is she?
2007-08-09 19:09:00 · 9 answers · asked by Matt 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
You've got to be kidding---Lizzie Borden lived in the 1800's. Montgomery was a TV actress in the 20th century. And yes---Lizzie Borden was a real person.
2007-08-09 19:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by ladyliberty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "best answer" on here talks about how Lizzie Borden lived in the 1800s while Elizabeth Montgomery was a 20th century actress. Thus has nothing to do with the fact that Lizzie and Elizabeth are distant relatives. First, Lizzie Borden was born in 1860 and died in 1927 (the 20th century). Elizabeth was born in 1933. Six years after Lizzie died of pneumonia. While Elizabeth and Lizzie were not directly related, the were however related. Elizabeth is the sixth cousin (once removed) of Lizzie and Emma Borden. They are related through their common ancestors Samuel and Sarah Luther. So yes, they are technically related.
2016-10-15 05:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by True 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like has been said previously no, at least any relationship, direct or indirect is not known. The only "relationship" between them is he fact that Elizabeth Montgomery played Lizzie Borden in a movie. By the way, many people do not realize that Lizzie Borden was found not guilty and the case is still reviewed today with arguments on both sides. The last I read tended to suggest that modern forensic evidence supported the not guilty verdict.
2007-08-12 13:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She did play the role of Lizzie Borden.
Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1933 – May 18, 1995) was an American film and television actress whose career spanned several decades. She is best remembered for her famous roles as Samantha Stephens in Bewitched, as Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and as Lizzie Borden in The Legend of Lizzie Borden.
2007-08-09 20:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sixth cousins, once removed (or, if you don't want to be bothered with the math, simply "cousins"). They are both descended from someone from the 1700s, despite neither Lizzie Bordon or her sister having any children. Very strange, too, that they both almost have the same first name (Lizzie is a form of Elizabeth) and that Elizabeth portrayed Lizzie in a 1975 tv movie about the infamous murders of Lizzie's father and stepmother. Supposedly, Elizabeth had no idea of the distant relation.
2016-03-20 08:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by JenniferM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short answer, no.
She was the daughter of actor Robert Montgomery and gained prominence in the sitcom Bewitched in the mid-1960's, and went on to play Lizzie Borden in a TV movie.
Other credits include the role of Sayward Luckett Wheeler (my personal favorite) in the miniseries The Awakening Land, based on Conrad Richter's trilogy of novels The Trees, The Fields, and The Town, in which she played a woman who ages from teenager to sexagenarian over the course of the three episodes.
2007-08-10 00:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just now read an article that said they were indeed related, 6th cousins, so that would go back a long time ago. Don't know why some people think that just because one lived in the 1800's and another in the 1900, they can't be related. What, do you think you have no relatives from centuries ago? DUH! They had common ancestral cousins of Samuel and Sarah Luther. ANY search engine is your friend.
2014-01-27 06:36:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were distant cousins. They had a common ancestor in 17th century New England. It's doubtful this had any effect on her decision to play Lizzie.
2007-08-09 21:49:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jonathan D 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes she is. They are actually 6th cousins once removed.
2015-02-22 19:46:09 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋