Victor Mascaro grew up watching the original prime time run of Bewitched. His mom worked late on Thursday nights which is the night Bewitched originally aired. Says Victor: "My brother, sister and I missing her, were allowed to stay up late and wait for her to come home. So with Elizabeth Montgomery as our very own "babysitter," a mother who looked (and still does) like Marlo Thomas and a red-headed Grandma who our father used to call "Endora" -- is it any wonder I thought my family was part of ABC's original Thursday night line up?"

Victor says he was a quiet kid who'd rather sit and draw than play outside and at school became known as "Victor the Artist." While he went to school for art he became distracted quickly and found he couldn't enjoy doing art as WORK. He then found a job in retail where he started at 17 and became manager at 20 and has been working for the same company ever since.

Victor started collecting memorabilia as a kid on both Bewitched and old movies. As he discovered more and more, his collection just starting taking on a life of its own. He says he never dreamt that all the stuff he collected on Bewitched and Elizabeth Montgomery would ever become highly sought after or rare or that anyone else would ever find it as interesting as he did!

Says Victor: "I'm thrilled to have this web site for all to share what I've been enjoying privately for so many years. It truly is a labor of love...hey, I even get to use up all my pent up art skills."

Victor with Erin (Tabitha) Murphy

Visit Victor's Lizzie Borden/Elizabeth Montgomery web site by clicking here.

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LBVML: How did you first become interested in Elizabeth Montgomery?

When I was a small child my mother used to work late on Thursday nights at her beauty salon. When Bewitched first aired in 1964, it was on the same night as her late shift. I was allowed to stay up late to watch Bewitched and wait for my Mom to return from work before I was off to bed. Good witch, Samantha Stephens helped entertain me in her absence. Samantha reminded me of my own mother. Mom seemed to have all the same qualities as Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) sweet, loving and magical. Elizabeth Montgomery soon became my Thursday night surrogate Mom. I've held a special place for her ever since.

LBVML: Why did you decide to build and publish your web site?

My web site was originally my friend Scott's idea. I was feverishly contributing my extensive collection of artwork, photos and memorabilia to another site, when he prompted me to publish my own platform of admiration. I had always been artistic and planned on a field in that area, but school was not my cup of tea and I became side tracked. Even though I worked full time in retail, I still enjoyed art: Drawing, painting and photography. My art background made it a challenge and a pleasure to create the site.

I bought a book on HTML and started a tiny page as a tribute to a show that brought back many pleasant childhood memories. As time went by, my knowledge of HTML grew and so did my site.

LBVML: You have a rich collection of material relating to The Legend of Lizzie Borden, some really fantastic images. How did you amass so many different items?

I have been collecting for years. Through my web site, I've been lucky enough to have met many people from around the world, who have offered me images of Elizabeth Montgomery as Lizzie Borden. The net is also a great place to find rare TV magazines and photos. Friends and memorabilia dealers are always pointing me in the direction of "new" Lizzie Borden finds.

LBVML: What does your friends/family think of your interest in Ms. Montgomery?

Many of my friends are also fans of Elizabeth. If they weren't when I met them, they soon became fans! My family is used to my obsessions. They may think its a little "different" at times, but they are glad that I'm not hooked on anything detrimental.

LBVML: Do you have any future plans for your web site?

Oh, I want to keep adding to the site to make it as comprehensive as possible! More photos, articles, sound wavs, video clips. What ever I can come up with.

LBVML: Why did you decide to produce a copy of the film for sale?

After I created my site, I had received some emails requesting a high quality copy of "The Legend of Lizzie Borden." It was never released on home video in the United States. I had already designed a cover for my own video tape on my PC. So I answered the requests and enclosed the tape in the color video box I created. I had such wonderful responses to the tape with cover, that word of mouth prompted me to offer it on a larger scale. Everyone was impressed by the quality of the tape. I was fortunate to get it directly from a remastered satellite broadcast. Since then, I have even acquired an original film of the TV movie which I plan to have transferred to video. The film is really neat, because it includes the original way each scene faded to commercial. The syndication prints fade out early. My film freeze frames and then has the original on screen title appearing each time a commercial break approaches. You also hear that haunting child's chorus chanting as it fades to black.

LBVML: The Legend of Lizzie Borden offers a unique explanation of the crimes, namely that Lizzie killed both her father and her stepmother while in the nude. Do you subscribe to this theory or do you have your own ideas of how it was accomplished and who did it?

Well, I believe that the TV movie was just that, a TV-movie. Even though the court testimony was practically verboten, the movie offered a sensational explanation to an unsolved crime. Having her commit the murders in the nude was mostly a ratings ploy. In 1975 to see a nude woman hacking her parents to death was scandalous! So everyone tuned in. If Lizzie did kill her parents, I don't believe she did it au-natural. It did seem to be a crime that had a lot of passion, so a family member was a likely suspect.

LBVML: Do you think this movie should be remade? And if so, who else could you possibly see in the role of Lizzie Borden?

Hmmm, good question. I like remakes when the remake is better than the original. But that is rarely the case. There seem to be new theories as to who committed the murders and how they may have been accomplished. Given the new information, maybe someone like Lauren Ambross from Six Feet Under or actress Renee Zellweger of Bridget Jones's Diary fame could do Lizzie justice. They are both terrific actresses and have a look that could be reminiscent of Lizzie Borden.

LBVML: Do you have any other Elizabeth Montgomery related items for sale?

I have all of Elizabeth Montgomery's TV and movie work before and after she did Bewitched, available on video. I also offer copies of any photos I have.