Not so fun facts: Sargent and Elizabeth Montgomery both died of cancer, York from emphysema.
Remember how much they used to smoke on that show?
Cigarette companies were big sponsors of television shows in that era, and would often encourage the writers, directors, etc to include scenes, in which the stars smoked. Even Andy Griffith did it. Moreover, the actors would play their tv roles in commercials for cigarettes during their shows.
even including the flintstones
And speaking of Elizabeth Montgomery,
William Asher, producer/director of
Bewitched and director of over 100 episodes of
I Love Lucy (including the classic "candy factory" episode) died July 16 at age 90. During the time of
Bewitched, Asher and Montgomery were husband and wife.
Speaking of
Bewitched, the show's creator,
Sol Saks, died back on April 16 at age 100.
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