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)

George Tobias (Abner Kravitz)

Alice Pearce (Gladys Kravitz #1)

Sandra Gould (Gladys Kravitz #2)

Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay)

Reta Shaw (Aunt Hagatha/Bertha)

Roy Roberts (Frank Stephens the father of Darrin)

Maudie Prickett (Mrs. Peabody and others)

Renzo Cesana (Mr. Arcarius)

Gerald Edwards (Mathew Williams, piano prodigy)

Mala Powers (Adrienne Sebastian and Mary Jane Nilesmunster)

Casey Adams (Charles Barlow)

Cliff Norton (Various roles in 6 episodes)

A. Paul Smith (Policeman, etc. in 9 episodes)

Dick Wilson (Mr. Potter, etc. in 18 episodes)

Erin Murphy (Tabitha Stephens)

Diane Murphy (Tabitha Stephens, Raggedy Ann)

Tags: Agnes, Bewitched, Dick, Elizabeth, Lynde, Montgomery, Moorehead, Paul, York

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on May 17, 2024 at 12:28pm

A. PAUL SMITH on right as one of the policemen on Bewitched. Smith is the tall officer on the right and Sidney Clute is on the left. This episode was "Darrin Goes Ape."

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on May 24, 2024 at 5:48pm

DICK WILSON (1916-2007) a veteran character actor in television and movies yet probably best known for squeezing toilet paper in Charmin ads. He appeared on The Munsters, The Twilight Zone, I Dream of Jeannie, Gomer Pyle: U.S. M.C. and many more. He was in the Don Knott's movies The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and The Shakiest Gun in the West. Wilson appeared on a remarkable 18 episodes of Bewitched often playing a drunk. This is from Worthpoint and is a John Verzi in-person card.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on June 10, 2024 at 9:37am

ERIN MURPHY (1964- ) and DIANE MURPHY (1964- ) twins who played the role of young Tabitha Stephens. As the twins grew it was thought Erin resembled Elizabeth Montgomery, so she was chosen to play the part. Erin would appear in more than 100 episodes. Erin appeared in about 100 episodes and Diane around 20. Diane when older played "Raggedy Ann" come to life in one episode. Both girls were often uncredited in their appearances. Cynthia Black had played the newborn Tabitha. The black signatures are preprints as girls. The actual autographs signed as adults are below those.