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WHY LIZ MONTGOMERY CAN'T HAVE A DAUGHTER Screenland Annual 1967

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The Asher children are growing up quickly. That's William Allen, left, and Robert Deverell, center.

Liz Montgomery enjoys being a girl. She enjoys being married to Bill Asher, who produces her successful television series, Bewitched, on the ABC network, and she enjoys being the mother of two healthy, growing sons, William Allen, 2, and Robert Deverell, 1. The trouble is, being a girl, and having three men at home, she doesn't have another lady around the house to share all her enjoyment with. And that's why Liz would love to have a daughter, one that she and Bill coud love and cherish and buy pretty clothes for. But right now, they can't have a little girl, for The Ashers have limited their family--at least for the next couple of years. "After that, we'll see," says Liz. "It would be nice to have a little girl, that's true, but I suppose girls present special problems in their upbringing. I know raising me was no picnic for my parents." For Liz, this means waiting until the time is right, until Willie and Robby have grown up enough to take care of themselves so that she could devote more time to the upbringing of a baby girl. But now, between running to the studio every day and then running home to tend to her two sons, Liz wouldn't have that time, wouldn't be able to keep a check on her new baby. Not one for putting child rearing in the hands of others, Liz would want to be around for every cry, every laugh, every new tooth, just as she was when Willie and Robby were babies. She and Bill have a very strong philosophy about bringing up children, and even though they can't be there all of the time, they make sure it's carried out by a very capable nanny. Still, Liz's two sons know that when Mom and Dad are home, their hours of playing the big bosses are over, that the folks are back to restore law and order into their lives. Liz and Bill believe in raising their children as individualists, as long as they are taught the difference between right and wrong. Willie, being the older of the two, is able to join in more of his parents' activities, like playing tennis, or shopping with Liz, but it won't be long before Robert reaches that stage too. There is no jealousy between the boys, but plenty of friendly rivalry. Right now they're at the stage where they need plenty of looking after, with a watchful eye kept on each. As parents, Liz and Bill must take full credit in that department--they're fair, honest, and what's more important, a loving mother and father, even if they are a little strict at times. With all this on her hands, it would be impossible for Liz to have a baby daughter for a while yet!