August 1970
The Magic of Liz Has Changed My Life
by Dick Sargent
Many women like to get in one more whack at men. We guys are unfairly branded mysterious, absolutely wrong, or at least another kind of nut. It shouldn�t bother me. Any gal that frantic is still trying to find herself. Besides, a lot of fellows are secretly as puzzled by women. I was. Then I started to work with Elizabeth Montgomery. Now no female can make me despair for more than a few minutes. I begin to grin, maddeningly I guess. I�m happily remembering the real Elizabeth. I�m sure to be astonished by how well she understands men!
Amazingly, she�s actually something else. The magic she uses, herself, has affected many lives. It�s changed mine. To be truthful, this didn�t dawn on me as possible the first times I saw her. On TV, I could tell she was a willowy beauty. But men seek an irresistible sense of humor. What I overlooked was that she was always in very dramatic shows, so in her acting she had to be quite serious. Suddenly she was a gay charmer in her comedy debut, when she co-starred with Dean Martin in her third movie. That made me wonder what she was, truly, along with her talent. I was informed she was totally in love with director William Asher.
I almost met Elizabeth six years ago when she and Bill were planning Bewitched. I was asked to be the original Darrin. But I couldn�t be because I�d already made the pilot for Broadside and was committed to being the stuffy lieutenant in that series if it sold. It lasted only one year. The next season I went into The Tammy Grimes Show because everyone was enthused about it. However, viewers weren�t. Eight segments were made, only four shown.
(To be continued...This is an incredibly long article and will take forever to type it all. I will add a little bit more as time allows.)
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