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What Was Elizabeth Montgomery's Net Worth and Salary?
Elizabeth Montgomery was an American actress with an estimated net worth of $10 million prior to her death. This is equivalent to around $20 million in the present, after inflation adjustments. Elizabeth Montgomery was accurately known for her performance in the role of Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom "Bewitched" (1964-1972), the role which garnered five Primetime Emmy nominations and four Golden Globe nominations. Elizabeth has over 60 credits in acting on her resume, which included the movies "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell" (1955), "Johnny Cool" (1963), as well as "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (1963), as well as the T.V. films "The Spiral Staircase" (1961), "A Case of Rape" (1974), "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (1975) and "Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story" (1993) as well as the miniseries "The Awakening Land" (1978) and the T.V. program " Robert Montgomery Presents" (1951-1956) as well as "Kraft Television Theatre" (1954-1957). Montgomery was also a part of Broadway as Janet Colby in "Late Love" (1953), Maggie Flannigan in "The Loud Red Patrick" (1956) as well as Melissa Gardner in "Love Letters" (1989). She won a Theatre World Award for "Late Love." Tragically, Elizabeth passed away from cancer in May 1995, aged 62.
Early Life
Elizabeth Montgomery was born Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery on April 15, 1933, in Los Angeles, California. The mother of her child, Elizabeth Daniel Bryan Allen, was an actor on Broadway actor, while the father of her, Robert Montgomery, was an Oscar Award-nominated actor. Elizabeth was the mother of an older brother, known as Robert Jr., and her sister of the same name, Martha, died just 14 months before Montgomery had been born. The couple divorced in 1950. Montgomery went to the Westlake School for Girls before finishing New York City's Spence School. After that, she attended for three years at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Following her death, it was found that she was a 6th cousin, once removed from Lizzie Borden, who she played in the 1975 T.V. film "The Legend of Lizzie Borden."
Career
In 1951, her father invited her to join his NBC show "Robert Montgomery Presents," in which she starred in thirty episodes. Then she appeared in "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1953-1954), "Kraft Television Theatre" (1954-1957), "Appointment with Adventure" (1955-1956), as well as "Studio One" (1955-1958). The film she made her debut in was 1955's "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell." Montgomery was a guest in "Climax!" (1956), "Suspicion" (1958), "Cimarron City" (1958), " Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1958), as well as "Wagon Train" (1959). She also appeared in the T.V. films "Bitter Heritage" (1958), "The Spiral Staircase" (1960)"The Spiral Staircase" (1960), and "Boston Terrier" (1963), as well as the feature film "Johnny Cool" (1963). Her role was in the 1993 film "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" with Dean Martin and Carol Burnett, and she was awarded a Primetime Emmy nomination for guest-starring in "The Untouchables" in 1960.
Between 1964 and 1964, El Elizabeth was the Witch Samantha Stephens opposite Dick York in the show "Bewitched," which aired 254 episodes across eight seasons. Montgomery was also Samantha's sister, Serena, in the show, which was re-aired in 2002. "T.V. Guide" ranked the series as number 50 on its "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list.
From 1965 until 1975, Elizabeth appeared in more than 80 seasons of the series "Password." In the 1970s, she received Primetime Emmy nominations for the T.V. films "A Case of Rape" (1974) as well as "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (1975) and also the miniseries "The Awakening Land" (1978) She also appeared in the T.V. films "The Victim" (1972), "Mrs. Sundance" (1973), "Dark Victory" (1976), "A Killing Affair" (1977), "Jennifer: A Woman's Story" (1979), as well as "Act of Violence" (1979). Montgomery performed the role of "Belle Starr" in the film "Belle Starr," then she was in the T.V. films "When the Circus Came to Town" (1981), "The Rules of Marriage" (1982), "Missing Pieces" (1983), "Second Sight: A Love Story" (1984), "Amos" (1985) along with "Between the Darkness and the Dawn" (1985). Elizabeth recorded the narrations for the films "Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair" (1988) as well as "The Panama Deception" (1992). In the latter years of her life, she appeared in the T.V. films "Face to Face" (1990), "Sins of the Mother" (1991), "With Murder in Mind" (1992), "Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story" (1993), "The Corpse Had a Familiar Face" (1994) as well as "Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan" (1995). Her voice was also added to the episode "Batman: The Animated Series," which aired just shortly after her death in the year 1995.
Personal Life
Elizabeth has been married four times and her first wedding was with the socialite Frederick Gallatin Cammann. The couple became married in March 1954 and separated in August 1955. Montgomery then married the actor Gig Young on December 28, 1956. The couple split in early 1963. She got married to director and producer William Asher on October 26 October 26, 1963. The couple welcomed their daughter Rebecca as well as sons William Jr. and Robert before divorce in 1974 over Elizabeth's relationship with "Bewitched" director Richard Michaels. This led to the ending of the show as Asher was also a part of the show as a producer and director. Montgomery was married to the actor Robert Foxworth on January 28, 1993. It was nearly two decades of being together. They stayed together until her passing two years later. Elizabeth was an active Democrat also, a feminist as well as a gay rights activist, and a vocal advocate for disabled people as well as AIDS research. The year 1992 was the time that Montgomery, as well as her ex- "Bewitched" husband Dick Sargent, were grand marshals for the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade. Elizabeth worked for the non-profit organization Learning Ally and produced public service announcements for the group's Los Angeles unit. Also, she recorded a version of A. A. Milne's poetry book "When We Were Very Young" to be used by Learning Ally.
Death
In the course of shooting "Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan" in 1995, Montgomery began having flu-like symptoms that she ignored. Then, she was diagnosed with colon cancer, which was spreading into her liver. Consequently, she decided to stay in her final days at home rather than the hospital. Eight weeks after her diagnosis, Elizabeth died at her Beverly Hills home on May 18, 1995, aged 62. One month later, funeral services were held at Beverly Hills' Canon Theatre. Herbie Hancock performed at the funeral while the widower of hers, Robert Foxworth, read the sympathy cards he received from her fans. Montgomery died at a funeral in L.A.'s Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. In 1998, Elizabeth's family hosted an auction of her clothes to raise funds for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation of Los Angeles, in which the actress from her "Bewitched" co-star Erin Murphy was the model for the items that were up for auction. The year 2005 saw the bronze sculpture of Montgomery in the "Bewitched" character was erected in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, which is, naturally, where Salem, Massachusetts. Salem witch trials that took place in the 1660s.
Awards and Nominations
Montgomery was Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Leading Role for "The Untouchables" (1961) and Outstanding Continuous Performance of an Actress with a Leading Role in the Comedy Series for "Bewitched" (1966, 1967, 1968 1969, 1970, and 1966) as well as Leading Actress of the Year in the Drama "A Case of Rape" (1974) and Outstanding Lead Actress on the Special Program in or Comedy for "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (1975), Outstanding Lead Actress in or Comedy, for "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" (1975) in addition to the Outstanding Lead Actress on an upcoming limited Series in the series "The Awakening Land" (1978). The actress received 4 Golden Globe nominations for "Bewitched," Best Television Star Female in 1965, 1967, and 1969, and Best Television Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1971. "Bewitched" also earned Elizabeth a T.V. Land Award for Superlatively"Supernatural" (2004) as well as a nomination for Favorite Dual Role Actor (2003) in addition to the T.P. de Oro (Spain) nomination for the Best International Actress (1973). She earned a Laurel Award nomination for Top Female New Face, and the following year, in 1995, she was recognized with The Women in Film Lucy Awards. Montgomery was honored posthumously to be inducted into the Online Film & Television Association Hall of Fame in 2005. In addition, she was awarded an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the year 2008.
Real Estate
When she died of loss of life, Montgomery owned a 26-room mansion located in Beverly Hills and a five-bedroom mansion with a lakefront situated in Agoura Hills that she built completely from scratch. Also, she owned her parents' 20-acre estate located in Putnam County, New York, and was at one time an element of Wonder Lake State Park.
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