Lizzie in the Library
This auction is for a book that is quite interesting but if you wish to read it I would suggest that you Interlibrary loan it for free. It really isn’t a book to buy at a premium as it is . . .
LB and the American Realists
This is the text of an unpublished talk given at a symposium celebrating Jack Beeson’s opera Lizzie Borden, presented during the1996 season of Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown, New York. It is definitely worth reading, but it does raise a few questions: . . .
Garrison Keillor on LB
Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac has a lovely piece on Lizzie Borden commemorating the date of her acquittal. There are more than a few errors of fact but it is nice that he devoted the space to the story. Something . . .
Laura Loew as Lizzie Borden
“Intrepid reporter” found this interesting collection of images. On October 26, 2005, a woman named Laura Loew gave a talk on Lizzie at the North Canton Public Library and dressed the part. Kewl! I never have the nerve to create . . .
Lizzie for Halloween
I have collected quite a large number of images of people who dress up as Lizzie Borden, either as a character in a Halloween haunted house/amusement park, or as a private individual out for a good scary time. Invariably, these . . .
Fangoria Meets Lizzie Borden
Fangoria: America’s Horror Magazine ran a piece on the Fangoria TV channel series GHOST STORIES EVP shooting at the Lizzie Borden B&B. According to this press release, Lizzie was a “26-year-old spinster” at the time of the murders. Apparently, this . . .
Signs
There are two interesting signs on sale on eBay related to Lizzie Borden today. This one Primitive Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Sign, is an original piece, which makes it ultra cool in my book. Says the auction: “An original . . .
Axe of Violence
Lizzie Borden made her fist appearance in the September 1993 issueof Avengers West Coast #98 and reappeared in the Avengers West Coast #99, #100. Her occupation: Agent of Satannish. Her enemies: Avengers West Coast, Mephisto; her family. “Borden’s physical abilities . . .
Lizzie documentary
I haven’t seen this movie, by Jim Harrington Productions, but it has been going around for some time now, sometimes popping up on eBay. It probably is a very interesting movie (it would be hard to make a movie about . . .
Marvin the Monkey visits the Lizzie Borden B&B
Marvin the Monkey was at the Lizzie Borden B&B last year when I was in Fall River and I met him and his keepers. They all were quite charming and Marvin’s adventures there can be seen here. Very cute! My . . .
Man and wife found dead
This short notice was the first of many about the case. From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 5, 1892.
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Dr. Stefani Koorey: PearTree Press, Theatre prof, Author, Historian, Librarian. Florida born, New England transplant.
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