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'Bewitched' regular Kasey Rogers dies at 80

Thu Jul 13, 1:21 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - Kasey Rogers, an actress who was a regular on television shows like "Bewitched" but was best known for an appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train," has died. She was 80.

Rogers died July 6 at USC University Hospital from a stroke, said her companion, Mark Wood.

Using the name Laura Elliott, Rogers played Farley Granger's estranged wife, Miriam, who is strangled by the psychotic character in "Strangers on a Train."

"For decades, no one realized Laura Elliott and Kasey Rogers were the same woman," Wood told The Los Angeles Times. "All of a sudden, Hitchcock fans were coming out of the woodwork. They wanted to know what happened to Laura Elliott."

Born Imogene Rogers on Dec. 15, 1925, in Morehouse, Mo., Rogers moved with her family to Burbank as a child. She earned the nickname Casey, a reference to "Casey at the bat," because of her hitting prowess in grade-school baseball. Later she changed the C to a K.

Rogers played leads in junior high school and high school plays. She was spotted by a talent agent, leading to a screen test and contract at Paramount during the late 1940s and early '50s.

Among her films are "Special Agent," "Denver and Rio Grande," "Silver City" and "Two Lost Worlds."

On television, she appeared in numerous series, including "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "Bat Masterson," "Cheyenne," "Maverick," "Perry Mason," "77 Sunset Strip," "Adam-12" and "Bewitched."

Twice married and divorced, Rogers is survived by her brother, four children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held Friday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in the Hollywood Hills.

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Kasey Rodgers was the second actress to play Louise Tate on 'Bewitched'. She played the role from 1966-1972. The show itself ran from 1964-1972.

I'm noticing that there are alot of actors/musicians and other entertainment personalities that have died within this entired week....it's so sad

Also, I believe Rogers was in the original cast of the prime-time sudser "Peyton Place" as Betty Anderson's mother.

I'm currently watching Peyton Place and she does indeed play Betty's mother Julie. Surprisingly enough the Anderson family has been the best thing about the show so far! Everyone talks about Dorthy Malone and Mia Farrow, but she is fantastic. BTW, her husband on the show beats her and is a little nuts.