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BEWITCHED AUTOGRAPHS
BEWITCHED was a long running television series about a man who falls in love and marries a witch. There had been a Frederic March and Veronica Lake movie called I Married a Witch (1942) although the success of the Jimmy Stewart movie Bell, Book and Candle (1958) played a role in the TV series.
Bewitched starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha and Dick York as her husband Darren Stephens. York was later replaced by Dick Sargent. Star of stage and film, Agnes Moorehead, played Samantha's mother Endora. David White played Larry Tate Darren's hot-headed boss. William Asher was the producer and director of much of the series he was the husband of Elizabeth Montgomery. It was Asher who also cast most of the players. If people were easy to work with he would often use them over and over.
Elizabeth Montgomery after the series ended starred in many dramatic roles far different than her Samantha Stephens role. She played Lizzie Borden in a mini-series. Her autograph is uncommon, and often forged. This is an example of her autograph at the time Bewitched was first on the air. It is part of the famed John Verzi collection that Tom Kramer purchased.
I will list the autographs as I put them on in order below :
Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha Stephens)
Dick York (Darren Stephens #1)
Dick Sargent (Darren Stephens #2)
Agnes Moorhead (Endora)
David White (Larry Tate)
Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara)
Mabel Albertson (Phyllis "Mother" Stephens)
Maurice Evans (Maurice the father of Samantha)
Paul Lynde (Uncle Arthur the younger brother of Endora)
Alice Ghostley (Esmeralda)
Sandra Gould (Gladys Kravitz)
Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay)
Reta Shaw (Aunt Hagatha/Bertha)
Roy Roberts (Frank Stephens the father of Darrin)
Maudie Prickett (Mrs. Peabody and others)
Tags: Agnes, Bewitched, Dick, Elizabeth, Lynde, Montgomery, Moorehead, Paul, York
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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on
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ROY ROBERTS (1906-1975) Roberts replaced Robert F. Simon in playing Darrin's father Frank Stephens. Roy Roberts was another familiar face in movies and television especially in comedies and westerns. He played parts usually of hot-tempered authority figures. It has been said he was like that in real life as well. He was Mr. Drysdale's nemesis John Cushing on six episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. Roberts appeared on one episode of The Andy Griffith Show entitled "Andy on Trial" He was also on a few episodes of Gunsmoke and other westerns. This is a signed card probably early 1960s. Roberts is somewhat scarce.
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MAUDIE PRICKETT (1914-1976) appeared on five episodes of Bewitched and her two last times were as "Mrs. Peabody." A wonderful character actress she was in multiple episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R. F. D., Gomer Pyle: USMC, and Gunsmoke. She appeared in 11 episodes of The Jack Benny Program playing his secretary Miss Gordon and was Hazel's best friend on the series Hazel with Shirley Booth. Her last work was an episode of McMillan and Wife in 1974. This is a multi-signed index card that included Britt Lomand, Ruth Buzzi and others.
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Hey Michelle not embarrassing at all I have had the set for a long time. I always enjoy the episodes with Uncle Arthur the best. Paul Lynde was great actor but could be difficult to work with. Hard to believe the series started 60 years ago! Harder to believe that I remember when it did start.
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MAUDIE PRICKETT as Tabitha's teacher on Bewitched.
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RENZO CESANA (1907-1970) an Italian actor who appeared in American movies and television. Among the television shows were Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Mission Impossible, and It Takes a Thief and He was in the 1967 Bewitched episode titled "Business, Italian Style" as Mr. Arciarus.
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Permalink Reply by Eddy on
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For those of us of a certain age, this show was a childhood staple (although already in syndication by the time I came along). This collection shows a true labor of love!
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Scott - I might have missed your mentioning either in these threads or in our messages to each other....When did you first begin collecting on the BEWITCHED characters and which were your firsts?
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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That is a really good question. I started with my first Gleason back in 1978.
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I was primarily collecting Civil War and Revolutionary War with a few Worlds War I and II figures. The one that got away was a Thomas Edison ALS in pencil in his distinctive style. It was at a place that sold mostly antiques but also documents as they would get them in. I was a young teenage so probably 1972 or 73. They wanted $50 for that. Well, that was a fortune to me. Every time I went there, I looked at it. Then one day it wasn't there. I can still picture it in my mind.
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Thanks Eddy. My interest in Bewitched was always there but I did not start collecting the show seriously until I bought an Elizabeth Montgomery check about 15 years ago. I then bought a Dick York check. I looked for a Dick Sargent one but did not find one. So, I bought an index card of his. I had intended on that being the end of it. The problem with me is my Gunsmoke, Andy Griffith Show, Rosemary's Baby Collections have so many crossovers to other shows. Mabel Albertson, Bernard Fox, Reta Shaw, Maudie Prickett, Parley Baer, and several others I already had since they were on TAGS. I already had Maurice Evans from my Rosemary's Baby collection. So, it kind of grew like Topsy. When Tom Kramer started selling his Verzi collection I got a really good deal on 10 Bewitched cards in a collection. Some of my autographs do double or triple or quadruple duty for my various collections. I actually began autograph collecting about 1971 or 1972 I think it was mostly TTM political figures. I have it written down somewhere. The first autographs I bought were historical ones. I then bought a bunch of entertainment ones including a Ray Bolger. I would add as I found them. Started getting catalogs from dealers through the old Antique Trader newspaper. The internet in the 1990s opened up a whole new world of collecting for better or worse.
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Thanks for sharing that, Scott. I enjoy hearing your 'autograph journey....and I love how the collection grew in such an organic way!
Themed collections are the best. I've toyed off and on going a bit further into my "actors who played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson collection". I have some of the major players in character but here have been a slew over what is now 13 decades. That's without mentioning villains, clients of Holmes, police inspectors, Mrs. Hudsons etc. etc.. Not sure I want to go further down that rabbit hole than I already am!
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