July 2011
My Alter Ego
Living A Double Life
As I mentioned in the previous posting, Quint Benedetti stated that Agnes lived a double life. Even Agnes herself hints at that very thing during an interview stating “What the actor has to sell is fantasy, a magic kind of ingredient that should not be analyzed. I’m sure that Endora, my alter ego on “Bewitched,” would agree. She’s quite...
A New Look At The Suicide Of Margaret Moorehead
Precious Little Time
Margaret Ann Moorehead died on the 14th of July 1929 at 7:50am in the Miami Valley Hospital, Ward 8 of Bi chloride of Mercury poisoning which the coroner ruled a suicide. She was 23 years old. She had precious little time on the face of this earth and died a horrendous, painful death at her own hands. I have seen in comments on other blogs people wondering what could...
Don't Forget; Don't Ever Forget That I'm Human
“The Safety of a Hypersensitive Spirit”
Just recently I reread Quint Benedetti’s treatise about Agnes Moorehead. It has prompted me to go through this process of reading the stacks of things I have and writing, again. The whole idea behind documenting the life of Agnes Moorehead was to gain a better understanding of who she really was. Paul Gregory described aspects of her...
Actress Says Mystery Aids Her Career
July 14, 1965
Hollywood
Agnes Moorehead
I have played so many authoritative and strong characters that some people are nervous at the prospect of meeting me for the first time.
Hmmm, come to think of it, in their shoes, I might be, too.
To be frank, there is a certain amount of aloofness on my part at times, because and actor can so easily be hurt by unfair criticism.
My profession is sacred...
Theatre Topics By Barney Oldfield June 23, 1946
“Hardly appropriate, me thinks, but Agnes Moorehead’s pet skunk is named Flowers.”
Who knew??? Animal lover extraordinaire!
The Picture
In the photo below you can see the scar I was referring to in my blog post. If you use a magnifying glass on the original it’s much clearer.
