Not Their First Choice
It’s hard to imagine that anyone but Elizabeth Montgomery could play Samantha, but the show’s producers actually had someone else in mind at first. They actually first wanted Tammy Grimes to play the role, but she turned down the role because she didn’t like the character. Writer and classic TV fan Herbie J. Pilato told Fox News: “She felt like if the character had all this power, why doesn’t she cure all the ills of the world?”
Not Their First Choice
A Real Twitch
Of course, we all know that Samantha famously twitched her nose to make magic happen. However, did you know that Elizabeth had her own quirky twitch. She reportedly wriggled her upper lip, which then husband Asher said was a nervous tick she had.
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A Real Twitch
