Vivien Merchant

However, Merchant never got over the dissolution of her marriage, and her premature death was brought about by alcoholism. Belushi claims that Newmar has been harassing him and actively trying to force him to move through such acts as destroying his property, blaring loud music directed at his home and bad-mouthing him to neighbours. Merchant went public about her distress, and famously told the press that Pinter had not taken many clothes with him; but, she quipped, if he didn't have any shoes to wear, he could always borrow Fraser's: "she has very big feet, you know". On November 2, 2004 Newmar was sued by actor James Belushi for the sum of $4 million. Their marriage began disintegrating in the mid-1960s and Pinter left Merchant suddenly in 1977 to live with historian Lady Antonia Fraser. Newmar's beauty was so legendary that it was even paid tribute in the title of a film, "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar". Despite her great talent and many film appearances - including Alfie (1966) and Frenzy (1972), she is probably best known as the first wife of the playwright, Harold Pinter, whom she married in 1956. She appeared in many of his works, notably The Homecoming (1973). She appeared on stage with Anthony Newley in a national tour of "Stop the World I Want to Get Off" and as Lola in Damn Yankees!.

Vivien Merchant (1929-1983) was a British actress, born Ada Thompson. She is best known for her recurring role on Batman as the villainous "Catwoman" (portrayed in the final season by Eartha Kitt). Newmar starred as the sexy Rhoda the Robot in the short-lived cult TV series My Living Doll (1964). In The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) she developed the stock character role of the sexy Swede. Her show-stopping 90-second Broadway appearance as "Stupefyin' Jones" in Li'l Abner in 1956 led to a reprise in the 1959 film version.

Her first major role was as one of the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). She also danced in Demtrius and the Gladiators (1954). Her first appearances, before she changed her name, were as the "dancer-assassin" in Slaves of Babylon (1953) and as "the gilded girl" in Serpent of the Nile (1953) in which she was clad only in gold paint. She is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds, measures 38-23-38, and has an IQ of 135.

Julie Newmar (born August 16, 1935) as Julia Chalan Newmeyer, a statuesque actress, dancer and singer. The Bionic Woman (1976) playing "Claudette" in episode: "Black Magic" (episode # 2.9) 10 November. Bewitched (1964) playing "Ophelia" in episode: "The Eight Year Itch Witch" (episode # 8.12) 8 December. Star Trek (1966) playing "Eleen" in episode: "Friday's Child" (episode # 2.11) 1 December.

The Monkees (1966) playing "April Conquest" in episode: "Monkees Get Out More Dirt" (episode # 1.29) 3 April. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) playing "Ulla Bergstrom" in episode: "The Beautiful Maid" (episode # 4.27) 16 March. The Twilight Zone (1959) playing "Miss Devlin" in episode: "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" (episode # 4.14) 11 April. Tell me I'm funny and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me." -- Julie Newmar, New York Times interview.

Tell me I'm intellectual, I know it. "Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing.