Irene Vernon
Encyclopedia
Irene Vernon was an American
actress.
. Her career began with small uncredited roles in 1940s movies. Vernon ended her movie career in 1952, but during the 1950s, she began performing television roles.
, The Lone Ranger
, Danger, Flight, and The Donna Reed Show
. It wasn't until 1964 that Vernon got her most memorable role as Louise Tate on the hit television series Bewitched
. Vernon held the role until 1966.
After writer Danny Arnold left the series, the producers, actress Elizabeth Montgomery
and Montgomery's husband, director William Asher
, reportedly pressured Vernon to leave the show also due to her friendship with Arnold (although the official reason given was that Vernon's husband was ill), according to IMDb. The role of Louise Tate was later taken over by Kasey Rogers
.
, aged 76, from undisclosed causes.
United States
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actress.
Background
Vernon was born as Irene Vergauwen in Mishawaka, IndianaMishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River and a Twin city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 48,252 as of the 2010 Census...
. Her career began with small uncredited roles in 1940s movies. Vernon ended her movie career in 1952, but during the 1950s, she began performing television roles.
Career
Throughout the early 1950s, Vernon guest starred in shows such as Fireside TheaterFireside Theater
Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran from on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned...
, The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
, Danger, Flight, and The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the upper middle class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz appears as her pediatrician husband Alex, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children Mary and Jeff. The show originally aired on ABC at 10 pm from September...
. It wasn't until 1964 that Vernon got her most memorable role as Louise Tate on the hit television series Bewitched
Bewitched
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
. Vernon held the role until 1966.
After writer Danny Arnold left the series, the producers, actress Elizabeth Montgomery
Elizabeth Montgomery
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. She is perhaps best remembered for her roles as Samantha Stephens in Bewitched, as Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and as Lizzie Borden in The Legend of Lizzie Borden.-Early life:Born in Los...
and Montgomery's husband, director William Asher
William Asher
William Asher is an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early directors in the budding television industry, producing or directing over two dozen of the leading television series.With television in its infancy, he introduced the...
, reportedly pressured Vernon to leave the show also due to her friendship with Arnold (although the official reason given was that Vernon's husband was ill), according to IMDb. The role of Louise Tate was later taken over by Kasey Rogers
Kasey Rogers
Kasey Rogers was an American actress, best known for playing the second Louise Tate on the popular U.S. television sitcom Bewitched.-Career:...
.
Death
Irene Rosenberg (as she was known at the time of her death) died on April 21, 1998, in South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, aged 76, from undisclosed causes.