She Didn’t Tell A Soul
Now, here’s a little secret that was kept for the entirety of the show. Of course, Natalie Schafer played Mrs. Howell. What you didn’t know is that the actress lied to the entire cast, producers and crew the whole time about her actual age. Schafer refused to tell anyone her real age. Eventually, the truth came out. Actress Natalie Schafer was a whole 13 years older than her counterpart on the show, actor Jim Backus. She didn’t want anyone to know that her and her TV husband had such a large age gap.
She Didn’t Tell A Soul
ADVERTISEMENT
