Forever embraced as the mumbling, bumbling Aunt Clara on the Bewitched (1964) television series, endearing character actress Marion Lorne had a five-decade-long career on the stage before ever becoming a familiar TV household name. Born Marion Lorne MacDougall on August 12, 1883 (other sources list 1885 and 1888), she grew up in her native ...
Appeared in the film The Graduate (1967) along side Alice Ghostley who replaced the "bumbling witch" character in the series Bewitched.
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When she was still alive, most sources gave 1888 as her birth year. But after she died, the Social Security Death Index gave 1883 as her birth year. Her grave has 1885 on it, and to make it more confusing, 1886 is sometimes given.
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She appeared in only three movies during her career. Coincidentally, in The Girl Rush (1955) with Rosalind Russell, Marion played the role of Aunt Clara, the same name as her most famous character on TV.
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Marion owned a collection of antique doorknobs, a fetish that was incorporated into her quirky Aunt Clara character on Bewitched (1964). The props department often used some of her pieces on the show.
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Died 10 days before winning an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress Award in a Comedy Series (for Bewitched (1964)).
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Marion's ashes are interred at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bewitched
1964-1968
TV Series
Aunt Clara
The Graduate
1967
Miss DeWitte
The DuPont Show of the Month
1958
TV Series
Veta Louise Simmons
Suspicion
1958
TV Series
Mrs. Foster
Sally
1957-1958
TV Series
Myrtle Banford / Myrtle Bandord
The Girl Rush
1955
Aunt Clara
Mister Peepers
1952-1953
TV Series
Mrs. Gurney
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
TV Series
Strangers on a Train
1951
Mrs. Antony
Success
1931
Short
Molly's Mother (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bewitched
1967
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Garry Moore Show
1958
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Mister Peepers
1953
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1964
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Garry Moore Show
1958-1964
TV Series
Herself
I've Got a Secret
1959
TV Series
Herself - Mystery Guest / Herself - Guest
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
1955
TV Series
Herself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1955
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled
2005
Video short
Aunt Clara
Bewitched
1966
TV Series
Aunt Clara
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1968
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy
Bewitched (1964)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1967
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy
Bewitched (1964)
1958
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series