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Agnes Moorehead on radio, stage and television / Axel Nissen.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.M698 N56 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nissen, Axel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974--Criticism and interpretation.
- Moorehead, Agnes.
- Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 209 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "In a career spanning six decades, Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) made her name in four entertainment media. Focusing on 25 of her most representative performances, this retrospective analyzes her work and presents her roles in the context of her personal life. It discusses her relationship with directors, producers and other performers, providing little known facts about the productions"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Shadow (Radio, 1937-39) 7
- 2 Mayor of the Town (Radio, 1942-49) 11
- 3 Suspense (Radio, 1943-60) 21
- 4 Don Juan in Hell (Stage, 1951-52) 34
- 5 The Revlon Mirror Theatre: "Lullaby" (TV, 1953) 41
- 6 That Fabulous Redhead (Stage, 1954-73) 44
- 7 Schlitz Playhouse: "The Life You Save" (TV, 1957) 54
- 8 The Rivalry (Stage, 1957-58) 58
- 9 Wagon Train: "The Mary Halstead Story" (TV, 1957) 63
- 10 Shirley Temple's Storybook: "Rapunzel" (TV, 1958) and The Shirley Temple Show: "The Land of Oz" (TV, 1960) 67
- 11 The Pink Jungle (Stage, 1959) 71
- 12 The Millionaire: "Millionaire Katherine Boland" (TV, 1960) 78
- 13 Adventures in Paradise: "The Krismen" (TV, 1960) 81
- 14 Rawhide: "Incident at Poco Tiempo" (TV, 1960) 85
- 15 The Twilight Zone: "The Invaders" (TV, 1961) 89
- 16 Prescription: Murder (Stage, 1962) 94
- 17 Lord Pengo (Stage, 1962-63) 99
- 18 Burke's Law (TV, 1963-65) 107
- 19 Channing: "Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing, God Wot!" (TV, 1964) 111
- 20 Bewitched (TV, 1964-72) 114
- 21 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV, 1966) 124
- 22 The Wild Wild West "The Night of the Vicious Valentine" (TV, 1967) 128
- 23 Custer: "Spirit Woman" (TV, 1967) 132
- 24 Don Juan in Hell (Stage, 1972-73) 136
- 25 Gigi (Stage, 1973-74) 142.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476667584
- 1476667586
- OCLC:
- 985075763
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