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'''Elizabeth Montgomery''', actress best-known as Samantha on the TV-series Bewitched.
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==Elizabeth Montgomery==
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was born 15 Apr 1933 in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California to actor [[#Robert Montgomery|Robert Montgomery]] and actress [[#Elizabeth Daniel Allen|Elizabeth Allen]] (not the British actress of that name).

In an interview with Dick Kleiner published 21 Feb 1968, she says that as a girl her first attempts at cooking were not successful:<blockquote>She made a batch of fudge and it was so bad she threw it away.  And the chickens got it, and three of them died.</blockquote>

Elizabeth made her television debut in 1951 at the age of 18, in her father's production of "Top Secret" for his program ''Robert Montgomery Presents''.

She first married on 27 Mar 1954 in New York to socialite and casting-director Frederick Gallatin Cammann but the marriage dissolved in 1955.  She next married actor Gig Young, they divorced in 1963.  Elizabeth Montgomery married thirdly director-producer William Asher.  An AP article in the ''Press-Telegram'' of Long Beach, dated 18 Jan 1964 quotes Elizabeth as saying that she married William Asher in Juarez, Mexico on 26 Oct 1963 and that there were expecting a child in the Summer.

The pilot for ''Bewitched'' first screened early in 1964 and the series started in the Fall of that year.  Elizabeth had her baby and was scheduled to go to work Aug 15. On Episode 1 of Season 1 Darrin and Samantha are on their honeymoon.  Sam has not told Darrin that she is a witch as she had decided to give up witchcraft for him, but her mother Endora drops in and convinces her that she must tell him.  In the second half, Sheila an prior-flame of Darrin's drops in and invites him and Sam to her dinner party, where she is very catty toward Sam, who gets revenge.  You can watch this episode here [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBt4Cp1k-qc Part 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MissDkuToHk Part 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5rNyH56mmo Part 3].

Elizabeth and William had three children: William Allen "Billy" Asher b 24 Jul 1964, Robert Deverell Asher born 5 Oct 1965 and Rebecca Elizabeth Asher born 17 Jun 1969.  All three children were born in Los Angeles County, [[California]].  During this time William and Elizabeth lived in Beverly Hills.  The latter two pregnancies were written into the ''Bewitched'' script.  You can see a picture of Billy and Rebecca dated 1997 [http://www.bewitched.net/kidsnow.htm here].

The TV-series ''Bewitched'' ran for eight seasons, broadcast daily, and for four of those years, was the number one show for ABC.

Elizabeth Montgomery died of cancer on 18 May 1995, age 62, although some obits called her age 57.  She appears in the Social Security Death Index as "Elizabeth Asher" (the surname of her ex-husband).

Elizabeth received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame posthumously on 4 Jan 2008

===Primary sources for 1===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=&f1=Montgomery&sx=&f9=&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=1933&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=10&recid=15072123&recoff=2 California Birth Index, 1905-95] : "Elizabeth Montgomery, born 15 Apr 1933 Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Allen"
*''Oakland Tribune'', 24 Dec 1951, page 14D : "9:30 PM KRON &mdash; Robert Montgomery Presents.  Robert Montgomery stars in his own production of "Top Secret" while his 18-year-old daughter Elizabeth Montgomery, makes her TV debut in the same program.
*''The Times'' (San Mateo, California), 1 Aug 1953, "TV Summer Stock Stars &mdash; The Robert Montgomery Players &mdash; with (left to right) Elizabeth Montgomery, Vaughn Taylor, Margaret Hayes and John Newland as stars &mdash; are TV's first permanent summer stock company.  They are seen on NBC-TV each Monday evening when "Robert Montgomery Presents" a series of full-hour playss especially designed for warm weather."
*''Oakland Tribune'', 28 Mar 1954, "Actress Weds" : "New York, March 27 (AP) &mdash; Elizabeth Montgomery, actress daughter of actor-producer Robert Montgomery, and Frederic Gallatin Cammann, a casting director, were married today."
*''Press-Telegram'' (Long Beach, California), 18 Jan 1964 
*''The Modesto Bee'', 24 Jan 1965, "Elizabeth Montgomery Comes Into Her Share Of Kissing"
*''Modesto Bee and News-Herald'', 1 May 1966
*''Daily Review'', 28 Jul 1969
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Elizabeth&gsln=Asher&sx=&f9=&f8=&f10=&f6=&f5=&f7=&f1=&f15=&f14=&f13=&f12=&f20=&f0=&prox=1&db=ssdi&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=2&recid=2202510&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] : "Elizabeth Asher, born 15 Apr 1933, died 18 May 1995, SSN Issued by New York (1951-53)"

===Secondary sources for 1===
*[http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery"], by James Pylant copyright 2004
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Montgomery "Elizabeth Montgomery"] on Wikipedia

===External links for 1===
*[http://bewitched.net/ Bewitched.Net]

===Further reading for 1===
*''Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitching Life'', By Rita E. Piro. Published by Great Feats Pr, 2005 ISBN 0970626126, ISBN 9780970626127 208 pages

==Robert Montgomery==
Robert Montgomery was born as Henry Montgomery, Jr on 21 May 1904 in Fishkill Landing, Dutchess County, New York to [[#Henry Montgomery|Henry Montgomery]] and his wife [[#Mary Weed Barney|Mary Weed Barney]].

Robert married [[#Elizabeth Daniel Allen|Elizabeth Allen]] on 14 Apr 1928 in New York, and the following year they moved to Hollywood.  They had three children, all born in Los Angeles County.  The eldest Martha died 13 Dec 1931, aged 14 months.  Their daughter Elizabeth was born in 1933, and Robert was born in 1936.

An article in the ''San Antonio Light'', 24 Aug 1950 states "...Robert Montgomery the movie star&mdash;producer and his wife, the former Elizabeth Allen, will divorce shortly.  And once he is a free man, the rumor-mongers say, Robert will marry Elizabeth "Buffy" Grant Harkness, ex-wife of William Hale Harkness of steel millions and Harkness pavilion fame."

===Primary sources for 2===
*''The Fresno Bee'', 15 Feb 1936, "Actor Names Son", "Hollywood, 15 Feb (AP) &mdash; A new member of the movie colony made his appearance to-day.  The boy was born to Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, wife of actor Robert Montgomery.  He will be named Junior, the actor said.  The Montgomerys have a 2-year-old daughter."
*''Long Beach Independent'', 16 Jul 1944, "Commanded Destroyer D Day, Actor Reveals" "Los Angeles 15 Jul (INS) &mdash; "Lt. Cmdr. Robert Montgomery arrived home from the European theater today for his first visit with his family since last Christmas.  Met by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, and their 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, as he stepped from an American Airlines plane at Lockheed air terminal, the former film star was reluctant to discuss the invasion.  However, he did reveal that he commanded a destroyer in the English channel on D day, and that there was 'perfect coordination between land, sea and air forces.' "
*''Oakland Tribune'', 24 Dec 1951, page 14D : "9:30 PM KRON &mdash; Robert Montgomery Presents.  Robert Montgomery stars in his own production of "Top Secret" while his 18-year-old daughter Elizabeth Montgomery, makes her TV debut in the same program.

===Secondary sources for 2===
*[http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery"], by James Pylant copyright 2004

===Further reading for 2===
*1920 Census of Dutchess County, New York "Henry Montgomery"
*1930 Census of Los Angeles County, California "Robert Montgomery"

==Elizabeth Daniel Allen==
Elizabeth Daniel Allen was born 26 Dec 1904 in Louisville, Jefferson County, [[Kentucky]], the daughter of [[#Bryan Hunt Allen|Bryan Hunt Allen]] and his wife [[#Rebecca Lowry Daniel|Rebecca Lowry Daniel]].  She married [[#Robert Montgomery|Robert Montgomery]] on 14 Apr 1928 in New York and the next year they moved to Hollywood. In 1930 the family lived in Los Angeles, [[California]].  They had three children, but the eldest Martha died aged 14 months.

===Primary sources for 3===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=&f1=Montgomery&sx=&f9=&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=Allen&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=14&recid=15075426&recoff=3+21 California Birth Index, 1905-95] : "Martha Bryan Montgomery, born 13 Oct 1930 Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Allen"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=&f1=Montgomery&sx=&f9=&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=1933&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=10&recid=15072123&recoff=2 California Birth Index, 1905-95] : "Elizabeth Montgomery, born 15 Apr 1933 Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Allen"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=&f1=Montgomery&sx=&f9=&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=Allen&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=18&recid=15076925&recoff=2+20 California Birth Index, 1905-95] : "Robert Montgomery, born 15 Feb 1936 Los Angeles County, mother's maiden name Allen"

===Secondary sources for 3===
*[http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery"], by James Pylant copyright 2004

==Henry Montgomery==
Henry Montgomery was born 1868/9 the son of Archibald Montgomery and his wife Margaret Edminston.

===Secondary sources for 4===
*[http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery"], by James Pylant copyright 2004 citing "Eugene Dimon Preston and William Clifford Barney, ed., Genealogy of the Barney Family in America (Springfield, Virginia: Barney Family Historical Association, repr. 1990)"

===Further reading for 4===
*1870 Census of Brooklyn, New York "Archibald Montgomery"
*1900 Census of Dutchess County "Henry Montgomery"
*1920 Census of Dutchess County "Henry Montgomery"

==Mary Weed Barney==
Mary Weed Barney was born 30 Mar 1875 in Bayonne, New Jersey, the daughter of Nathan Barney Jr and his second wife Mary A Deverell
===Secondary sources for 5===
*[http://www.bewitched.net/lizgenealogy.htm "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery"], by James Pylant copyright 2004 citing "Eugene Dimon Preston and William Clifford Barney, ed., Genealogy of the Barney Family in America (Springfield, Virginia: Barney Family Historical Association, repr. 1990)"

==Bryan Hunt Allen==
==Rebecca Lowry Daniel==
==Archibald Montgomery==

==Margaret Edminston==

==Nathan Barney==
===Further reading for 10===
*1900 Census of Brooklyn, New York

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