I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead (74 page)

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Dear Miss Patton,

In regards to your question: What was the most important thing I
learned in High School? I have always, even at a tender age, looked for
cultural things in my life; my interests leaning towards dancing, art, English
literature, etc. I imagine they were very important to me because they were
what I could do most successfully. Never have I regretted discovering at an
early age what my interests were and following through with my ambitions,
regardless of discouragements and difficult times. Ballet, in particular, taught
me precise discipline. I learned that I could not take enjoyment from dance
without giving something in return — hard work and discipline, not only
of body, but of mind . . . I hope the above will be some help to you.

Sincerely,

 

Agnes Moorehead
INDEX

Ackerman, Harry 220, 224, 227, 303, 304
Adventures of Captain Fabian
129, 134-135
Agnes Moorehead Presents
198-199
Albee, Edward 219
Albertson, Mabel 236
Aldrich, Robert 228, 231, 245, 246, 247, 249
Alice Through the Looking Glass
268-269
All That Heaven Allows
166, 172, 173
Allyson, June 124,175
Anderson, Arthur 53, 55-56
Anderson, Judith 122
Anderson, Richard 196
Anthony, Joseph 184, 186, 192
Asher, William 220, 222, 224, 225, 241, 242, 244,

256, 288, 301, 302, 316
Astaire, Fred 190-191
Astor, Mary 167, 168-169, 230
Ayres, Lew 120, 121, 125

276, 279-282, 291, 301-302, 311, 320
Bennett, Richard 71, 79
Bewitched
2,7,9,67,219-221,224-226,227-228,

234,235-238,239-245,252-253, 259, 260, 272,

234,235-238,239-245,252-253, 259, 260, 272,
304, 321, 322
Bickford, Charles 120, 121, 154
Big Street, The
85-86
Binyon, Conrad 91, 104, 182, 274, 298, 299, 300
Blue Veil, The
146-147
Bogart, Humphrey 112, 113
Booth, Shirley 199, 200
Booth, Shirley 199, 200
145, 151, 152, 155, 160, 210-211, 212, 213
Brando, Marlon 252
Brown, Himan 42, 43, 44, 312, 316
Buchanan, Roy 286
Buono, Victor 229

Bacall, Lauren 24, 112, 113, 265-266
Bachelor in Paradise
204, 205
Baker, Carroll 200, 201-202, 203-204
Baker, Phil 1, 40
Ball, Lucille 64, 85-86, 123, 241, 266, 272, 302, 312
Bankhead, Tallulah 122, 254
Barefoot in the Park
228
Barrymore, Lionel 89, 90, 91, 92
Bat, The
189-190
Baxter, Anne, 71, 73, 80
Benedetti, Quint 256, 260-263, 267, 271, 272, 273,
Caged
129, 130-131
Campbell Playhouse, The
61-63
Carmichael, Fred 294-296
Carney, Art 49
Carroll, Madeline 138
Cavalcade of America
48, 50, 133
CBS Mystery Theatre, The
312
Charlotte’s Web
310
Citizen Kane
64-67, 68-69, 87, 95, 323
Clavell, James 205
Clement, Jack 294
Cliburn, Van 207-208
Cobb, Irwin, S. 42
Coco
291
Colbert, Claudette 108, 320
Collins, Ray 53, 57, 61, 70, 73, 79, 100
Come Closer, I'll Give You An Earful
217
Conkling, Grace 19, 284
Conqueror, The
129, 175-176
Conried, Hans 82
Cooper, Gary 222, 223
Cortez, Stanley 72
Corwin, Norman 146, 158, 178, 180, 315
Costello, Dolores 70, 79
Cotton, Joseph 57, 61, 69, 70, 73, 77, 79, 82, 83, 95,

Agnes Moorehead
425

106, 107, 205, 206, 207-208, 209, 230, 235, 316
Crawford, Joan 228, 229, 230-231, 232, 233-234,
248, 273, 274
Cromwell, John 130, 131
Cronyn, Hume 24, 122, 155-156
Cummings, Robert 116, 117, 118
Curtis, Tony 234

Dark Passage
112-113
Daves, Delmer 112
Davis, Bette 84, 85, 88, 106, 228, 229, 230, 231,

232, 233, 246, 248, 268, 307
Day, Laraine 109
Dear Dead Delilah
294-296
De Havilland, Olivia 88, 108, 232-233, 245
DeLaurentiis, Dino 183
Del Rio, Dolores 82
Denny, Reginald 167, 168
Dern, Bruce 229
Dick Van Dyke Show, The
260
Disney, Walt 194, 195
Don Juan in Hell
(1950-1951) 137-139, 141-146,

152-153
Don Juan in Hell
(Tour of Britian, 1951) 149-152
Don Juan in Hell
(1955) 167-169
Don Juan in Hell
(1972-1973) 305-309
Donehue, Vincent 212
Donlevy, Brian 178, 179
Douglas, Melvyn 286
Douglas, Paul 133, 184
Dozier, William 127,220, 226
Drake, Alfred 7, 211
Duke, Vernon 189, 190, 193
Dutch Treat
296-297

Egan, Richard 174, 195
Eldridge, Florence 138
Ellis, Kathy 179, 185, 261
Emerson, Hope 130, 131
Evans, Maurice 236, 287-288
Everett, Chad 253

Fabray, Nanette 268-269
Fabulous Redhead, The
161-164
Field, Betty 109, 199
First Person Singular
53, 54-55, 56, 58, 59
Fletcher, Lucille 98-99, 100, 101
Flynn, Errol 134
Fonda, Henry 85, 200
Fontaine, Joan 93, 94, 194, 213
Foster, Norman 82, 83
14 Hours
129, 133-134, 146
Fox, Bernard 236, 262-263, 265, 316
Francis, Arlene 58, 181, 309, 312
Frankenstein: The True Story
309

Gabel, Martin 53, 55, 58, 178-179, 180, 181
Gable, Kay 302
Garner, Peggy Ann 93
Garnett, Tay 97
Garson, Greer 83, 84, 85, 88, 96, 97, 98, 159, 249,

253, 254
Gaynor, Janet 254
Ghostley, Alice 236
Gigi
5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 210, 211, 310-312
Gist, Robert 124, 132, 140, 143, 147, 148-149, 152,

158-159, 164, 183, 187, 280
Goodbye, Charlie
234
Gordon, Leon 96, 97-98
Gould, Sandra 259
Government Girl
108
Greer, Jane 119

Gregory, Paul 10, 15, 135-136, 137, 138, 139, 140,
141, 142, 144, 148, 149, 153, 159, 162-163, 167,
168, 178, 179, 180-181, 182-183, 184, 185, 186,
187, 189, 190, 191, 205, 206, 210, 211, 212, 213,
212, 224-225, 264, 307, 315
Guerra, Dora 298-300
Guerra, Judith Ann 298-300
Gumps, The
43-44

Haas, Hugo 187
Hardwicke, Cedric (Sir) 6,135, 137, 139, 140, 144,

149, 153, 160, 184
Hathaway, Henry 133, 134, 200, 201, 202
Hayes, Helen 44, 61, 62, 121-122, 158-159, 264, 314
Hayward, Susan 116, 118, 165, 175, 176
Hazel
199-200
Helgeson, Orland 21
Henreid, Paul 305, 307, 309
Hepburn, Katharine 233, 291
Herrmann, Bernard 55, 56
Heyes, Douglas 197
High Spirits
250-252
Holt, Tim 70, 73, 75, 76, 80, 271
Hope, Bob 204, 248, 249
Houseman, John 56, 64, 172, 305-306, 308
How The West Was Won
200-204, 266
Hudson, Rock 164, 166, 173, 265-266
Hunter, Jeffrey 21,134, 178, 260
Hush . . . Hush Sweet Charlotte
Hush . . . Hush Sweet Charlotte

246, 247, 248

Jane Eyre
93, 94, 95
Jeanne Eagels
177
Jehlinger, Charles 23-24, 25, 26, 29, 152-153
Jessica
204-205
Jezebel's Husband
155-156
Johnny Belinda
119-121, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129
Johnstone, Georgia 2-3, 59, 217, 218, 235, 240, 252,

253, 259, 278-279, 284, 285, 288, 290, 291, 308, 314
Johnstone, William 53, 59, 291, 308
Journey Into Fear
82-83, 87

Karl, Harry 203, 249, 256, 302
Karloff, Boris 149
Kaznar, Kurt 167, 169
Kearns, Joseph 99, 102
Kedrova, Lila 249
Kelk, Jack 43, 51, 176, 198, 303
Kelly, Gene 99, 223-224
Kennedy, Jackie 214
Kennedy, John F. 226-227
Key, Ted 199-200
Kruger, Otto 166-167

Lambert, Gavin 178, 194, 209
Lanchester, Elsa 136, 138, 142, 151
Lansbury, Angela 286
Lansfield, Sidney 118-119
Laughton, Charles 2, 6, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139,

140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 149-151, 153, 155, 160,
161, 163, 215, 305, 306, 317
Lee, John Griffith (Jack) 29, 30, 33-35, 37, 40, 41,
Lee, John Griffith (Jack) 29, 30, 33-35, 37, 40, 41,
148, 280
Left Hand of God
208
Leigh, Vivien 62, 152, 233
Lewis, Jerry 174-175, 216-217, 227, 310
Little Foxes, The
121-122
Lords, Phillips H. 37, 38, 39
Lorne, Marion 236-237, 272
Lost Moment, The
115-118
Lord Pengo
210-215, 216
Lynde, Paul 236, 320, 321
Lynley, Carol 187-188, 316
Lyons, Anthony 208
Marie, Rose 260, 316
Marshall, E.G. 252
Martin, Dean 174, 222, 258
Mary Stuart
189
Mason, James 154
Massey, Raymond 161, 179, 181, 182
Mayor of the Town, The
89-92
Medea
122
Medina, Patricia 205, 206, 207
Meet Me in Las Vegas
174
Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air, The
115
Mercury Theatre of the Air, The
56, 57, 59-61
Mercury Wonder Show, The
106-107
Mills, Donna 304, 305
Mills, Haley 195
Mitchell, Thomas 121, 205, 209
Montalban, Ricardo 167, 168, 169, 253, 254, 255,
268, 305, 306, 307, 309, 314-315
Montgomery, Elizabeth 24, 219-222, 224, 228, 236, 237,
238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243-244, 250, 252, 256,
272-273, 287, 288, 290, 291, 301, 302, 318, 322
Montgomery, Robert 127, 220, 221, 237
Moorehead, Hannah (Grandmother) 17
Moorehead, John H. (father) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 31, 32, 37, 54
Moorehead, Mollie (mother) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
19, 31, 32, 37, 54, 259, 282-284, 303, 313, 314,
318, 319-320
Moorehead, Margaret (sister) 14-15, 19, 31-33
Moorehead, Sean, 132, 176, 179-180, 186, 206, 208,
217-218, 227, 255, 258, 276-279, 313, 318
Moorehead, Warren 12
Moorehead, William G. 12
Mrs. Parkington
96-97, 98
Mulhare, Edward 305, 306, 307, 309
Mysteries in Paris
39, 40, 43, 44, 45

MacArthur, James 44, 264, 314
Madwoman of Challiot, The
286
Magnificent Ambersons, The
1, 68-85, 87, 88
Magnificent Obesession
164-167, 173
Main, Laurie 211-212, 221, 257, 261, 263, 311, 312
Main Street to Broadway
122
Malden, Karl 195, 200, 201, 202, 203, 230, 249,

257-258, 302, 316
March, Fredric 109, 138, 223
March of Time, The
48-50

Negulesco, Jean 120, 121, 159, 205
New Penny, The
44-45
Night of the Quarter Moon, The
187
Night of Terror
304-305

O’Brien, Margaret, 93,107
Olivier, Laurence 149, 152
Opp, Peter, Jr. 11, 250
Opposite Sex, The
172, 175
Othello
115
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
93, 129

Pardners
174-175
Parker, Eleanor 130, 131
Parsons, Louella
Pearce, Alice 175, 236, 237, 259, 260, 272
Peters, Susan 109
Pidgeon, Walter 88, 96, 98, 159
Pink Jungle, The
188-189, 190-193, 194
Polan, Barron 249, 251, 259
Pollyanna
194-196
Powell, Dick 176
Prescription: Murder
205-209, 212
Presley, Elvis 178
Price, Vincent,134, 160, 213
Psalms of David, The
186

Quinn, Anthony 249

Raintree County
177
Rathbone, Basil 161, 214, 219
Ray, Nicholas 177, 178
Readick, Frank 52, 82
Reagan, Ronald 120, 125-126, 188, 167-268, 293
Reid, Elliott 29, 50-51, 56-57, 58
Remick, Lee 24
Repunzel
187-188
Revolt of Mamie Stover, The
174
Reynolds, Debbie 3, 8, 9, 10, 174, 176, 188, 200,

Reynolds, Debbie 3, 8, 9, 10, 174, 176, 188, 200,

260, 276, 277-278, 279, 296, 302, 310, 311, 312,
313, 314, 315, 319, 320-321
Richards, Robert 156-158
Rivalry, The
178-179, 180-182
Robinson, Edward G. 24, 31, 93, 94
Roebling, Mary 5, 6, 307, 316
Roemer, Franklin 304, 319
Rogers, Ginger 189, 190-191, 192, 193
Rogers, Kasey 2, 236, 241, 257, 301

Rolling Man
304
Romero, Cesar 8, 256, 281, 307-308, 310
Roosevelt, Eleanor 49
Russell, Jane 174
Russell, Larry 276-277, 279
Russell, Rosalind 25, 30, 31, 85, 213, 249
Trevor, Claire 128
True Story of Jesse James, The
177-178
Tufts, Sonny 108, 286
Turner, Lana 88, 109
Twilight Zone, The
196-198

Sargent, Dick 288-289, 302, 321-322
Scandal at Scourie, The
159
Selznick, David O 62, 84, 94, 95, 108
Seth Parker 37-39
Seventh Cross, The
108-109
Shadow, The
51-53, 58, 59
Shaw, Irwin 43
Shaw, Robert J. 198-199
Show Boat
140, 141
Since You Went Away
95, 108
Singing Nun, The
253-254, 255
Sirk, Douglas 166, 167, 173
Sloane, Everett 53, 57, 61, 252
Sorry, Wrong Number
(radio) 99, 101-104, 194
Sorry, Wrong Number
(film) 105
Spier, William 99, 100, 102
Stanwyck, Barbara 105, 128, 199
Stations West
118-119
Stevens, Leslie 184, 189, 192, 193
Stewart, James 124, 200, 201
Story of Three Loves, The
154
Stranger, The
94
Stratton Story, The
124
Surrey, Berne 100, 102
Suspense
99-104, 170-172, 194
Swan, The
174
Swenson, Karl 58

Tale of Two Cities, A
183-184
Temple, Shirley 95, 108, 187, 254-255
Tempest, The
183, 185
Those Redheads from Seattle
164-165
Tobias, George 236,237
Toland, Gregg 72
Tomorrow the World
109
Tracy, Spencer 24, 108, 223

Unsinkable Molly Brown, The
235, 246, 247
Untamed
164, 165
Van Dyke, Dick 286, 287

Wagner, Robert 178
Wald, Jerry 112, 113, 127-128, 147, 209
Wallis, Hal 105
Walsh, Raoul 183
Wanger, Walter 115, 116, 118
Warrick, Ruth 82, 273
Wayne, John 175, 176
Weaver, Dennis 304
Weidler, Virginia 88
Welles, Beatrice 271-272
Welles, Orson 44-45, 46-48, 52-72, 75-79, 81-84,

86-88, 94-95,106-107, 114-115, 129, 270-271,
321, 323
What’s The Matter With Helen?
296
White, David 228, 236, 237, 288, 289, 302
Who’s Minding the Store?
216-217
Wild, Wild West, The
269-270, 272
Williams, Harold 179, 217
Windom, William 297
Winters, Jonathan 235, 245
Winters, Shelley 296
Wise, Robert 81
Wolfe, Karin 7
Wright, Teresa 84,85
Wunderlich, Jerry 10
Wyman, Jane 120, 121, 125, 128, 146, 147, 165,
166, 173, 195, 316

York, Dick 222-224, 236, 238, 240, 241, 244, 287-289
York, Joan (Joey) 223-224, 244, 288
Young, Gig 189
Youngest Profession, The
88

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