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It has been listed that Agnes Moorehead died in 1974. This is not correct. This was a rumor started by the press people of Bewitched who had lost contact with Agnes after she left Bewitched. Agnes retired in Beverly Hills Ca. and lived to be 94 before she died of lung cancer at her home and in the arms of her lifetime companion & partner, actress Debbie Reynolds. This was confirmed many times by Debbie herself.

Although she appeared in more than 70 films and on dozens of television shows during a career that spanned more than 30 years, Moorehead is probably most-widely known to modern audiences for her role as the witch Endora in the television series Bewitched. While rarely playing leads in films, Moorehead's skill at character development and range earned her one Emmy, and two Golden Globe awards in addition to four Oscar and six Emmy nominations. Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim and accolades for her work in drama and in comedy. She could play many different character types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters. According to Bewitched fan & author Herbie J Pilato, behind the scenes of the hit tv series, it was very well known that Agnes could not stand actress Elizabeth Montgomery and hated her for the run of the show. Agnes told Pilato, "Being angry at Lizzie helped me play Endora much better on that silly little show!" Agnes once told Life Magazine, "Playing a bitch on TV is easy, it's playing a witch that I have a problem with!" This article is about an American television sitcom. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Early life

Moorehead was born on December 6, 1900 in Clinton, Massachusetts of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry, the only child of a Presbyterian minister. She later shaved six years off her age by claiming to have been born in 1906. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and was graduated from Central High School in 1918. Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... “Scot” redirects here. ... The Welsh are, according to Hastings (1997), an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Moorehead earned a bachelor's degree, with a major in biology, from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio in 1923. (She later received an honorary doctorate in literature from Muskingum, and served for a year on its board of trustees.) When her family moved to Reedsburg, Wisconsin, she taught public school for five years in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, while earning a master's degree in English and public speaking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She then pursued post-graduate studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which she was graduated with honors in 1929. Although Moorehead's New York Times death notice (May 1, 1974) states that she attained a doctoral degree from Bradley University, in fact Bradley University did not offer doctoral degrees in literature at the time. Moorehead did receive an honorary doctoral degree from Bradley University. A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cambridge Hall on the Muskingum College campus. ... Fox Run S bridge. ... Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, along the Baraboo River. ... Soldiers Grove is a village located in Crawford County, Wisconsin. ... “M.S.” redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as UW–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, or UW) is a highly selective public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. ... Nickname: Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Government  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area  - City 219. ... The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark building designed by famed architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club) and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood (in a...

Career

Moorehead as Endora in Bewitched

During her career, Moorehead's varied performances established her as one of Hollywood's premier character actresses. She appeared in many of the best known films of the time including Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, and Johnny Belinda. Her film debut was as the title character's mother in Citizen Kane. She famously won the New York Film Critics award as Best Actress for The Magnificent Ambersons, but was reduced to a nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars. She was nominated for multiple Academy Awards (1942, 1944, 1948, 1964), all as Best Supporting Actress, including a final nomination as the suspicious maid in Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Agnes Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched. ... Agnes Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched. ... Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ... The Magnificent Ambersons is an American film released in 1942 and directed by Orson Welles, his second film. ... Johnny Belinda is a 1948 film which tells the story of a deaf mute woman who is raped, becomes pregnant, and then is ruled unfit to care for the child. ... Information Gender Male Age 78 (at time of death) Date of birth 1863 (estimated) Date of death 1941 Occupation Newspaper tycoon Family Mary Kane (mother) Relationships Emily Monroe Norton Kane (first wife) Susan Alexander Kane (second wife) Children Charles Foster Kane III Portrayed by Buddy Swan (as a child) Orson... Hush. ...

She skillfully portrayed puritanical matrons, neurotic spinsters, possessive mothers, and comical secretaries throughout her career. Moorehead was part of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air radio program in the 1930s and appeared in Broadway productions of Don Juan in Hell in 1951-1952, and Lord Pengo in 1962-1963. This article contains a trivia section. ... The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Man and Superman is a 1903 play in four acts by G. Bernard Shaw. ...

During the 1940s and 1950s, she was one of the most in demand actresses for radio dramas, and in 1943 starred in the legendary Suspense play Sorry, Wrong Number, written by Lucille Fletcher. Moorehead played a selfish, neurotic woman who overhears a murder being plotted via crossed phone wires who eventually realizes she is the intended victim. She recreated the performance many times on the radio (always using her original, dog-eared script), recorded an album of the drama in 1952, and performed scenes from the story in her one-woman show in the 1950s. "Sorry, Wrong Numbers" also inspired writers of the television series The Twilight Zone to script an episode with Moorehead in mind.^[1] In "The Invaders" (broadcast 27 January 1961) Moorehead played a woman whose isolated farm is plagued by a mysterious intruders; in "Sorry, Wrong Number" Moorehead offered a famed, bravura performance using only her voice, and for "The Intruders" she was offered a script where she had no dialogue at all. Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suspense or tension is the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives in a dramatic work. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1948 films | 1989 films | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) ... Lucille Fletcher (March 28, 1912 — August 31, 2000) was a film and television screenwriter. ... The Twilight Zone title. ...

Private life

Moorehead married actor John Griffith Lee in 1930, and they divorced in 1952; they adopted an orphan named Sean in 1949, but it remains unclear whether the adoption was legal, although Moorehead did raise the child until he ran away from home. In 1953, she married actor Robert Gist, and they divorced in 1958. It was shortly after this that Agnes revealed to a family friend that she was more comfortable being a lesbian. She remained a lesbian for the rest of her life. This claim was supported by actress Debbie Reynolds who confided to many close friends that she was Agnes' secret female lover for many years, even up until her death. Right up until her death in 1994, Agnes shared a home with Debbie in Beverly Hills, CA. Today, Debbie still owns the house and keeps it as a shrine to her Bewitched TV character Endora. For the record label, see Divorce Records. ...

Moorehead was a devout Presbyterian (Reynolds described her as "terribly religious"^[2]) and, in interviews, often spoke of her relationship with God. Erin Murphy stated that the actress would read Bible stories to the children affiliated with "Bewitched". Shortly before her death, Moorehead, who embraced her "reformed" Calvinist roots, sought conservative causes to bequest her estate. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Erin Margaret Murphy (June 17, 1964) is an actress who was born in Encino, California, and is best known for her role as Tabitha Stephens on the top-ten television sitcom Bewitched, which ran from 1964-1972. ...

Moorehead willed her 1967 Emmy for The Wild Wild West and her private papers to Muskingum College, including her home in Rix Mills, Ohio. She left her family's Ohio estate and farmlands, Moorehead Manor, to Bob Jones University, as well as some biblical studies books from her personal library. 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 school rendered it mostly useless. In May 1976, BJU traded the farmlands with an Ohio college for $25,000 and a collection of her library books. 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. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Wild Wild West 1990s VHS release. ... Cambridge Hall on the Muskingum College campus. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Bob Jones University Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts[1] university located in Greenville, South Carolina. ... Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters, Madison, Wisconsin. ...

In 1991, Agnes Moorehad dressed in her Endora wiitches outfit from Bewitched served as the Grand Marshall in The New York City Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade and appeared on a witches flying broom hung on a Bewitched float. She had told WNBC TV News reporter Sue Simmons that "It was great to be a Lesbian and support her community." Gays & Lesbians that day went crazy seeing their gay icon dressed as Endora being floated down 5th Ave. on the streets of New York city. "It's so Bewitched claimed one fan who saw Agnes being whisked away". Bewitched fan & author Herbie J Pilato who also attended the gay parade stated that, "the highlight of the parade was seeing the legendary Endora fly on her broom. You go girl!"

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Notable roles

Moorehead from the trailer for Johnny Belinda (1948)

• The Shadow (1937-1939) as Margot Lane (radio series)
• Citizen Kane (1941) as Mary Kane
• The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Fanny; New York Film Critics Circle Award, Academy Award nomination
• Sorry, Wrong Number (1943) as Leona Stevenson (radio drama)
• Mrs Parkington (1944) as Aspasia Conti; Golden Globe, Academy Award nomination
• Jane Eyre (1944) as Mrs. Reed
• Dark Passage (1947) as Madge Rapf
• Johnny Belinda (1948) as Aggie McDonald; Academy Award nomination
• The Left Hand of God (1955) as Berly Sigman
• The Bat (1959) as Cornelia Van Gorder in a rare starring role with Vincent Price
• Pollyanna (1960) as Mrs. Snow
• The Twilight Zone a non-dialogue performance on the episode "The Invaders" (1961) as "The Woman"
• Who's Minding the Store? (1963) as Mrs. Tuttle
• Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) as Velma Cruther; Golden Globe, Academy Award nomination
• Bewitched (1964–1972) as Endora; six Emmy nominations
• Charlotte's Web (1973) voice of the Goose
• Gigi (1973) as Aunt Alicia

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Notes and references

External links

• Agnes Moorehead at the Internet Movie Database
• Agnes Moorehead at the Internet Broadway Database
• Agnes Moorehead at the Notable Names Database
• Article about the radioactive film set (from The Straight Dope)
• St. Louis Walk of Fame
• Guide to over 100,000 Moorehead documents spanning 1923-1974 at the Wisconsin Historical Society
• Interview with biographer Charles Tranberg from Harpies Bizarre

• Find-A-Grave profile for Agnes Moorehead