Was Elizabeth A Good Person?

[snelson]

i think she was a very kind sweet funny lady. don't read piro's book about her it is innaccurate read dick yorks autobio if you want the true story.

[MickeyMac]

I would say she was a good person. I have never heard anybody ever say anything bad about her, so what does that tell you?

[Larry Tate]

Elizabeth Montgomery was a wonderful, sweet, Beautiful & very Private person who was down to earth & very real, no BS about her, what you saw was what you got,..............sounds like a pretty good deal to me

She was perhaps the most beloved actress in all of Hollywood in her time, everyone liked her & spoke well of her, she was adored by the crews she worked for as she preferred hanging out with them more so then the casts she was with.

The extent of the high regard that she was held in by all is shown by the way all of Hollywood was very protective of her, even the Papparatzi gave her a pass, nobody ever tried to dish on her or her life.

Every set she was on was a love set, just because of her presence.

Larry Tate

[catlover79]

Bewitched Forever by Herbie J. Pilato is a great read because Elizabeth's insights about the show and its popularity are just so wonderful. Mr. Pilato is also at work writing a new biography about Liz, and since he knew her quite well, I'm sure his will be much more accuate/readable than the Piro book.

Liz ignored her own symptoms until it was too late. Her biggest concern was helping her husband, Robert Foxworth, through hip replacement surgery. She thought her symptoms were just the flu. Robert begged and pleaded for her to see a doctor for months, and by the time she finally did, it was too late. She was diagnosed with cancer in March of 1995 and died just two months later.

Here is Liz's A&E biography (narrated by Peter Graves), which sheds a little more light on the woman behind the witch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p-xNnamhec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUZXn...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrnOd...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crj6c...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5reb6...eature=related

[Madame X]

Hey Monika-

Thanks for the links to Liz's biography. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I was struck by her baby pictures and how much Erin and Diane resembled her at that age. I wonder if they were cast as Tabitha because of the resemblence.

[catlover79]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.

[the truth]

OK, since this subject was brought up, I have a question:

I heard on an interview with Dick York from around the late '80s/early 90's that when he got rushed to the hospital and thus ended his run on Bewitched, that he basically never saw or heard from Liz again from that point on. He had told Bill that he would end his run on the show but he didn't see Liz again. What's up with that and is that what happened? If so, why? On the interview he seemed OK about it and kind of passed it off like it was no big deal and they were still pretty tight, but it seems odd if that's indeed what happened. I'll see if I can find the link on youtube.

Here ya go....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZupYMgYIM

It's strange because like was mentioned, no one really ever had anything bad to say about Liz. All I've ever heard about it was that York did have some financial problems in the 70's from some bad real estate investments. But I don't know if that impacted their relationship at all? Anyone have the 411?

[MickeyMac]

Originally Posted by the truth

OK, since this subject was brought up, I have a question:

I heard on an interview with Dick York from around the late '80s/early 90's that when he got rushed to the hospital and thus ended his run on Bewitched, that he basically never saw or heard from Liz again from that point on. He had told Bill that he would end his run on the show but he didn't see Liz again. What's up with that and is that what happened? If so, why? On the interview he seemed OK about it and kind of passed it off like it was no big deal and they were still pretty tight, but it seems odd if that's indeed what happened. I'll see if I can find the link on youtube.

Here ya go....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZupYMgYIM

It's strange because like was mentioned, no one really ever had anything bad to say about Liz. All I've ever heard about it was that York did have some financial problems in the 70's from some bad real estate investments. But I don't know if that impacted their relationship at all? Anyone have the 411?

They never really talked about it, so I guess its something we'll never know.

[Larry Tate]

Originally Posted by the truth

OK, since this subject was brought up, I have a question:

I heard on an interview with Dick York from around the late '80s/early 90's that when he got rushed to the hospital and thus ended his run on Bewitched, that he basically never saw or heard from Liz again from that point on. He had told Bill that he would end his run on the show but he didn't see Liz again. What's up with that and is that what happened? If so, why? On the interview he seemed OK about it and kind of passed it off like it was no big deal and they were still pretty tight, but it seems odd if that's indeed what happened.
It's strange because like was mentioned, no one really ever had anything bad to say about Liz. All I've ever heard about it was that York did have some financial problems in the 70's from some bad real estate investments. But I don't know if that impacted their relationship at all? Anyone have the 411?

Bottom line is that Liz & Dick York worked together & Brilliantly i might add, but there never was a close personal Friendship or any relationship to continue, nor were they friends at all.

You have to understand that they were real people who were actors playing roles that were not them, they were not Samantha & Darrin in real life, sometimes people get that reality confused.

This is not unusual as one could say the same thing about any cast member & the majority of the cast & as well about anyone & most of those that they work with her their never having any contact again after his leaving the show is perfectly natural in my view.

This doesn't mean they liked or disliked each other, they merely worked with each other & had the same working experience that any actor or actress has with 95% of all those they work with.

It was a job & they had a job to do & they did it, then they went their own way, as you must recall that they both had spouses & large young families to tend too, this along with the full time job of carrying a weekly series left little or no time for any other interaction between the two, they both already had a full plate to deal with.

I have heard it said that she strongly disliked Dick York but this is in no way corroborated in the least & there is no basis to think that it is so.

These internet rumors are i feel made up by those that have their own issues & for some reason need to use this fiction to express them.

After DY left the show there was simply no reason for them to have any contact with each other as is the case with all actors pretty much once they finish a project, they just move on with their lives.

Liz had real phobias with anything medical so i can see her not wanting to go the hospital to see him for this reason.

Larry Tate

[catlover79]

According to Agnes Moorehead's biography, she loved DY and was very sorry to see him leave Bewitched. In fact, she had a hard time warming up to Dick Sargent because she liked DY so much. Having said that, she never saw him again after he left the show. The author wasn't clear why, but Agnes herself passed away only a few years after that. So they all really just were co-workers who had their own lives outside the show and probably didn't see each other outside the set except for functions, etc.

Plus, you're right that Liz had phobias about hospitals, doctors, etc. Look how long it took for her to seek medical attention for her cancer in 1995. Alas, by that time, it was too late.

[comedyfreak]

I wonder why Irene Vernon was replaced after two seasons as Louise.

[Larry Tate]

Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I wonder why Irene Vernon was replaced after two seasons as Louise.

She retired from Show Biz of her own accord to go into real estate, this was confirmed both by her in the book Bewitched Forever by Herbie J Pilato & more recently by her family.

It is too bad as she was very good & missed on the show.

Larry Tate

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by Larry Tate

She retired from Show Biz of her own accord to go into real estate, this was confirmed both by her in the book Bewitched Forever by Herbie J Pilato & more recently by her family.

It is too bad as she was very good & missed on the show.

Larry Tate

If I'm not mistaken, she spent the rest of her life in Florida. As great as Irene was on Bewitched, I don't think they could've found a better replacement for her than Kasey Rogers. They were both great as Louise.

[Heidi Dawn]

I don't think I read anything bad about Elizabeth, not even in the tabloids. I know for a fact that she did keep in touch with Dick Sargent and Erin Murphy. She even participated in the Gay Pride parade with Dick Sargent, now that's class. It's a shame that she had the phobia about doctors, had she got diagnosed earlier, she might still be with us today. My cousin had a cancer similar to Elizabeth's and she's still alive today.

[Larry Tate]

Originally Posted by Heidi Dawn

I don't think I read anything bad about Elizabeth, not even in the tabloids. I know for a fact that she did keep in touch with Dick Sargent and Erin Murphy. She even participated in the Gay Pride parade with Dick Sargent, now that's class. It's a shame that she had the phobia about doctors, had she got diagnosed earlier, she might still be with us today. My cousin had a cancer similar to Elizabeth's and she's still alive today.

Liz & Dick Sargent had drifted apart & lost touch shortly after Bewitched ended & had not seen each other in about 15 years till they were reunited when both were approached by Herbie J Pilato in regards to interviews for his then upcoming book The Bewitched Book, they reconnected through Herbie as they discussed if they should cooperate or not with him.

When Herbie met David White for the first time in Liz's Garden at her home as a special surprise for him, he was told by David White he had not been there for over 15 years.

So she drifted apart even from good friends as people do when the matter that brought them together in the first place ended.

So these things are natural & normal & not anything that should reflect negatively on her, quite the opposite, this is how it is supposed to be & is with everyone in life & was the case as well with any member of this or any other cast of this or any other show.

Same thing with her good friend Carol Burnett when Carol moved to Hawaii, they just lost touch after being great friends since they did
Who's Been Sleeping in my bed? together in 1963.

She kept in touch with Erin Murphy mainly because Erin was such great friends with her kids, but when they all grew up Liz lost touch with Erin as well.

Life happens & means nothing other then that, as was the case when Liz & Dick York lost contact with each other & they were not even friends like she & DS & DW were.

Larry Tate