Elizabeth Montgomery random trivia

Children, with Asher, William Jr (b. 1964), Robert, Rebecca Elizabeth (b. 17 June 1969) Daughter of 'Elizabeth Allen' and Robert Montgomery. She lost out on the part of Edie Doyle in "On the Waterfront" (1954) to Eva Marie Saint. Director Elia Kazan, in his autobiography "A Life," says that the choice of an actress to play the part was narrowed down to Montgomery and Saint. Although Montgomery was fine in her screentest, there was an air of finishing school about her. Kazan thought this genteel quality would not be becoming for Edie, who was raised on the waterfront in Hoboken, NJ. He gave the part to Saint who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, in the part.