I'm surprised that no one has noticed the unusually high ratio of red-haired actress on DS. There have been many a legendary flamehaired beauty on TV shows as regulars over the decades ( Lucille Ball, Amanda Blake, Linda Kaye Henning, Gillian Anderson, Stefanie Powers, Bonnie Franklin, Carol Burnett, Tina Louise, Cynthia Nixon, Gates Mc Fadden, Alyson Hannigan), but for one show to have over three redheads in its cast over five years is most unusual! Consider the following:
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Clarice Blackburn
Grayson Hall
Marie Wallace
Donna Wandrey
Virginia Vestoff
Most of these actresses worked in several different storylines in major roles- sometimes in dark wigs (Clarice as Mrs. Johnson, Grayson as Magda), but sooner or later you saw that red showing. (Yes, we did get to see Clarice's natural hair color in NODS!) Even Grayson herself realized that there was at least one redhead too many on the show when she first met Donna Wandrey and said "Oh, God- not another redhead!"
That got me thinking: Hitchcock had his blondes, but perhaps on DS Dan Curtis had his redheads! Does anyone know if Dan's wife Norma is a redhead???