March 28, 2026
"ABC Didn't Cancel Bewitched — Elizabeth Montgomery Did" | Herbie J Pilato
Twitch Upon a Star, the definitive Elizabeth Montgomery biography from Herbie J Pilato, is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4bS4Vx6
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ABC didn't cancel Bewitched — Elizabeth Montgomery walked away. In this conversation, author and classic TV historian Herbie J Pilato shares never-before-heard stories from his personal interviews with Elizabeth Montgomery, revealing the real woman behind Samantha Stephens.
Herbie spent years with Elizabeth before her passing in 1995, earning rare access to one of Hollywood's most private stars. He discusses her turbulent relationship with her famous father Robert Montgomery, the behind-the-scenes drama that tore apart her marriage to director Bill Asher during the final seasons of Bewitched, why Dick York was really replaced by Dick Sargent, her four marriages, the death threats she received for protesting the Vietnam War, her groundbreaking advocacy work, and the emotional final chapter of her life — including a last-minute marriage to Robert Foxworth shortly before her death from colon cancer at just 62.
#ElizabethMontgomery #Bewitched #ClassicTV
Learn more at herbiejpilato.com
ABC didn't cancel Bewitched — Elizabeth Montgomery walked away. In this conversation, author and classic TV historian Herbie J Pilato shares never-before-heard stories from his personal interviews with Elizabeth Montgomery, revealing the real woman behind Samantha Stephens.
Herbie spent years with Elizabeth before her passing in 1995, earning rare access to one of Hollywood's most private stars. He discusses her turbulent relationship with her famous father Robert Montgomery, the behind-the-scenes drama that tore apart her marriage to director Bill Asher during the final seasons of Bewitched, why Dick York was really replaced by Dick Sargent, her four marriages, the death threats she received for protesting the Vietnam War, her groundbreaking advocacy work, and the emotional final chapter of her life — including a last-minute marriage to Robert Foxworth shortly before her death from colon cancer at just 62.
#ElizabethMontgomery #Bewitched #ClassicTV