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Thread Number: 80357
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
season 1 of i dream of jeannie |
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| Post# 1042930 8/28/2019 at 08:38 (1,701 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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Post# 1042934 , Reply# 1 8/28/2019 at 08:58 (1,701 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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You have a good eye to spot those in that series which was, for the most part, a real appliance desert. | ||
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Post# 1042936 , Reply# 2 8/28/2019 at 09:05 (1,701 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 1042954 , Reply# 3 8/28/2019 at 11:48 (1,701 days old) by seedub (South Texas Hill Country) | ||
IIRC, these were coppertone units same as what was seen in the first few episodes of "Bewitched" (Darrin's rented house), and the revamped "Hazel" (after Hazel begins work for Steve Baxter and family). One wonders whether those were rotated among those different sets as needed.
Re: those turquoise appliances, I seem to recall a Magic Chef DW. Or, did the kitchen go avocado at some point, and it was the same avocado D&M Magic Chef that showed up on "Partridge Family", and "Julia", among other shows and movies? You can tell that I eventually grew tired of that show, and have not watched it in more than a decade. | ||
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Post# 1042969 , Reply# 4 8/28/2019 at 15:04 (1,701 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1042977 , Reply# 5 8/28/2019 at 18:17 (1,700 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I Dream of Maytag
Oh yes I posted a thread about Major Nelson's Maytag about 12 years ago here... It's ironic that the dryer is gas because while I don't know about Cocoa Beach in central Florida but no gas is available in south Florida.
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| Post# 1043055 , Reply# 7 8/29/2019 at 14:23 (1,700 days old) by jeb (Mansfield Ohiio) | ||
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Nelson Maytag Notice it is in the middle of a cycle and the backsplash is not lit. There is no way for the consumer to turn off the light in the middle of the cycle. Only a washer geek would notice that. Jeff | ||
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Post# 1043082 , Reply# 8 8/29/2019 at 17:31 (1,699 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Only a washer geek would notice that.
JEb, I know what you mean. I'm also an electrical geek with 1920's pushbutton switches, copper wallplates, Bulldog Pushmatic breakers from the 50's, etc. The movie "Good Night and Good Luck" about journalist Edward R. Murrow was filmed in 2005, set in 1954. There was a bathroom scene in a very 50's bathroom, but it had a GFCI outlet on the wall, not produced until 1973!
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Post# 1043088 , Reply# 9 8/29/2019 at 18:21 (1,699 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Electrical geeks.. 
I must admit I try to work out where a lot of photo's are set by looking at the kind of outlet the house has. I have recognised a lot of places by these and its difficult not to notice these things when as you Akronman said that films are set in particular times and yet they insist on using things that are not of the period... Have spotted a few gaffs in films but too long ago now to recall.
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Post# 1043099 , Reply# 10 8/29/2019 at 19:46 (1,699 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Just to be fair, 
Realizing most know this, but often just finding a proper location *and* getting owners of property to agree is a huge effort for any sort of filming. Think many homeowners (and or their insurers) would draw lines at redoing electrical and other major indoor work.
www.scoutingny.com... One of the drawbacks and or beauties (depending) upon which side of fence one sits is upgrading old to ancient homes to meet modern electric and other standards. Having done so don't think many property owners are willing to allow someone (with various or dubious qualifications) to put the old back just for a film shoot, then have to swap things out again. One is put in mind of British television series 1900 House. Finding an Victorian/Edwardian row house that fit the period was rather easy. Ripping out all mod cons and restoring it back to what it once was proved far more difficult (and likely cost dear). It isn't show, but one imagines the production company had to restore that house back to modern condition (or close enough) as well. | ||
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Post# 1043106 , Reply# 11 8/29/2019 at 20:15 (1,699 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Hollywood productions of small and large screens
Reused many things over and over. Appliances, wardrobes, cars, interior sets, etc...
Elizabeth Montgomery by all accounts (IIRC) detested I Dream of Jeannie, calling it out for what it was; a cheap copy of Bewitched. Since Screen Gems produced/owned both shows it wouldn't be at all surprising if those Maytag appliances among other things moved between the two shows. Again this happened all the time. Bits of the Brady Bunch home were used on sets of Mannix: verybradyblog.blogspot.com/2016/0... That set/staircase from film "Auntie Mame" was used over and over again in various other films: | ||
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Post# 1043428 , Reply# 12 8/31/2019 at 20:18 (1,697 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I bet this is the same set, moved to Glady and Abner's house across the street when Samantha got her 1964 Frigidaire set. This is from the colorized version of the B&W so obviously the color is incorrect.
"Stove on, Stove on"
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Post# 1045509 , Reply# 13 9/20/2019 at 19:24 (1,677 days old) by Sudsomatic (Indiana) |
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And over and over and over... I always find things like prop recycling fascinating, and laugh at myself for having never noticed as a kid watching syndicated reruns, that The Tates on Bewitched had the same exact kitchen as Tony Nelson. Or that Dr. Bellows from Jeannie lived in the same house as The Stevens.
Another site link like Laundress'
Shared props and sets Between Jeannie and Bewitched (and other classic TV shows)
Even though this thread is about Jeannie's appliances, Bewitched has come up a bit too, the site that the link above comes from ( www.harpiesbizarre.com... ) is full of fun stuff for fans of the show. Here are a couple more interesting prop/set switches.
Often Recycled props from Bewitched Specifically
The Steven's House facade and interior/exterior sets and the various TV and movie projects that borrowed it.
The facades used for Jeannie and Bewitched lived in the same Hollywood studio neighborhood and you could often see one or the other in shots of the competing shows scenes. It's funny that they were not only studio lot neighbors but also filming company neighbors. I read once where Screen Gems had played with having a Bewitched Jeannie 'crossover' show, much like Filmways did with The Beverly Hillbillies having the cast of Petticoat Junction on their show and Petticoat Junction and Green Acres always overlapping as they did. But that due to Elizabeth Montgomery's distaste for Jeannie and the fact that not only was she one of the biggest TV stars of the time but that her husband ran the show.. it never got beyond an idea concept.
I've always thought of My Favorite Martian as another, less mentioned rip-off of Bewitched. Obviously it wasn't as blatant a copycat, as the protagonist wasn't a beautiful blonde woman that pairs up with the lead male, but the concept was the same. Mythological humanoid creature trying to live as a human but their (or their relatives) superhuman powers make life constantly crazy for the all American average Joe they live with.
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| Post# 1045537 , Reply# 14 9/21/2019 at 10:02 (1,677 days old) by e2l-arry (LAKEWOOD COLORADO) | ||
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Wait a minute! Who ripped off who? My Favorite Martian debuted in 1963 and Bewitched debuted in 1964. | ||
| Post# 1045552 , Reply# 15 9/21/2019 at 14:00 (1,677 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
speaking of movie appliances... | ||
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Post# 1045563 , Reply# 16 9/21/2019 at 16:15 (1,676 days old) by Sudsomatic (Indiana) |
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Interesting.... Larry,
I never realized that Martian was older. To be honest I haven't got to watch the show since the late 90's (or whenever it was that the lame Hollywood movie remake came out) and they started showing the original series again on TV stations to play into the reboot.
When I watched all of these shows as a kid in the 80's they all seemed to be from the same time and reminded me so much of each other I always thought Martian was a clone of Bewitched, like Jeannie, not knowing the pilot airdates were reversed. And yes technically they were from the same time, but, all 3 shows were all on broadcast television "at the same time" for only a single year or so I guess.
The animated openings, magical hi-jinx, and things like Jeannie and Martin's play on words, from their given names to what they represented, always led me to believe they were a magical interconnected trilogy (that wanted nothing to with each other) and started with Bewitched.
I know Bewitched drew inspiration from Bell, Book, And Candle, and I Married A Witch .. so even if it had been the first it still wasn't a true original, though not the very obvious ripoff that Jeannie was from it. I still like both though.
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Post# 1045581 , Reply# 17 9/21/2019 at 19:18 (1,676 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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My Favorite Martin and Bewitched Were Different Animals
Bewitched was about a male mortal married to a witch with supernatural powers. Besides her family who were same, Darrin Stephens found out an entire world of creatures he had been told were nonesense actually existed (faeries, elves, ghosts, Santa Claus, Lock Ness Monster, etc...).
The Martian OTOH was an alien, and while possessing some supernatural powers they paled in comparison to Samantha and her family. Whole premise of MFM was the "creature" being stuck on earth and trying to get his spaceship fixed as to leave (back to Mars). There obviously wasn't any sort of romantic relationship between the Martian and his host. In terms of inspiration; Bewitched was inspired by film Bell, Book and Candle. Script for latter was in turn inspired by I Married A Witch. However the witch in "I Married A Witch" was evil, whereas Samantha (and for most part her family) were not at all. More to the point creators, studio and others involved with Bewitched took great pains to avoid any association with and or connotation of evil/Satan. United States was still very conservative and religious back in 1960's and 1970's, and thus any television show seen depicting much less promoting such a thing would have been shot out of the water. Samantha not only goes into churches (such as when Darrin's friend Kermit gets married), but is active in their local as well. Yes, there are instances where certain things seem "scary" (such as when Aunt Clara was put on trial for incompetence and threatened with being earth bound or turned into an inanimate object), but even when various witches covens are convened they are pretty begin. Far less focus on evil and or Satan than what was being shown in many "horror" films of the period. Only time Samantha or members of her family do something "bad" to a mortal (other than Darrin), is when someone threatens and or does something to them (or someone close like the children) first. Otherwise they tend to live and let live. I Dream of Jeannie was simply Bewitched with a genie instead of witch. Mortal male finds a beautiful blonde (and well built) young genie in a bottle. He now becomes her "master" This is a twist on Bewitched where a young, beautiful (and blonde) witch is forced (or wants to depending upon how you view things) to being subservient to a mortal creature who is obviously beneath her league. As other witches and warlocks frequently comment Darrin isn't that great looking, intelligent, wealthy, etc... But yet he yells, rants, and raves to get Samantha to forgo her supernatural abilities and live as he wants. All sorts of witches and genies were everywhere in 1960's through early 1970's; the rural purge of 1971 put an end to all that: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purg... Oh and leave us not forget that other blonde witch, Phoebe Figalilly, from Nanny and the Professor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_and_... By time that series came along Elizabeth Montgomery was fed up to back teeth with Bewitched anyway so she probably didn't bother getting upset. | ||
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Post# 1045584 , Reply# 18 9/21/2019 at 19:30 (1,676 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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On another side note
Gillian Holroyd, the witch in Bell, Book and Candle sets about casting "love spells" over Shepherd Henderson in order to get him to marry her.
OTOH in Bewitched when Darrin strongly suspects Samantha's friend is a witch and that together or singly witchcraft was used to get Kermit to fall in love and marry the girl, Samantha tells him it isn't possible because witches "don't have that kind of power". Years later in television show Sabrina (the Teenage Witch), the aunts tell Sabrina basically same thing; witches do not have power to make people fall in love. More to the fact the coven gathered around and made a pact against such things. Witchcraft probably can create conditions for love to happen (as when Sam and Endora try to get Darrin's parents back together), but actual love is not possible for a host of reasons. Irony is in BB&C Gillian actually loses her powers when she falls in love with Shep. OTOH Samantha not only keeps hers (until off and on suspended by Witches Council or illness), but her love for Darrin (including being brought to tears while often pleading his case), often is the deciding factor in getting the witches council and or a family member to lay off her husband. Had Samantha not loved Darrin so much and cried to her father, Maurice would have never have brought him back after disintegration/zapping him to kingdom come. Even by the end Endora finally realized her daughter loved Darrin and however reluctant softened her tone. This post was last edited 09/21/2019 at 19:54 | ||
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Post# 1046561 , Reply# 20 10/1/2019 at 21:25 (1,666 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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Stephenson's appliances/cars
Yes, the Stephenson's seemed to change their appliances frequently. If I recall Frigidaire was briefly one of their sponsors, in addition to Chevrolet. That might explain why Samantha went from Maytag to Frigidaire laundry. If I recall the earliest few episodes had a D&M dishwasher, with a glass window in it and the roto-rack. Later Samantha had an early Maytag reverse rack.
Apparently being in advertising pays well as Darrin (aka Derwood, Darwin, etc.) always seemed to have the latest model Chevrolets. (Just as Mr. Baxter always had the latest Fords, in "Hazel," and Wilbur always had the latest Studebakers in "Mr. Ed." (Wilbur and Carol also had a beautiful GE console stereo.) Since we're all off topic anyway--I loved both Jeannie and Bewitched. I think Jeannie stayed fresh, high energy and truly funny through it's entire run. People only lost interest when Jeannie married Tony which ruined part of the show's intrigue. Bewitched was low energy and humor during the last two seasons, for the most part. I think the writers lost interest in original storylines and Elizabeth Montgomery was visibly bored during filming. Poor Dick Sargent, bless his heart, was trying to fill Dick York's big shoes and many didn't accept him as Darrin. I watched it religiously during its first few years and barely turned it on the last couple of seasons, all so many of the plots seemed to be barely disguised rehashes of earlier ones. ..... And oh how we missed Mrs. Kravitz...no one could replace Alice Pearce. Back to appliances, ha. Anyone remember the Whirlpool washer and dryer set on "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir?" Gidget's sister Annie's Frigidaire Jet Action washing machine, Margaret's Westinghouse Laundromat washer (and later Bendix front loader) in "Father Knows Best?" Nanette Fabray's Westinghouse vacuum cleaner in her show. I still haven't figured out the brand of built-in dishwasher that Rod Taylor's mother had in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." All we have to go by is the view of the upper rack as his mamma loads the dishwasher. | ||
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Post# 1046586 , Reply# 21 10/2/2019 at 03:49 (1,666 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"I think the writers lost interest in original storylines and Elizabeth Montgomery was visibly bored during filming. Poor Dick Sargent, bless his heart, was trying to fill Dick York's big shoes and many didn't accept him as Darrin."
Ms. Elizabeth Montgomery wanted out of Bewitched by last several seasons. Network kept upping the ante with money and other incentives to keep Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband (who was director or producer, forget which), to keep them coming back. You can tell in the last year or so of Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery was "phoning it in", and or engaging in some passive aggressive behavior. For the latter look closely as Samantha updated her Connecticut matron look from that teased bouffant to long "hippie" hair and you'll notice in some episodes under those Pucci dresses (or other outfits) she wasn't wearing a brassiere. In last several seasons scripts from previous years were reused as well. Audiences never really warmed to Dick Sargent as "Darrin" and ratings began to decline after Dick York left. Truth to tell even though Mr. Sargent and Ms. Montgomery were good friends in real life, their "Sam and Darrin" paring just didn't have the same magic that Dick York had. Ironically Mr. Sargent was the first choice to play Darrin, but was prevented due to other obligations. Also you'll notice by last several seasons Endora was seen less and less, and to compensate other members of family made more appearances (Serena, Uncle Arthur), along with the Tooth Fairy, elfs, ghosts, etc.. and of course Maurice. Agnes Moorehead was a religious woman who wasn't very keen on playing a witch in first place. As Bewitched became a hit and dragged on season after season Ms. Moorehead (a veteran actress of radio, stage and large screen) began getting restless. Rather than leave series, Ms. Moorehead requested (and received) more free time from episodes. By end of 8th season Elizabeth Montgomery said she had enough and though plans were made for a 9th; it never happened. tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/bewit... Ms. Montgomery was tired of "Samantha" and wanted to do other acting roles. Now the dirt: Elizabeth Montgomery never liked Dick York, and tried many times to get him "fired" from Bewitched. Depending upon who you believe Mr. York had a "thing" for his beautiful co-star but she was married to the producer, and he had a wife as well. They do say that Ms. Montgomery accused Mr. York of being to free with his hands... In any even when Dick York kept missing work and or causing problems because of his dependence on pain killers and back injury (latter caused former), Elizabeth Montgomery finally got her wish, Dick York got the push. Agnes Moorhead was great friends (and very fond of) Dick Sargent, so she wasn't best pleased. In turn she often made Dick Sargent's misery her life's work; on occasion reducing that grown man to tears. When Dick Sargent was very ill with emphysema and so broke he and his wife were cleaning homes for money, the cast of Bewitched stumped up to raise funds. All except Ms. Montgomery who wouldn't give a thin dime. She never spoke to or about Dick York after he left show. Indeed a day or so before dying Mr. York telephoned Elizabeth Montgomery, but she wouldn't take the call. Morbid trivia; Elizabeth Montgomery, her father and brother all died from cancer. Fun Trivia: Bewitched is sometimes called the "gayest" sitcom of 1960's/1970's. Three of male cast members (Dick Sargent, Maurice Evans, Paul Lynde) were gay. Jury is still out on George Tobias (Mr. Kravits). Elizabeth Montgomery even rode in Of course Ms. Montgomery knew about Dick Sargent and Paul Lynde. Again she had been long time friends/very close to the former, and became so with the latter. How much she knew about Maurice Evans. Ms. Montgomery was very supportive of Dick Sargent, so much so that she rode by his side (as co-marshal) at the 1992 Los Angeles gay pride march. www.huffpost.com/entry/re... While Ms. Montgomery wanting out of Bewitched is the official line most heard; it is highly likely ABC canceled or would have the show anyway. In early 1970's (1971-1972 seasons) CBS launched their famous "rural purge" cancelling tons of show, some still popular. Other networks followed suit and so went all the kooky, supernatural, country, hillbilly, rural/country, etc.... Networks claimed their research showed viewers wanted things like gritty urban dramas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purg... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK | ||
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Post# 1046589 , Reply# 22 10/2/2019 at 04:00 (1,666 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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As some already likely know Elizabeth Montgomery was not a natural blonde, but brunette.
Caught her last night on episode of Thriller playing a vampire with a young (and rather good looking) Tom Poston as her husband. www.imdb.com/title/tt0723... | ||
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Post# 1046594 , Reply# 23 10/2/2019 at 06:07 (1,666 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Post# 1046607 , Reply# 24 10/2/2019 at 08:45 (1,666 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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William Asher
The link below should take you to segments of an interviews with William (Bill) Asher where he talks at some length about Bewitched. One very nice factor is that he speaks of Elizabeth Montgomery with real affection even though they separated not too long after Bewitched ended. See the link below.
Elizabeth Montogmery rode alongside Dick Sargent in an open top convertable during the 1992 LA Gay Pride, sadly not too long before his death. See the photos below Agnes Morehead was a wonderful actress but the "magic" of Bewitched palled very quickly, I recall reading a comment "We never get any time to rehearse". Even so she not only stayed with the programme but continued to promote it on such shows as Password Al PS Those TV archives make fascinating listening, there are a wide variety of them of people who were both in front and behind the camera CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK | ||
| Post# 1046829 , Reply# 25 10/4/2019 at 12:38 (1,664 days old) by seedub (South Texas Hill Country) | ||
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"Gayest Sitcom"
Has there been any substantiation of whether Ms Moorehead dabbled in lesbianism, or was at least fluid in her sexuality?
Poor Dick York: after he left, he was confined to a bed for the remainder of his life. He played with investments and had quite a good income until he made a bad call in the year 1976 that wiped him completely out. He either lost his house, or otherwise had to leave it. Several "Bewitched" cast members gifted him with large checks to help him out. Yes, Liz was a brunette when she did her turn in that "Twilight Zone (1959)" episode. | ||
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Post# 1046841 , Reply# 27 10/4/2019 at 17:17 (1,663 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Anges Moorehead
Those rumors have been swirling about for ages, but on face of highly doubt a word is true. Ms. Moorehead came from a very religious family, and was brought up in church. She herself was so inclined that playing the witch Endora wasn't exactly up her street.
By all accounts after some soul searching Ms. Moorehead only took role originally believing Bewitched wouldn't last long. No one could have known the show would become such a rating hit, which of course "trapped" Ms. Moorehead. The woman was a professional to the ground, and took her craft very seriously, so there she was then. They do say people valued their lives very cheaply if meeting Ms. Moorehead and asking about "Endora". One story goes a young boy was told off when asking for an autograph... As mentioned previously creators, writers, cast, etc... of Bewitched walked a very fine line in keeping all references to Satan, devil, evil and so forth out of that show. Samantha Stephens goes to church and was active in her local. There were some "spooky" moments, but nothing like say "Rosemary's Baby". In the end as also mentioned Ms. Moorehead tapered down her work on Bewitched. She did lament often that despite a pretty good body of work on radio, stage, screen and later television she would likely be most remembered for playing witch. Few know that Ms. Moorehead did the original radio broadcast of "Sorry Wrong Number". | ||
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Post# 1046842 , Reply# 28 10/4/2019 at 17:26 (1,663 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Bringing this back on home to IDOJ
Though widely known in entertainment circles at the time, but not so much by general public, Hayden Rorke (Dr. Bellows) was an out gay man who lived happily and openly with is partner actor/director Justus Addiss
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Ror... Miss. Barbara Eden and rest of cast adored Mr. Rorke, and his partner, frequently attending parties at their home. Interesting trivia about IDOJ: Jeannie's hair was fake. For first one or two seasons a script writer worked for both IDOJ and Bewitched. He was canned when word got out. screenrant.com/dream-jeannie-10-... | ||
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Post# 1046844 , Reply# 29 10/4/2019 at 17:41 (1,663 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Elizabeth Montgomery cause of death was colon cancer. As was common then she died within months of being diagnosed (about 18 weeks IIRC).
Robert Montgomery, Jr. died from lung cancer. Robert Montgomery's cause of death is given as generic "cancer". Here is a list of Bewitched cast and causes of death: weeklyview.net/2014/09/18/the-cur... | ||
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Post# 1046845 , Reply# 30 10/4/2019 at 17:50 (1,663 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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grumpy
Laundress,
I have read much about Bewitched and Agnes Moorehead and I get the impression she is (or was) much like the character she portrayed in the film "Showboat." Very straight forward, professional/businesslike, but occasionally a little too gruff. But under it all she had a good heart. She just said what she thought and didn't often think to mince words to prevent hurt feelings. If I recall in an interview Erin Murphy (one of the Tabitha twins) had fond memories of Agnes Moorehead and said Agnes doted over her as a child and played with and entertained her on the set between takes. My favorite quote of Agnes Moorehead, was when she said that Elizabeth Montgomery was, "A wee bit spoiled." Although from what I read they got with no problems on the set. I think Agnes was just raised very, very strictly and developed a rigid personality which might explain why she wasn't married. Not to judge, but comparing her to another rigid actress, Francis Bavier (Aunt Bea), I get the impression that Francis thought she was better than Andy Griffith and the other actors and gave them all a hard time. It is said that she thought of herself as a film actress and not a TV actress. I don't think Agnes thought she was better, but was just a natural grump. She never caused problems on the set as Francis sometimes did. Agnes was always right on time, knew her lines and delivered them as a professional. But when the cameras weren't rolling she was mostly a no-nonsense gal. In Debbie Reynolds two biographies, she speaks with much kindness about Agnes Moorehead, they were close friends. Too bad Agnes's lawyer absconded with virtually all of her estate after she died. The lawyer stated Agnes left it all to him, Debbie says she, knowing Agnes, thinks that was absolutely not true. | ||
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Post# 1046846 , Reply# 31 10/4/2019 at 18:06 (1,663 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Ms. Moorehead's former Los Angeles home finally sold not to long ago:
la.curbed.com/2017/4/14/15307178... @reactor Ms. Moorehead was married twice: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Moor... You can see from above link that only her home and contents went to the attorney, rest of estate was divided among others via final will and testament. www.newworldencyclopedia.... www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/... Attorney Franklin Rohner died in 2007, and as noted above Ms. Moorehead's former home only sold in 2017, so all that money didn't go to him but his estate. www.legacy.com/obituaries... | ||
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Post# 1046848 , Reply# 32 10/4/2019 at 18:43 (1,663 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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Post# 1046849 , Reply# 33 10/4/2019 at 19:26 (1,663 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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My last line did not get finished in the previous post:
It was supposed to say: "Like her character in the film Show Boat I think Agnes had a gruff exterior but a good heart, under it all." BTW, back to Jeannie's appliances. Wasn't there a dishwasher in her/Tony's kitchen? Seems like I recall a brief shot of one in an episode. | ||
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Post# 1047071 , Reply# 35 10/7/2019 at 13:14 (1,661 days old) by Sudsomatic (Indiana) |
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Launderess... Enjoyed the informative trivia, gossip, and the fun links for both shows.
The bit about Barbara Eden's hair is interesting to me, not because I'm fascinated with hair or anything, but rather the mechanics of production and "celebrity". Her handlers must have worked really hard at keeping her "Jeannie" persona in check even when she was out of costume by having her wear wigs for off stage appearances too.
I've been watching Buzzr Network (similar to Game Show Network but they only show truly vintage game shows) for last couple years and really enjoy the classic Password eps. A little less than a year ago they started airing the color filmed episodes from mid 1960's and Barbara pops up on there a few times. Each appearance she has her long blonde hair from the show, not her Jeannie ponytail with the fez hat but rather the hair style she would wear when she was out in public (on the show) as a human woman.
Both Irene Ryan and Carolyn Jones appear in other episodes and of course neither wear their (then current) characters hair, Irene looking a few decades younger without Granny's grey bun and Carolyn looking older somehow without Morticias long black hair. I get that their wigs altered their appearances to conform to a specific character and they wouldn't appear as themselves on a game show in character unless it was for fun as Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence would several years later as Mama and Eunice.
It's just interesting that Barbara kept her Jeannie look even in non Jeannie appearances, almost as if they were trying to keep up the illusion. | ||
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