14. The Young Rebel
Ever heard the phrase “daddy issues”? Well, Montgomery was the poster child of this and it rubbed off on her in her personal life. That is the reason why she would go for the bad boys and troubled men in sort of way to spite her father. Hey, we don’t make the rules we just report facts.
“She was always looking for the ‘bad boy’, which may have been part of her rebellion against her father,” said Pilato. That is the correct way to rebel by doing something the oppressor does not really like. And she did it well, might we add.
15. Liz And JFK
Now we are not saying she’s a gold digger, but she only messed with people of fame and money. You can say everyone in Hollywood does that, but not everyone goes after the president himself. And this time, Montgomery’s eyes were set on John F. Kennedy. Say it’s not so, JFK.
Back during the early ’60s is when she had become close friends with the president and Pilato notes, “He chased almost every beautiful woman he met, though if anything happened Elizabeth never spoke about it.” That is how you do it, you do not kiss and tell especially with the president.
16. The Public Did Not Need To Know
At her funeral, the obituary was wrong on two accounts. The first reason why it was wrong was just a formality and not what we are here for. We are here for the second mistake that was prevalent in her obituaries and that is that it said that she was single but that is a fallacy.
It may have been because she was so private that this mistake occurred. Montgomery did not inform the public that she was married to Robert Foxworth. It was just thought that they were dating and did not take the next step. That is a great job of keeping private!
17. Gary Cooper And Montgomery
As the further along you get in this article, you will see a common theme of Montgomery being involved with other men who were not hers and possibly in another marriage. This mishap occurred with Gary Cooper. And it happened on the set of a movie they were working on together.
“She worked with Gary Cooper on the movie The Court-Martial Of Billy Mitchell and he had a thing for her. He was an older man, which she loved,” said Pilato. Someone caught the two in his dressing room alone and after that, a scandal was in the air.
18. Elvis Had A Thing For Her
There was another huge name that had the hots for Montgomery. Not just any big name but one of the biggest. His name was Elvis Presley. He might not have been the older type that she preferred but hey, he was one of the kings of music so he gets a pass.
“Elvis Presley was closer to her age when they co-starred in Kid Galahad but he wanted her. Her much older husband got upset when he saw Elvis flirting with her on set but Presley called him an [expletive],” said Pilato. Wow, Elvis was a bit harsh with his words.
19. One Affair Too Many
Here we are again adding to the list of men she got down with. Maybe Elvis did not have an abusive trait with him, he is the very rare exception. This next person was an alcoholic and abusive as well. His life spiraled out of control but Montgomery wanted it all.
Alexander Godunov was her next man of interest in hopes that she could fix him. “He was an alcoholic and she was drawn to him, perhaps hoping to rescue him, says Pilato. He was abusive and self-destructive. Elizabeth had an affair with him while with the man who became her fourth husband.”
20. Gig Young Comes Into The Picture
The next person added to the list of alcoholics is Gig Young. Young was 25 years older than Montgomery and that made her father unbelievably mortified. This was her second husband, by the way, and it looks like it was another rescue mission gone wrong. There was something she loved about messed-up men.
“Elizabeth was 22 and infatuated but Gig Young was an alcoholic, emotionally abusive and probably physically abusive as well,” said Pilato. “She tried to save him but their marriage broke down. It may have been a lucky escape. Young shot his second wife to death and then killed himself in a murder-suicide.”
21. And Another Affair
Not even people on the set of Bewitched were safe with Montgomery around. Hide your dads, hide your husbands, and don’t forget about your sons. Montgomery got a hold of most of them and either tired to fix them or it turned out to be a disaster. This one is no different.
While she was acting for the show, she became tired of it after a few seasons (more on that later). When boredom strikes, evil has an open gate to enter in. This is when she got into an affair with the director, Richard Michaels. The end result was both of their marriages being broken in 1971.
22. The Rebel Tried to Right the Ship
Even though she rebelled a lot from her father, she did try. And this is one of those things that you see happen all the time. You know a situation is supposed to be well and it isn’t, so you try and fix it but sometimes it just does not turn out how it should be.
It is reported that she spent her life attempting to fix things with her overbearing and famous father. Many mishaps happened between them that made it hard for this to come to fruition but at least an effort was put out. Some people just would not care.
23. Her Dad Was Against Her Being An Actress
This could for sure be a part of a reason why you might not totally get along with someone. When a person does not advocate for you to go for your dreams or to do what you really want to do in your life then there can be some strife between you and that person especially if they are your parents!
“He didn’t want her to become an actress and that sparked the beginning of her resentment,” said Pilato. “He was her toughest critic as an actress and was very hard on her personal life too, from the way she walked and her posture to her penchant for older men.”
24. Parental Problems
There is a huge percentage of Americans that grew up in a broken household. Psychologists note that it factors into how a young person grows up by shaping how they view society and how they act. Montgomery was a part of a broken home when her parents split when she was a teenager. It did not influence her positively.
“Elizabeth was a teen when her parents divorced and that strained her relationship with her father even further,” said Pilato. “Her dysfunctional childhood family home haunted her for years.” That is a lot going on with her as she grew up. We wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
25. Another Reason For Conflict With Her Dad
The story becomes more clear the more you read. And we all know how people handle politics; it’s either you believe in this or you believe in that. There are hardly any objective individuals when it comes to politics. That often leads to heated discussions or even losing friendships. Politics are no joke and a bomb was dropped when Montgomery chose to be a Democrat even with her father being a Republican.
“Robert Montgomery was a staunch Republican and Elizabeth became a fervent Democrat, fighting for social causes that antagonized her father,” said Pilato. Too many things were adding to their feud now.
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