Elizabeth Montgomery: The Real Off-Screen Life of TV’s Most Beloved Witch

A Lucky Escape

Elizabeth was 22 at the time and infatuated with the man, but Gig Young was troubled. He was an alcoholic, emotionally abusive and let’s face it – he was probably physically abusive as well. She tried to save him from his own demons, but their marriage soon broke down. Eerily, it was a lucky escape for Elizabeth. Gig Young shot his second wife to death and then took his own life.

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Elizabeth’s third husband was Bewitched’s producer, Bill Asher, who was, obviously, another older man. But their marriage struggled for different reasons; he had affairs throughout their time on Bewitched. But that’s not to say that Elizabeth was an angel. She, too, had her affairs.

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