven't been really good at it, but like I say, I think I've gotten better. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Additional Crew,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
TV commercial: Quisp/Quake cereals (1966)
Reader on Simon & Schuster Audio Books of "Beauty's Punishment" and "Beauty's Release," both by Anne Rice (writing as A.N. Roquelaure).
TV commercial: Quaker's Quisp & Quake ce |
| Spouse: |
Robert Foxworth (January 28, 1993 - May 18, 1995) (her death)William Asher (October 26, 1963 - October 10, 1974) (divorced, 3 children)Gig Young (December 28, 1956 - January 1963) (divorced)Frederic Gal |
| Children: |
William Asher Jr.Robert AsherRebecca Asher |
| Parents: |
Elizabeth Allen
Robert Montgomery |
| Relatives: |
Robert Montgomery Jr. (Sibling) |
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