The Munsters The Munsters The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters starring Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein's monster-type head-of-the-household Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife, Lily Munster, Al Lewis as Grandpa, the over-the-hill vampire who relishes in talking about the "good old days", Beverly Owen (later replaced by Pat Priest) as their teenage niece Marilyn Munster, whose all-American beauty made her the family outcast, and Butch Patrick as their half-vampire, half-werewolf son Eddie Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and the wholesome family fare of the
Beverley Owen Beverley Owen Beverley Owen (born Beverley Ogg; May 13, 1937) is a retired American television actress, best known for having played the original role of Marilyn Munster during the first season of "The Munsters". Owen received an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. She was a student of Sanford Meisner. Owen left her role on "The Munsters" to get married to writer and producer Jon Stone. They were married for ten years (1964–1974). She has two daughters, Polly and Kate. She continued to pursue her studies in Early American History, for which she earned a master's degree in 1989.