Lizzie Borden Society Forum

I've taken a couple of afternoons to read through this excellent board and have decided to register as there are a few questions I am curious about relating to the Borden's -and especially their family tree. More on this later!

As is good manners when introducing myself to a fine body of people (!) I'll start by saying my interest in this case goes back to 1976 when I was a small boy and snuck downstairs to watch late night TV (I was a...'precocious' 8 year old) and my eyes opened up in joy as I watched the dazzling Elizabeth Montgomery on the screen before me. being a huge fan of 'Bewitched' I knew I was in for a treat. But, oh dear, gone was the little wiggle of the nose and replaced by something altogether more hoffific. I sat, more transfixed than at any episiode of Bewitched and never forgot the film.

My interest in this case -or rather, the Bordens themselves, has been reawoken by a british TV documentary I watched the other night -hence my finding this excellent resource.

What impresses me most about the board and its contributors is the geniality it is full of, the insights and knowledge relating to the whole case and the fact that I feel that perhaps, in some very small way, I could offer up a question or two which I think may possibly be of interest to some members. We shall see! At the very least, I know I won't be run out of town for trying:)

Warm wishes
Andy

Welcome, Andy!

And-- could you tell more about the documentary? Was it a rerun of something old, or something brand-new? You say it's British-- has anyone else on the Forum seen it? About how long was it, and what was the thrust?

Speaking of relations, as you spoke of Liz (as Allen Ludden used to call her on TV's "Password") Montgomery-- she was something like a sixth cousin to Lizzie.

It's eerie, too, that Paul Lynde and Alice Ghostley both co-starred on "Bewitched." Previously, they were featured in "New Faces of 1952" on Broadway, which introduced "You Can't Chop Your Poppa Up in Massachusetts" in a sketch called "Fall River Hoedown."

Also, the man who composed that song was a friend of Harper Lee. His royalties were such that he gifted her with enough money to write full-time. The result was "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Hello an welcome, Andrew.

This is a great place and looking forward to more posts from you. In case you missed the link to the archives I'll post it here. I have spent so much time in those archives and have never seemed to get enough of all the wonderful insights and research related to the Borden case that we can find here. http://lizzieandrewborden.com/archive.htm

Hi Andy, welcome to the forum!

I hope you enjoy being a member of this forum, and obtain satisfaction to any questions you may have. This forum is the best for accurate information regarding the Borden case.

I would also like to know more about the documentary you mentioned.