The nose-twitch that launched a thousand therapy sessions.
"Bewitched" remains beloved nearly 60 years after its debut. The series lead, Elizabeth Montgomery, was a complex, strong-willed woman whose life and career became an ongoing quest for love and recognition she never received from her movie star father. "Bewitched" became one of television's biggest hits during the turbulent 1960s, a time that was symbolic of the series' behind-the-scenes turmoil.
Acting
Montgomery's range beyond Samantha—she was desperately underused.
Production
Vintage interviews reveal a woman quietly raging against her box.
Elizabeth Montgomery
Self/Samantha Stephens (archive footage)
Erin Murphy
Self/Tabitha/Narrator
Agnes Moorehead
Self/Endora (archive footage)
Dick York
Self/Darrin Stephens (archive footage)
Elliott Gould
Self
Bernie Kopell
Self
Richard Dreyfuss
Self
Alice Pearce
Self/ Gladys Kravitz (archive footage)
George Tobias
Self/Abner Kravitz (archive footage)
Paul Lynde
Self/Uncle Arthur (archive footage)
Marion Lorne
Self/Aunt Clara (archive footage)
Maurice Evans
Self/Maurice (archive footage)
Alice Ghostley
Self/Esmerelda (archive footage)
Bernard Fox
Self/Dr. Bombay (archive footage)
Dick Sargent
Self/Darrin Stephens (archive footage)
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