‘Bewitched’: What Really Went On Behind The Scenes

Nosy Neighbor’s Dark Secret

From 1964 to 1966, Alice Pearce played the nosy neighbor named Gladys. However, upon accepting her role, she never told any of her co-stars that she had been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. She was only diagnosed four months before getting the Bewitched role. Yet, none of the Bewitched producers or costars noticed she was sick. Alice Pearce even won a posthumous Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy for playing Betwitched‘s Alice.

Nosy Neighbor’s Dark Secret