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Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'Bewitched'Sony Pictures TV recently green- lighted a pilot for a revamped version of the supernatural classic sitcom Bewitched. The new show will feature Samantha’s granddaughter, who is also a witch but who finds her magic useless when it comes to finding true love. For those who truly loved the original series, here are 1.

CREATOR SOL SAKS WAS INSPIRED BY TWO MOVIES. Sol Saks, credited onscreen as the creator of Bewitched, has admitted in several interviews that his script for the pilot episode was inspired by the films I Married a Witch and Bell, Book and Candle. Saks wasn’t worried that some litigious types might find too many similarities between his TV show and those movies, though; both films were owned by Columbia Pictures, which in turn also owned Screen Gems, the company that produced Bewitched. HE WANTED TAMMY GRIMES TO PLAY THE SHOW'S WITCH.

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Tammy Grimes, who’d won a Best Actress Tony Award in 1. The Unsinkable Molly Brown, was under contract to Screen Gems in 1. Cassandra” (as the lead character was named at the time). Grimes was not a fan of the premise, asking why she wouldn’t use her powers to stop wars or deal with Los Angeles traffic. Watch Batman: Year One Online Full Movie. The producers didn’t agree, so she accepted a role in High Spirits on Broadway and the witch character, now named “Samantha,” had to be recast. Contrato Full Movie there.

RICHARD CRENNA COULD HAVE BEEN DARRIN. Elizabeth Montgomery and her then- husband, producer/director William Asher, were looking for a television project they could work on together, and Harry Ackerman encouraged them to look at Saks’ Bewitched pilot script. The Ashers thought the show had possibilities, and Liz signed on to be Samantha. While Grimes was still scheduled to play the lead, a young actor named Richard Sargent was close to being signed on to play Darrin Stephens. Sargent took another job while the pilot was in search of a new Samantha, and interestingly enough he would go on to play Tammy’s twin brother on her short- lived show. Richard Crenna was the next actor offered the part of Darrin, but he’d just spent several years on The Real Mc. Coys, so he passed as well.

Bewitched is a 2005 American romantic comedy fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Nora Ephron, and starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell alongside an. Read all about the life of Dick York. The award-winning Bewitched and Elizabeth Montgomery Web Site, a veritable museum showcasing the life and career of Elizabeth.

Enter Dick York, who had an impressive list of acting credits in film, on Broadway and on TV. His 1. 95. 9 role in They Came To Cordura changed his life forever. DICK YORK HAD TO LEAVE THE SHOW BECAUSE OF PAIN CAUSED BY AN OLD INJURY.

During the second- to- last day of filming Cordura, York was operating a railroad handcar carrying wounded men. When the director yelled “Cut,” one of the “wounded” extras reached and pulled himself up on the opposite side of the handle that York was about to upswing. He unsuspectingly lifted the extra’s entire weight, and being unprepared for that additional 1. There was no type of surgery that would repair his injuries at that time; instead, the best the specialists could do was supply him with a steady supply of increasingly strong pain medications. York managed to work through his severe pain for the first four seasons. In the middle of Season Five, however, he was run- down and it showed on camera. On the day of filming the “Daddy Does His Thing” episode, he skipped lunch to see his doctor, who was out.

The replacement doctor instead gave him B- 1. Maurice Evans on a scaffold 1. York into a seizure. He was rushed to the hospital and never returned to the Bewitched set. Some Darrin- less episodes were filmed until Dick Sargent took over the role. ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY WAS PREGNANT DURING EARLY FILMING ON THE FIRST SEASON. Montgomery wore progressively looser clothing to disguise her expanding waistline.

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Her subsequent two pregnancies were written into the Bewitched script, adding Tabitha and Adam to the Stephens family. IT WAS MONTGOMERY'S IDEA TO NAME HER CHARACTER'S DAUGHTER TABITHA."I loved it, because it was so old- fashioned," she said in 1. I got it from one of the daughters of Edward Andrews, the actor. The two Andrews girls are named Tabitha and Abigail. But, somehow or other, her name came out 'Tabatha' on the credit roll, and that's the way it's been ever since. Honestly, I shudder every time I see it. It's like a squeaky piece of chalk scratching on my nerves."7.

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ALICE PEARCE HAD TERMINAL CANCER WHEN SHE TOOK THE PART OF THE STEPHENS' NOSY NEIGHBOR. Alice Pearce played the part of a nosy busybody so well that even today the local neighborhood buttinski is referred to as a “Gladys Kravitz.” When Pearce was 9, she fell from a playground swing and landed on her chin, stunting its growth. Her undershot jaw prevented her from landing any leading lady roles when she took up acting, but she could be counted on as a good comic foil.

Four months prior to receiving a phone call from her agent telling her that William Asher wanted her for a role on his new TV show, Pearce was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She’d had surgery, but the doctors informed her that her case was terminal. Watch The Cook Mojoboxoffice.

She told none of her coworkers of her condition, and other than her being a little tired on the set now and then, no one suspected her of being ill. Pearce passed away in March 1. Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy Award two months later. Sandra Gould took over the role of Gladys Kravitz for the remainder of the series.

MOST OF THE SUPPORTING ACTORS ON THE SHOW WORE THEIR OWN CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES ONSCREEN. According to Kasey Rogers (“Louise Tate”), they’d bring their clothes in a week prior to filming and the wardrobe department would clean and press them.

Agnes Moorehead was often pictured wearing a starburst brooch that was set with 8. Montgomery admired the pin, and when Moorehead passed away in 1. TV daughter. You can see Moorehead wearing the brooch on an episode of Password above. YORK AND MOOREHEAD WERE CLOSE OFF- CAMERA. Even though Endora barely tolerated Darrin on the show, off- camera Moorehead was closer to York than any other cast member. Moorehead was a very religious Fundamentalist, and she admired York’s New Age- type spirituality.

She also admired his acting talent and was not at all pleased when he was replaced with Dick Sargent. MARION LORNE, WHO PLAYED AUNT CLARA, COLLECTED DOORKNOBS. Lorne turned bumbling into an art form with her portrayal of loveable Aunt Clara.

The character’s unusual fascination with door knobs was based on Lorne’s real- life fetish; she had a collection of over 1. Aunt Clara was so endearing that even Darrin (who despised most of Sam’s relatives) loved her, even when her spells went wonky and turned him into a chimpanzee or a seal.