Special Mention In Her Contract
Actually, there’s more to the story than that. Within Natalie Schafer’s contract she had them write in a special clause for her. In that clause, she had them promise there would be no close-up shots of her. This was in order to hide her wrinkles. Schafer did not want fans to see even one wrinkle. Thus, her 13 year age difference with Jim Backus would not be noticed. Hm, interesting.
Special Mention In Her Contract
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