For those of you who have not heard, actress Samantha Scott who played Betty in Season 8 passed away June 12. She appeared in “The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit” and “The Eight Year Itch Witch". She was also the Venus statue in “Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni”, before Endora brought the statue to life. She attended the Bewitched Fan Fare last September, and was part of the "Bevy of Betty's" panel. She was 74.
I was the one who researched and found her a couple of years ago. Her real name was Andrea. Her life until recently had not been easy, because of her tragic past, I got to know her first, and realized that she had completely turned her life around. About 6 months later, when I put her name to the organizing members of The Bewitched Fan Fare 2014, I gave all her details (which we will not share) and everyone embraced her attending and becoming a member of the “Bevy of Betty’s”. My thanks cannot be expressed enough to those members, Mark Simpson, and all who attended the Fan Fare. Andrea had a major surgery only a few weeks before, and was not at all well. Although never smoking, she had lung cancer, and had a large part of her lung removed. But her appearance at the Fan Fare was a highlight for her in her declining years. And she was so proud to be included into the Bewitched family. On a personal level Andrea became a friend. She was hospitalized since February . RIP Andrea. May 31st 1941- June 12th 2015 (aged 74) "Mommy, I only have little legs, for me this is hurry!!"