Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... Season 9 Episode 35 Elizabeth Montgomery

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery became a global household name for playing Samantha, the nose-twitching witch in TV series “Bewitched”. She was born into acting nobility. Her father was the acclaimed actor Robert Montgomery who was twice academy nominated. Despite his early misgivings about her becoming an actress, he embraced her onto his TV drama show. His old-school resolute attitude influenced her entire life. Highly motivated, Elizabeth went on to have a successful and diverse acting career spanning 4 decades. She was nominated for 9 EMMYs and 4 Golden Globes. On May 18th 1995, Elizabeth unexpectedly died at the age of 64, after a short battle with colon cancer. She appeared to only experience 6 weeks of pain, before a biopsy proved her cancer had reached stage IV. It had spread to her liver and lungs with disastrous repercussions. Strangely, it is a disease that should be easy to treat and prevent. This episode investigates and uncovers the tragic and harrowing chain of events that resulted in this much loved star passing away too early.