I Love the Illusion - The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead by Charles Tranberg - copyright 2007 this softcover book is in like new condition - no writing nor missing or torn pages .....cover in very good condition with no wear
Because
of her preeminence in the realm of "character actress" portrayals on
both large and small screen and radio, it's a bit surprising that
Charles Tranberg's I Love the Illusion is the first full length, fully
researched biography of this remarkable actress (best remembered these
days as that mother-in-law joke extraordinaire Endora on Bewitched in
the 1960s).
The book recounts her youth, early training and
struggles, and swift rise to the top in radio, a show biz medium perfect
for less than gorgeous people with gorgeous vocal equipment. Her
triumphs onstage, in film and on radio are well recounted, and the
amazing performance in Magnificent Ambersons is given its due, alongside
her string of stunning appearances on Suspense (none more so than
"Suddenly, Last Summer", wherein she shows a genuinely nasty bedridden
rich lady who's suddenly aware that she's lost all of her control over
events; it's a much juicier conception of the murder victim than what
the censors allowed in the 1948 film).
And the monumental experience
of Don Juan in Hell is also explained at length.
Lovers of old-time radio hold a special place in their heart for
Agnes Moorehead. She was one of the busiest and most definitive
actresses of that medium. The bottom line is that Agnes Moorehead is one
of the few actresses who succeeded in every realm of show business:
stage, radio, film, and television. The respect of her peers can be
summed up in these statistics: four Academy Award nominations, seven
Emmy nominations - with one win - two Golden Globe nominations - with
two wins - and the Best Actress award from the New York Film Critics.
This impressive, 400+ page biography, complete with filmography and
radiography, proves to readers and scholars alike that she was much more
than the witch of Endor!
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