In 1923, Moorehead earned a bachelor's degree, with a major in biology, from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, and while there she also appeared in college stage plays. Also in 1964, Moorehead accepted the role of Endora, in the situation comedy Bewitched. We have set your language to 0000008553 00000 n Moorehead also left her professional papers, scripts, Christmas cards and scrapbooks to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 0000002684 00000 n (1971, costarring Reynolds), she played an evangelist. Sorry! Although her father did not discourage Moorehead's acting ambitions, he insisted that she obtain a formal education. In 1967, she portrayed an Indian named Watoma on the ABC military-western series Custer with Wayne Maunder in the title role. 0 cemeteries found in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. Try again later. Moorehead, who died from uterine cancer on April 30, 1974, at a hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, also went through two divorces, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. In the years since her death, rumors about Moorehead's being a lesbian have been widespread, most notoriously in the book Hollywood Lesbians by Boze Hadleigh, whose source for the allegation was Paul Lynde. She left her family's Ohio estate and farmlands, Moorehead Manor, . During the 1940s and 1950s, Moorehead was one of the most in demand actresses for radio dramas, especially on the CBS show Suspense. Of those, 46 people died, including Moorehead, Susan Hayward, John Wayne, and the films director-producer, Dick Powell, Agnes Moorehead in trailer Citizen Kane (1941). Ted Thackrey Jr. in the Los Angeles Times May 1, 1974, Agnes and her family owned a farm not far from me, quite the place. In 1923, Moorehead earned a bachelor's degree, with a major in biology, from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, and while there she also appeared in college stage plays. Moorehead graduated from Central High School in St. Louis in 1918. Broadway productions that she appeared in include Marcos Millions, Scarlet Pages and Men, Soldiers and Women., Jimmy Stewart and Agnes Moorehead in the 1949 film "The Stratton Story" about baseball star Monty Straton. Erin Murphy stated that the actress would read Bible stories to the children affiliated with Bewitched. It is said at the time of her death she had been working in New York but came home to Hamilton County Ohio just be fore she passed a way in 1929. Alice's Adventures Through The Looking Glass, Pt 1, Alice's Adventures Through The Looking Glass, Pt 2. She formerly appeared on the Al Pierce Show, Ben Bernie Show and The March of Time.He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio. In 1959, Moorehead was cast as a town matriarch, Mrs. Martha Lassiter, in the episode "In Memoriam" of the ABC western series, The Rebel, starring Nick Adams. Her mother indulged her active imagination often asking, "Who are you today, Agnes? By the mid 1940s, Moorehead joined MGM, negotiating a $6,000-a-week contract with the provision to perform also on radio, an unusual clause at the time. Please enter your email and password to sign in. In the 19631964 season, she appeared in an episode of the ABC series about college life, Channing. But in a group this size you'd expect only 30-some cancers to develop. pt:Agnes Moorehead I feel very honored to own a piece of paper with her signature, signed in New York, NY. 0 cemeteries found in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. In "The Invaders" (broadcast 27 January 1961) Moorehead played a woman whose isolated farm is plagued by mysterious intruders. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 - April 30, 1974) was an American actress whose career of six decades included work in radio, stage, . Moorehead later shaved six years off her age by claiming to have been born in 1906. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. . There was a problem getting your location. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. She received aNew York Film Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Moorehead appeared in the movie The Conqueror (1956), which was shot near St. George, Utah downwind from the Yucca Flat, Nevada nuclear test site. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. She is best known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched, but she also had notable roles in films, including Citizen Kane, Dark Passage, All That Heaven Allows, and Show Boat. In addition to her interest in acting, she developed a lifelong interest in religion; in later years actors such as Dick Sargent would recall Moorehead arriving on the set with "the Bible in one hand and the script in the other". Decorations left around the vault lead one to believe that she acquired quite a camp following as Bewitched's "Endora" -- the vases are festooned with feather boas, plastic beads, and a mysterious set of what appear to be antique handcuffs dangling from a length of leopard-print fabric. English Learn more about merges. stream Two of them were particularly "dirty", depositing long-lasting radiation over the area. >> She later recalled going four days without food, and said that it had taught her "the value of a dollar." Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. ", while Moorehead and her sister would often engage in mimicry, often coming to the dinner table and imitating parishioners. In the 1963-1964 season, she appeared in an episode of the ABC series about college life, Channing. Mr. Moorehead was a native of Rix Mills and received his education at Muskingum and Monmouth colleges. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? POTUS landmarks, oddities. She played Parthy Hawks, wife of Cap'n Andy and mother of Magnolia, in MGM's hit 1951 remake of Show Boat. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. cemeteries found in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Moorehead was in Broadway productions of Don Juan in Hell in 19511952, and Lord Pengo in 19621963. In the story line, Lassiter's son, Phillip, was killed in the American Civil War four years earlier. Her will stipulated that BJU should use the farm for retreats and special meetings "with a Christian emphasis", but the distance of the estate from the South Carolina campus rendered . [5] In "The Invaders" (broadcast 27 January 1961) Moorehead played a woman whose isolated farm is plagued by mysterious intruders. As she was dying, she reportedly said: "I should never have taken that part.". Moorehead died of uterine cancer on April 30, 1974, in Rochester, Minnesota. cemeteries found in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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She later received an honorary doctorate in literature from Muskingum, and served for a year on its board of trustees. 0000001287 00000 n Rejected as not being "the right type", Moorehead returned to radio. The Touchdown Tavern in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, opened the Agnes Moorehead Lounge, exhibiting memorabilia. xc```VX>20ptp`` p"#E "DAM 3KK70)h0. Sorry, Wrong Number also inspired writers of the CBS television series The Twilight Zone to script an episode with Moorehead in mind. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. She appeared in "Marco's Millions," "Scarlet Pages" and "Men, Soldiers and Women," toured in vaudeville, and then began her radio career with Orson Welles' Mercury Players and a continuing role in Lionel Barrymore's "Mayor of the Town" radio series. Trip Planning Caution: RoadsideAmerica.com offers maps, directions and attraction details as a convenience, providing all information as is. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Moorehead met the actress Helen Hayes who encouraged her to try to enter films, but her first attempts were met with failure. She also played characters years older than her age. Of the 220 crew and cast members worked on The Conqueror, 91 contracted cancer. Moorehead's early career was unsteady, and although she was able to find stage work she was often unemployed and forced to go hungry. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. She commented to the New York Times in 1974, "I've been in movies and played theater from coast to coast, so I was quite well known before Bewitched, and I don't particularly want to be identified as a witch." In May 1976, BJU traded the Moorehead farmlands with an Ohio college for $25,000 and a collection of her library books. She was in many important films, including Dark Passage and Since You Went Away, either playing key small or large supporting parts. Moorehead met the actress Helen Hayes who encouraged her to try to enter films, but her first attempts were met with failure. Evening, May 23, 1938 The Zanesville SignalRev. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. stipulating BJU should use the farm for retreats and special meetings with a Christian emphasis. Please try again later. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 - April 30, 1974) was an American actress. [7] In the 19601961 season, Moorehead made two guest appearances as Aunt Harriet in the short-lived CBS sitcom, My Sister Eileen, starring Shirley Bonne and Elaine Stritch as Eileen (an aspiring actress) and Ruth Sherwood, respectively, two single sisters living together in New York City. [1] Moorehead was the recipient of such accolades as a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards. Moorehead played another strong role in The Big Street (1942) with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, and then appeared in two films that failed to find an audience, Government Girl (1943) with Olivia de Havilland and The Youngest Profession (1944) with the adolescent Virginia Weidler. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Add to your scrapbook. Debbie Reynolds explicitly denied to film historian Robert Osborne that her "best friend" Moorehead was gay.[6]. . (In contrast, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 13 kilotons.) 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Ms. Moorehead is seven rows over and three up -- a very quiet, peaceful place with a bench right in front of her crypt. [Kitsa, 05/17/2013] While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. . Failed to remove flower. A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Heres How Many Cast Members Remain. Try again later. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. She and several cast members were exposed to radiation while making "The Conqueror" in Nevada which led to speculation this was the cause when diagnosed with uterine cancer. She also appeared in his films Journey Into Fear (1943), based on a novel by Eric Ambler, and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), based on a novel by Booth Tarkington. The Bewitched star battled with cancer and eventually succumbed to the disease at the age of 74, as shown in her IMDB profile. She was a great actress! Agnes Moorehead (1900 - 1974): . He died in the pulpit of his church while preaching. 0000000856 00000 n There was an error deleting this problem. However, she had negotiated to appear in only eight of every twelve episodes made, therefore allowing her sufficient time to pursue other projects. She also appeared in his films Journey into Fear (1943) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), based on a novel by Booth Tarkington. % Agnes Moorhead shows plenty of spunk, and the great Vincent Price steals every scene in which he appears. Map and Plan Your Own Roadside Adventure Try My Sights, Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. She was in many important films, including Dark Passage and Since You Went Away, either playing key small or large supporting parts. 0000012033 00000 n We tried visiting before dusk, but the abbey in the back where she's kept closed at 5:00. "Detective Story" was an old time radio series that was later renamed "The Shadow" in which Moorehead played the part of Margot Lane from 1937 - 1939. She left her familys Ohio estate and farmlands, Moorehead Manor, to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, as well as some biblical studies books from her personal library. What actress left her familys Ohio estate and farmlands, to Bob Jones University, stipulating BJU should use the farm for retreats and special meetings with a Christian emphasis? Moorehead also left her professional papers, scripts, Christmas cards and scrapbooks to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research at the Wisconsin Historical Society. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. She had five nominations for Oscars in her career and made her film debut in Orson Welles movie "Citizen Kane." Moorehead received an honorary doctoral degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. /L 22210 Moorehead married actor John Griffith Lee in 1930, and they divorced in 1952. Agnes was involved in two of the most famous shows of all time: "Sorry Wrong Number" which earned her the Golden Mike Award as well as a Golden Record and the hard to forget "War of the Worlds", the infamous Orson Welles broadcast. Try again. Olive Agnes Moorehead found in 3 trees View all. GREAT NEWS! Hollywood should award her an honorary Oscar for her litany of commanding performances. With Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, she was founder and charter member of the famed Mercury Theater Players. Resend Activation Email. She later received an honorary doctorate in literature from Muskingum, and served for a year on its board of trustees. Shortly before her death, the actress was said to have told her best friend Debbie Reynolds, that she regretted appearing in the 1956 movie, The Conqueror., Charles Boyer, Agnes Moorhead, Charles Laughton, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke taking a stroll through Manchester, circa 1950s. /O 15 For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Moorehead received an honorary doctoral degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She left her family's Ohio estate and farmlands, Moorehead Manor, to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, as well as some biblical studies books from her personal library. Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Her mother indulged her active imagination often asking "Who are you today, Agnes? An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. "[3] In 1943-1944, Moorehead portrayed "matronly housekeeper Mrs. Mullet", who was constantly offering her "candied opinion", in Mutual Radio's The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall; she inaugurated the role on CBS Radio.[4]. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. She recreated the performance six times for Suspense and several times on other radio shows, always using her original, dog-eared script. Moorehead, who died from uterine cancer on April 30, 1974, at a hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, also went through two divorces, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. By the mid-1940s, Moorehead joined MGM, negotiating a $6,000-a-week contract with the provision to perform also on radio, an unusual clause at the time. In a career spanning four decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television. In the 1960-1961 season, Moorehead made guest appearances as Aunt Harriet in the short-lived CBS sitcom My Sister Eileen starring Shirley Bonne and Elaine Stritch as Eileen (an aspiring actress) and Ruth Sherwood, respectively, two single sisters living in New York City. When Cornelia is trapped in the hidden room, she runs out of oxygen far too quickly. Learn more about managing a memorial . She believed that it offered her excellent training and allowed her to develop her voice to create a variety of characterizations. Snow in Disney's 1960 hit film Pollyanna. Moorehead received six Emmy Award nominations, but was quick to remind interviewers that she had enjoyed a long and distinguished career. Oops, something didn't work. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Agnes Moorehead I found on Findagrave.com. In January 1974, Moorehead performed in two episodes (including the very first) of CBS Radio Mystery Theater, the popular series produced by old-time radio master Himan Brown. This browser does not support getting your location. 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She also felt that the television writing was often below standard and dismissed many of the Bewitched scripts as "hack" in a 1965 interview. 0000004051 00000 n nl:Agnes Moorehead Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. [1] Although she began with the Mercury Theatre, appeared in more than seventy films beginning with Citizen Kane and on dozens of television shows during a career that spanned more than thirty years, Moorehead is most widely known to modern audiences for her role as the witch Endora in the series Bewitched. Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorhead, and Dick York, circa 1960s. As a young teenager, one of my favourite comedy programs with Bewitched which Agness played Endora, the Grandmother & mother to Samantha. Barbara Stanwyck had played the role in the 1948 film version. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Learn more about merges. Agnes Moorehead had a glorious Hollywood career, but her life was not without challenges. 0000002509 00000 n He graduated from Xenia Theological Seminary of which his uncle, Dr. W.G. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of John Moorehead (8246778)? In May 1976, BJU traded the Moorehead farmlands with an Ohio college for $25,000 and a collection of her library books. Moorehead played a selfish, neurotic woman who overhears a murder being plotted via crossed phone wires who eventually realizes she is the intended victim. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Blogathon 2015: Agnes Moorehead . Muskingum took over the house and farm from Bob Jones University in 2004. While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and twoGolden Globe awards in addition to four Academy Award and six Emmy Award nominations. More, National Cryptologic Museum, Annapolis Junction, Maryland (Feb 27-Mar 5, 2023). She continued her studies in New York City, New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began appearing on Broadway and radio. Played so many roles, very talented lady.. Agnes Moorehead Show Count: 121 Series Count: 10 Role: Old Time Radio Star . She left her family's Ohio estate and farmlands, Moorehead Manor, to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, as well as some biblical studies books from her personal library. ro:Agnes Moorehead Moorehead graduated from Central High School in St. Louis in 1918. It was the place where much of The Conqueror was filmed. Agnes Belle Pratt (born Moorehead), 1887 - 1963. Try again later. 20th Century Fox publicity photograph, c.1964. The facility was inaugurated in Fall 2021. 30 luxury home design trends and features adorning 2017. We used to drive by, hoping we might get a peek of her when we found out they were in town. She joined the chorus of the St. Louis Municipal Opera Company, known as "The Muny". This account has been disabled. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. She fell ill during the production and was so sick that she had to quit and let Arlene Francis take her place. She later received an honorary doctorate in literature from. Curbed reports that the. Moorehead studied at the American Academy for Dramatic Arts and graduated with honors in 1928. She was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, she was a graduate of Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, and went on to earn a master's degree in English and public speaking at the University of Wisconsin. She then pursued post-graduate studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which she graduated with honors in 1929. To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. The "Bewitched" star battled with cancer and eventually succumbed to the disease at the age of 74, as shown in her IMDB profile. She received a New York Film Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film. Shortly before her death, Moorehead sought Christian causes to benefit after her death through her estate. By . As a teacher in New York, she enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her first appearance at the Municipal Opera in St. Louis. Agnes Moorehead in trailer "Citizen Kane" (1941). Your Scrapbook is currently empty. She commented to the New York Times in 1974, "I've been in movies and played theater from coast to coast, so I was quite well known before Bewitched, and I don't particularly want to be identified as a witch." In 1994, Moorehead was posthumously inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Failed to delete memorial. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. startxref She also reprised her role in "Don Juan in Hell" on Broadway and on tour, in an all-star cast which also featured Edward Mulhare. << As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story. Moorehead later shaved six years off her age by claiming to have been born in 1906. Which other stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have connections to Agnes Moorehead? Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Moorehead, was president for 22 years.In 1900 he was ordained to the United Presbyterian ministry and during the World War served as chaplain at the Great Lakes Training Station at Chicago. Moorehead was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts but raised in Clinton, Massachusetts (even though her birth certificate says Clinton, Ma, Miss Moorehead often said that she was actually born in Cambridge, Ma), of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry, to a Presbyterian clergyman, John Henderson Moorehead, and his wife, the former Mildred McCauley, who had been a singer. 0 The actress was best known for her role as the sarcastic witch-mother, Endora, in the television series, Bewitched, which ran on ABC from 1964 to 1972. Search above to list available cemeteries. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! Ohio, USA: No publicly available family members. Her family's Ohio farm went to John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas along with her collection of Bibles and biblical scholarship materials. Rejected as not being "the right type", Moorehead returned to radio. In a career spanning five decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television. Oops, something didn't work. It is obviously an old signature with the sentiment, "Best wishes for all the coming years." Learn more about managing a memorial . Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA. Year should not be greater than current year. Weve updated the security on the site. Later in her life, Moorehead spent much time on her 320-acre farm in Ohio, land owned by her family for more than a century and had been homesteaded by her great-grandparents. Agnes Moorehead appeared in many movies often cast in acid tongue roles and some are: "The Magnificent Ambersons, Our Vines have Tender Grapes, Dark Passage, The Left Hand of God and The Bat." Her numerous TV guest appearances led her to the 1960s TV sitcom Bewitched and became "Endora" the overbearing mother. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. "[citation needed] Pendleton points out that radioactivity can concentrate in "hot spots" such as the rolling dunes of Snow Canyon, a natural reservoir for windblown material. Moorehead was a devout Presbyterian (Reynolds described her as "terribly religious") and, in interviews, often spoke of her relationship with God. Moorehead met Orson Welles and by 1937 was a member of his Mercury Theatre Group, along with Joseph Cotten. She could play many different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters. Moorehead spent four years in the ballet and chorus of the St. Louis Municipal Opera Company. Located seven miles from campus in Rix Mills, the farm was acquired by the University in 2004. Memorial to America's Worst Drunk Driving Accident. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. 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