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Why was Barbara Bel Geddes missing from the first several episodes of season seven?

Retry Correct Incorrect Geddes, who played Miss Ellie, missed out on the first 11 episodes of season seven because she underwent quadruple bypass surgery in March of 1983. But after 1984, she left the show altogether when producers declined her request for a pay raise.

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Why was Barbara Bel Geddes missing from the first several episodes of season seven?

• Producers didn’t respect her request for a pay raise
• She had quadruple bypass heart surgery
• She was on maternity leave
• She was in the process of being written out of the show