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Last night, the kids and I watched an old epsiode of Bewitched on OnDemand. We were treated to the bumbling antics of Aunt Clara. Remember her?

Actress Marion Lorne was best known for her portrayal of the scatterbrained Aunt Clara on the 1960’s television series, Bewitched. But Lorne started her career well before that,  with a successful stage career and a role on another  TV series, playing Mrs. Gurney on Mister Peepers (1952-53). She also showed up as herself on shows like “I’ve Got a Secret” and “Perry Como” and had a bit part in the Dustin Hoffman classic The Graduate. Worth noting is the fact that Lorne was over 60 years old when she made her movie debut (in Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train), although she performed on stage throughout her life

Lorne died in 1968, in the midst of her stint as Aunt Clara. She was due to receive and Emmy for her work on Bewitched, but died just 10 days before the ceremony.  Clara’s absence was never explained on the series. Still, viewers remember Marion Lorne warmly as the lovable Aunt Clara, Samantha Stephens’ favorite aunt.

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