'The Lyons Den', Leonard Lyons, The Morning Call, 29 January 1966

The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Saturday 29 January 1966, page 20. A single paragraph in Leonard Lyons's syndicated gossip column, The Lyons Den: Alex Sanders and his wife, 'king' and 'high priestess' of England's 30,000 witches, had been signed as technical advisers on the Deborah Kerr and David Niven film 13. They called a press conference at Claridge's and appeared without clothes, and when warned no nude photographs could be published, put on ceremonial robes. The film was released in Britain as Eye of the Devil. The archive holds photographs from the Claridge's visit. How to cite: Leonard Lyons, 'The Lyons Den', The Morning Call, 29 January 1966, p. 20. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive.

[Extract. Only the item about Alex and Maxine Sanders is transcribed from this column.] The Lyons Den By Leonard Lyons “PHOTO DEPT.: Alex Sanders and his wife, the “king” and “high priestess” of England’s 30,000 “witches”, were signed as technical advisers for the Deborah Kerr - David Niven film, “13”. They called a press conference at Claridge’s, and both appeared without clothes on. They were warned no photos of them in the nude could be published. They therefore donned “ceremonial robes”.