'Bewitched' Presents Elizabeth Montgomery the Adventures of the Typical Suburban 'House-Witch' Which She Won an Award
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'Bewitched' presents Elizabeth Montgomery the adventures of the typical suburban 'house-witch' which she won an award. Her tv cred- 7 and 13, it stars Elizabeth Montgomery its, numbering more than 250, include as Samantha, who must be the pretti- Studio One, G. E. Theater, Alcoa The- est witch this side of "MacBeth"; Dick ater, Circle Theater, Eleventh Hour, York stars as her husband, Darrin Ste- Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Rawhide, The phens; and Agnes Moorehead plays Sa- Untouchables, Burke's Law, and The mantha's mother, Endora. Twilight Zone. York, as Darrin, was certainly "be- She was formerly married to Gig witched" by Samantha's charms; he is Young, co-star of The Rogues, and is also often "bothered and bewildered" now the wife of television director Wil- by some of the things she does. For liam Asher, to whom she presented a heJ: part, Miss Moorehead, as Endora, baby son in August. thinks her daughter's marriage to .Dick \ York was an established actor "What's His Name?" is a lot of foolish- before he was ten, his most famous ness, and wants to turn him into a childhood role being that of Billy Fair- frog. field, the chum of "Jack Armstrong, Darrin has elicited a promise from The All-American BOY."Born in Fort Samantha that she won't practice any Wayne, Indiana, on September 4, 1928, more witch-craft. She tries to stick to he grew up in Chicago and attended it-most of the time. Sometimes, how- DePaul University. ever, in a tight spot she can't resist He moved to New York in 1950,and Elizabeth Montgomery: a little nose-twitching or hand-waving subsequently appeared in live television 'Broom-riding, spell-casting-' -just to help things along .. shows originating there, as well as in Take one bright, pretty young lady; Thus, when the breakfast turns out movies. He was a regular in Gene Elizabeth and Agnes have DicIt add an energetic, ambitious young New bad, and hubby is bounding down the Kelly's video series, Going My Way, 'Bothered and Bewildered' York advertising man; unite them in stairs, she back-slides a little, and pres- two seasons ago, and has appeared in Players, and co-starred in Welles' mov- the bonds of holy matrimony, and you to!-instant breakfast. Or, when she Wagon Train, Twilight Zone, Route 66, ie, "Citizen Kane." She has been nom- have perhaps the basis for an "average" wants to see how their new house will and Playhouse 90, among others. inated for Academy Awards in four American marriage. look landscaped, with a wave of her He met his wife, Joan, when he was hand, she landscapes it! The little boy movies: "The Magnificent Ambersons," Then, however, add the fact that the 15 and she was 12, and both were ap- next door is trying to make the Little "Mrs. Parkington," "Johnny Belinda," young bride happens to be a witch- pearing in Chicago radio. They were League team, and Samantha can't re- and "All That Heaven Allows." She a "real, broom-riding, cauldron-stir- married in 1952,and have five children, sist a little sorcery to put some snap in has received honorary doctorates from ring, spell-casting witch," and you have ranging in age from 3 to 11. his curve ball. three universities. She devotes her the basis for one of the season's new, Agnes Moorehead is one of the long- spare time to helping young talent, and off-beat comedy series, Bewitched. Miss Montgomery is the daughter of time stars of stage, movies and tv. to cooking. Seen Thursday nights, via Channels actor Robert Montgomery. Born in Los Born in 1906 in Boston, Ms.ssachusetts, Angeles in 1933,she was educated there she grew up in st. LOUis,where she be- and in New York. gan performing at the age of 10. She See us for your next car- received a master's degree in English shop inside in comfort "Except for some interest in becom- Meet The New DOCTORS, of and public speaking at the University ing a lawyer, I had never wanted to do 'THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES' ONE OF THE WORLD'S Of Wisconsin, then graduated from the anything except act," she says. After LARGEST DEALERS American Academy Of Dramatic Arts. Television Tributes three years of training and minor roles, to JOHN F. KENNEDY Open Every Evening Until 9 PM- she made her tv debut in "Top Secret" She established herself with roles in Monday thru Saturday Debbie Watson, of 'Karen', with her dad. several Broadway hits and, among oth- er things, appeared on Jack Benny's In TV Portrait After other tv work, she made her very first radio show. She helped Orson Meet Bernie Herman, ABELS AUTO COMPANY Broadway debut in "Late Love," for 1030 N. Meridian ME. 9-2301 Welles found the Mercury Theatre Channel 6 Movie Host (Continued on next page).