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I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Mooreheadsuper


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I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead

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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!

*This is the 2nd edition of the bestselling book, including new cover, epilogue by Bewitched Forever author Herbie J Pilato, and copy of a lecture given by the author on the writing of the book!*

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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!

*This is the 2nd edition of the bestselling book, including new cover, epilogue by Bewitched Forever author Herbie J Pilato, and copy of a lecture given by the author on the writing of the book!*




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    20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars I Love the Illusion, Too!, August 23, 2005
    This review is from: I Love the Illusion (Paperback)
    Charles Tranberg's epic biography of Agnes Moorehead

    is one of the most thorough and interesting books I've

    ever had the pleasure of reading. Although she was one

    of Hollywood's most gifted and enduring character

    actresses, Miss Moorehead was a very private person

    and consequently very little was previously known

    about her personal life. Through interviews with

    Agnes' friends and co-workers and unprecedented access

    to Miss Moorehead's vast archive of personal documents

    and correspondence, Charles Tranberg has created a

    comprehensive portrait of this enigmatic star,

    allowing the reader to gain a much better

    understanding of both the life and career of Agnes

    Moorehead. The book contains numerous surprises, and

    Agnes emerges as a fascinating contradiction in terms,

    very much like her best known role as Endora on the... Read more
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    11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Biography of an Elusive Subject, August 14, 2006
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    M. Schwinn (Huber Heights, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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    This review is from: I Love the Illusion (Paperback)
    What makes this book a standout are the extensive quotes included from people who knew Miss Moorehead well and for a lengthy period. Mr. Tranberg even managed to find a friend of her mother, who contributed some charming memories about Miss Moorehead's parents. Photographs are plentiful, and most I had never seen before. The number of sources is impressive, and the book is well organized, seamlessly interweaving biographical details with an assessment of her work. The editorial eerrors were jarring but not a major detraction.

    Here and elsewhere I've read that Agnes Moorehead tried hard to keep her private life private. Previous treatments of Miss Moorehead have either dealt with her career almost exclusively ("Good Dames" and Lynn Kear's excellent chronicle of her work) or else have focused on select aspects of her personal life ("Agnes Moorehead: A Very Private Person" and "Hollywood Lesbians"). If the portrait still seems incomplete, it's not owing to Mr. Tranberg's... Read more
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    12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, December 31, 2005
    This review is from: I Love the Illusion (Paperback)
    If you are a fan or practitioner of the art of acting, this book belongs on your wish list. My favorite parts explore Moorehead's acting training in New York City, her collaboration with the brilliant Orson Welles, and her grande dame turn as Endora on "Bewitched." Because biographer Charles Tranberg doesn't sugarcoat Moorehead's failures on stage, screen, and in relationships, I now respect her tenacity and spirit as well as her talent. This is an extensively researched, inspiring portrait of a complex woman who accomplished remarkable things in her time.
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