Nell Scovell (born Helen Vivian Scovell; November 8, 1960) is a television and magazine writer, and producer. She is the creator of the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which aired on ABC and The WB from 1996 until 2003.Nell ScovellBornHelen Vivian Scovell[1]November 8, 1960 (age 58)Newton, MassachusettsAlma materHarvard UniversityOccupationJournalist, writer, producerSpouse(s)Thomas Jonah Tisch(m. 1985; div. 1986)Colin Summers(m. 1993)ContentsEarly life and education EditNell Scovell, the middle of five children, grew up outside of Newton, Massachusetts.[2][3] Her father, Melvin E. Scovell, is chairman of the board of Scovell & Schwager, a health-care management company in Boston.[1] In high school at Newton South High School, she was the ******* of the boys' track team. Scovell attended Harvard University, where she spent her time reporting and editing sports stories for The Harvard Crimson. In her senior year at Harvard, she wrote for the sports desk of the Boston Globe.[2] She graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1982.