To Nancy--thanks for sharing that fascinating anecdote about Peter Miner. I just received the 4th set of the 1966/67 DVDs in the post recently and last night had a chance to view Bob Costello's interview, and he mentioned Peter Miner as one of the people he personally recruited in the original production unit. Sy Tomashoff and Bob Cobert were also mentioned. (It was interesting to learn that Costello was the one who recruited Cobert originally.) Also Ramse Mostoller. I recall Ramse mentioning in a letter to a fan that was published in a one-off collection some years ago that apart from Dan Curtis, she did enjoy working on DS. It was implied that DC's temper and ego made things difficult for her personally--presumably why she eventually left, as did Costello, Ron Sproat, and some others over the years.
I well remember Joan Bennett in her autobiography describing how difficult it sometimes was to get through a scene because of the chaos that surrounded them on the set. Nevertheless, I do think that she had some good times during her years on DS.
Best, Steve