![]() ![]() As she lay dying, she reportedly said: “I should never have taken that part.” Moorehead was nominated for an Oscar four times and played Orson Welles’ mother in the legendary Citizen Kane. No bombs were tested during the filming of The Conqueror, but eleven explosions occurred the year prior. She was one of over 90 (of 220) cast and crew members - including co-stars Susan Hayward, John Wayne, and Pedro Armendariz, as well as director-producer Dick Powell - who developed cancer at least 46 died from the disease. Moorehead had appeared in the 1956 movie The Conqueror, which was filmed in Utah - downwind from the Yucca Flat, Nevada, nuclear test site. Two years after the show ended but while the sitcom was still quite fresh in the hearts and minds of viewers, Agnes Moorehead, who played Samantha’s mother Endora died of uterine cancer on April 30th, 1974 at age 73. The producers of Bewitched recognized that Aunt Clara could never be replaced by another actress so actress Alice Ghostley was cast as Esmeralda, a different type of befuddled witch whose magic spells often went astray. The statue was accepted by Bewitched star Elizabeth Montgomery. She received a posthumous Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. She had appeared in 27 episodes of Bewitched. On Marion Lorne, who played the beloved, bumbling Aunt Clara, died at age 82 of a heart attack in her Manhattan apartment, just prior to the start of production of the show’s fifth season. The next death on Bewitched hit the fans much harder. Although her absence was noted by fans, she was quickly replaced by Sandra Gould. She died at age 48 from ovarian cancer towards the end of the second year. Her rapid weight loss was quite evident during the second season of the sitcom. Pearce had been diagnosed with terminal cancer before Bewitched began but kept her illness a secret. ![]() While the show was in production, Alice Pearce, who played nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz died of ovarian cancer on March 3, 1966. Deaths, both during and after production, seemed to plague the show. For decades after the sitcom ceased production, rumors of a curse attached to the show persisted undoubtedly fueled by the supernatural nature of the show’s theme. The show ran for eight seasons from 1964 to 1972 on ABC. If you read last week’s article on the curse of Bewitched, you’re up to speed. ![]()
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