Twitch Upon a Star (74 page)
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Authors: Herbie J. Pilato
A particularly personal note of deep appreciation to my parents who have passed into spirit: Herbert Pompeii and Frances Turri Pilato or, as they are now known in the Light,
Saint Pompeii
and
Saint Frances of Turri.
When I think of them, I think of life itself, and a great spiritual instruction that directly contributed to this book:
Honor Thy Mother and Father
not only commands us to respect our parents while they are alive, but directs us to live fully the life we've been granted by way of them after they're gone.
Elizabeth Montgomery did that. She lived fully the life she was given via her mother Elizabeth Allen and father Robert Montgomery, as well as through her maternal grandmother Rebecca Allen, all of whom, for better or worse, were core figures in the development of her refined character.
By completing this story of Elizabeth's life and career, which is a reflection on the past, I have finished a chapter in my own journal, and will continue to embrace my life and vocation to the best of my ability.
In doing so, I honor my mother and father ⦠as well as the great mother and father of us all.
B
OOKS
Bewitched Forever: The Immortal Companion to Television's Most Magical Supernatural Situation Comedy
(Special 40th Anniversary Edition) by Herbie J Pilato (Tapestry, 2004)
The Bewitched Book: The Cosmic Companion to TV's Most Magical Supernatural Situation Comedy
by Herbie J Pilato (Dell, 1992)
I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead
(BearManor Media, 2009)
The Bewitched History Book: The Omni-Directional Three-Dimensional Vectoring Paper Printed Omnibus for Bewitched Analysis by David Pierce
(BearManor Media, 2012)
Everything Is Going to Be Just Fine: The Ramblings of a Mad Hairdresser
by Billy Clift (Everything Is Going to Be Just Fine Society, 1998)
Dizzie and Jimmy: My Life with James Dean: A Love Story
by Liz Sheridan (Regan Books, 2000)
Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics
by Steven J. Ross (Oxford University Press, 2011)
EBSITES
www.bobsbewitchingdaughter.com
http://montgomeryin-moviesondvd.blogspot.com/
http://bewitchedcollector.tripod.com/
http://vicmas.tripod.com/sight.html/
As the author of
Bewitched Forever
(Tapestry, 2004) and
The Bewitched Book
(Dell, 1992) writer/actor/producer
Herbie J Pilato
has researched, studied, and chronicled the life and career of Elizabeth Montgomery, and the history of
Bewitched
, its content, and development, for countless TV shows, magazines, newspapers, and websites. He has appeared on hundreds of radio shows around the world and has served as a consultant and commentator for A&E's
Biography
of Elizabeth Montgomery
; Bewitched: The E! True Hollywood Story, Entertainment Tonight's
tribute to Elizabeth Montgomery;
Entertainment Tonight's
weekend special on
Bewitched;
Nora Ephron's
Bewitched
feature film of 2005; Sony's DVD release of the original
Bewitched
series; and Sony Signature's licensing of
Bewitched
merchandise.
Pilato is also the author of
NBC & ME: My Life As A Page In A Book
(BearManor Media, 2010);
Life Story: The Book of Life Goes On
(BearManor Media, 2008);
The Bionic Book
(BearManor Media, 2007);
The Kung Fu Book of Wisdom
(Tuttle, 1995); and
The Kung Fu Book of Caine
(Tuttle, 1993). He has worked as a producer, consultant, and commentator for the TV Guide Channel's five-part series,
TV's 100 Most Memorable Moments
; TLC's
Behind the Fame
specials on
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show
,
L.A. Law,
and
Hill Street Blues
; Bravo's five-part series,
The 100 Greatest TV Characters
; as well as for the DVD releases of
Kung Fu
and
CHiPs
.
Pilato has also been published in magazines such as
Sci-Fi Entertainment, Sci-Fi Universe, Starlog, Classic TV, Cinema Retro, Retro Vision,
and
Electronic House
.
As an actor, Pilato has appeared on daytime serials
General Hospital
and
The Bold and the Beautiful
, and classic TV shows like
Highway to Heaven
and
The Golden Girls
. As a public relations representative for NBC in the 1980s, Pilato worked on
The Tonight Show
starring Johnny Carson, the Bob Hope Specials,
An All-Star Salute to President Ronald “Dutch” Reagan
, and the
1984 Democratic Debates
, among countless other TV shows and specials.
Pilato presently writes the heralded
Classic TV Corner
blog for Jack Myers' renowned
mediabizbloggers.com
, and is the president and creative director for Pop-Culture Consultants, an entertainment consulting firm. He lives in Cerritos, California, where he founded
The Classic TV Preservation Society
, a nonprofit organization that seeks to close the gap between popular culture and education.