Like we had mentioned earlier, the supporting cast of the show “Bewitched” had to provide their own wardrobe and accessories. Actress Agnes Moorehead who played the role of Samantha’s mother, Endora, would usually be seen wearing a brooch in the shape of a starburst. This brooch was complete with 8.5 carats of diamonds! This was her own personal accessory, which she constantly wore on the show.
Elizabeth Montgomery always mentioned how much she loved the beautiful diamond pin. When Agnes died in 1974, she left the beautiful pin to her TV daughter, Elizabeth Montgomery. How sweet!
A Natural
As soon as the twins started in the role, it was pretty obvious that Erin was going to be the star and play the role of Tabitha the most. Erin was always used for the close-up scene and also for any speaking lines. Her sister, Diane, was usually only used in the longer shots.
After “Bewitched,” Erin really made an impact in the world, using her Hollywood status to become an advocate for people with Autism. She has a son, Parker, who has autism and she really believes in this cause. She also wore many hats in Hollywood, becoming a casting director, makeup artist, teacher and more.
Two Tabithas?
Olsen twins, move over! Erin and Diane Murphy were the original twin stars! The fraternal twins were cast to split the role of Tabitha, Samantha and Darrin’s daughter. Just like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen shared the role of Michelle in “Full House” these two also shared the role. It was pretty typical for twins to play one role as it was a taxing filming schedule and good to have two kids on hands to play the one role.
After “Bewitched,” Erin went on to be a makeup artist, stunt double and even a casting director. She also became a teacher and speaker. She was known for her work advocating people with autism.
The Mysterious Theme Song
Did you know that the famous “Bewitched” theme song actually has lyrics! Yes, it is true! Despite the fact that the actual lyrics are in fact never sung during the opening credits of the show, it indeed does have lyrics. The reason why it did not have lyrics was that the network that “Bewitched” was played on had a major time crunch to get the theme song ready for their first episode to debut. Steve Lawrence did not get the lyrics to them soon enough, and it ended up just being the instrumental since that was all that they had.
Steve Lawrence’s version of this song pretty much went unheard until a few years back. But a clip can be seen on YouTube of Steve Lawrence singing it, lyrics and all!
Emmy Award
Alice Pearce played the role of Gladys Kravitz on “Bewitched.” The role of Gladys was a nosy neighbor to the Stephens family. She was always suspicious of the things going on over at Darrin and Samantha’s and that of course fed on her nosy nature! Everyone always thought Gladys was a bit crazy because of the things she thought to be going on at the Stephens household - but no one else ever seemed to see them!
The first episode that Alice filmed where Gladys was introduced was called “Be It Ever So Mortgaged". Two short months after she passed, Alice won an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Gladys.