June Blair, a Playboy playmate and actress, famous for her role in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, opposite her husband,  David Nelson, died at 90 on December 5, from natural causes.

The news of her death at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, was announced by her daughter-in-law Susan Nelson.

“She was an incredible mom, grandmother, friend, and devoted animal advocate, caring for all of God’s creatures with her whole heart,” said Susan. “The family thanks her wonderful, devoted fans. She treasured them.”

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After she and Nelson divorced in 1975, she never remarried. Blair has reportedly dated a slew of leading men from her movies, one of whom was Dick Sargent. Sargent and Blair reportedly dated before she married Nelson in 1961.

Who was Dick Sargent?

Dick Sargent was an actor who was born on April 19, 1930, and was notable as the second actor to portray Darrin Stephens on ABC’s fantasy situation comedy Bewitched. His name was originally Richard Stanford Cox. He took his new name from a Saturday Evening Post illustrator/artist of the same name.

Sargent attended the San Rafael Military Academy in San Rafael, California, before majoring in drama at Stanford University.  His debut film was Prisoner of War (1954). After that he starred in an array of movies and TV series including Bernardine, Operation Petticoat, and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. 

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For three seasons, from 1969 to 1972, he played Darrin Stephens in Bewitched, replacing ailing actor Dick York. 

On National Coming Out Day in 1991, Sargent publicly declared that he was gay and supported gay rights issues. He lived with an unidentified man for over 20 years before his companion died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1979. He later lived with his domestic partner, Albert Williams, until his death

Sargent died on July 8, 1994, after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1989.