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  • City Bewitched by Statue (Salem MA)

    06/16/2005 8:51:28 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 13 replies · 624+ views
    Salem (MA) News ^ | 06/16/05 | Tom Dalton and Alan Burke
    SALEM, MA — The unveiling of the "Bewitched" statue yesterday was pure magic and even purer spectacle. The very moment TV Land President Larry Jones pulled the blue cover off the 9-foot bronze statue of actress Elizabeth Montgomery, the late actress who played Samantha Stephens in the 1960s TV sitcom, there was a puff of white smoke. Then, as if on cue, rain fell from the dark skies. A crowd estimated at 1,000 had braved unseasonably cold weather for just this moment, and many of them — including a large contingent of black-clad witches — cheered happily. But minutes earlier,...
  • Twitch, twitch: Bronze statue of TV witch headed to Salem

    04/08/2005 1:34:43 AM PDT · by raccoonradio · 19 replies · 2,086+ views
    The Salem (MA) News ^ | 4/7/05 | Ben Cassleman
    SALEM, Mass. — Television's most famous witch is about to park her broom in Salem. TV Land, a cable channel dedicated to classic television shows, is planning to put a life-size bronze statue of Samantha Stevens — Elizabeth Montgomery's twitchy-nosed character on the 1960s sitcom "Bewitched" — in Lappin Park in downtown Salem. "We think it's a great permanent home," TV Land Vice President Rob Pellizzi said. "It was just a loved show." Last night, the Salem Redevelopment Authority, the only city board that must sign off on the project, gave TV Land preliminary approval to erect a 9-foot-tall statue...