Bewitched Creator Enjoyed a Magical Life

There is likely very little sadness surrounding the passing over the weekend of 100-year-old Sherman Oaks resident Sol Saks. His life was one of many blessings, right down to the fact that there will be no funeral services because, according to the LA Times obit, he got to celebrate his recent centenary (December 10th) as a “living memorial.”

The one-time Northwestern journalism student became a multi-millionaire on the basis of a single Bewitched pilot script. He never wrote another episode.

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