Agnes Moorehead on Radio, Stage and Television

Axel Nissen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

217 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6758-4 (ISBN)

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Agnes Moorehead (1900-74) was unique among twentieth-century American actresses in making a major career for herself in all four entertainment media after the age of 40. This title focuses on Moorehead's career in radio, on the stage, and in television. A representative selection of 25 of her most interesting and representative performances in these media are discussed in separate profiles.

In a career spanning six decades, Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) was perhaps unique among 20th-century American actresses in making her name in four entertainment media--radio, theater, film and television--after age 40. Focusing on 25 of her most representative performances, this retrospective analyzes her work on radio serials like Mayor of the Town (1942-1949) and Suspense (1942-1962), her stage productions of Don Juan in Hell and Gigi, her television appearances on Bewitched and The Twilight Zone and her Emmy-winning appearance on The Wild Wild West.

The author presents Moorehead's roles in the context of her personal life, discusses her relationship with directors, producers and other performers and provides little known facts about the productions.

Axel Nissen is a professor of American literature in the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages at the University of Oslo in Norway.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. The Shadow (Radio, 1937–39)

2. Mayor of the Town (Radio, 1942–49)

3. Suspense (Radio, 1943–60)

4. Don Juan in Hell (Stage, 1951–52)

5. The Revlon Mirror Theatre: “Lullaby” (TV, 1953)

6. That Fabulous Redhead (Stage, 1954–73)

7. Schlitz Playhouse: “The Life You Save” (TV, 1957)

8. The Rivalry (Stage, 1957–58)

9. Wagon Train: “The Mary Halstead Story” (TV, 1957)

10. Shirley Temple’s Storybook: “Rapunzel” (TV, 1958) and The Shirley Temple Show: “The Land of Oz” (TV, 1960)

11. The Pink Jungle (Stage, 1959)

12. The Millionaire: “Millionaire Katherine Boland” (TV, 1960)

13. Adventures in Paradise: “The Krismen” (TV, 1960)

14. Rawhide: “Incident at Poco Tiempo” (TV, 1960)

15. The Twilight Zone: “The Invaders” (TV, 1961)

16. Prescription: Murder (Stage, 1962)

17. Lord Pengo (Stage, 1962–63)

18. Burke’s Law (TV, 1963–65)

19. Channing: “Freedom Is a Lovesome Thing, God Wot!” (TV, 1964)

20. Bewitched (TV, 1964–72)

21. Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV, 1966)

22. The Wild Wild West: “The Night of the Vicious Valentine” (TV, 1967)

23. Custer: “Spirit Woman” (TV, 1967)

24. Don Juan in Hell (Stage, 1972–73)

25. Gigi (Stage, 1973–74)

Appendix: Moorehead’s Appearances on Bewitched

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2018
Zusatzinfo	22 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-4766-6758-6 / 1476667586
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6758-4 / 9781476667584
Zustand	Neuware