Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Moorehead bequeathed her 1967 Emmy Award statue for The Wild Wild West, her private papers, and her home in Rix Mills, Ohio, to her alma mater Muskingum College. English Unlike her sister Margaret, or Peggy as she was called, gravitated to the profession of nursing. She played Parthy Hawks, wife of Cap'n Andy and mother of Magnolia, in MGM's hit 1951 remake of Show Boat. Failed to delete memorial. By . All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. The Rebel knew her son and presents his mother a medallion that the son had placed in The Rebel's custody. Moorehead's most successful appearance on Suspense was in the legendary play Sorry, Wrong Number, written by Lucille Fletcher, broadcast on May 18, 1943. The Bewitched star battled with cancer and eventually succumbed to the disease at the age of 74, as shown in her IMDB profile. In the story line, Lassiter's son, Phillip, was killed in the American Civil War four years earlier. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. 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. The role brought her a level of recognition that she had not received before as Bewitched was in the top 10 programs for the first few years it screened. 0000008553 00000 n Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Shortly before her death, Moorehead, who embraced her Reformed Calvinist roots, sought conservative causes to benefit after her death through her estate. Her will stipulated that BJU should use the farm for retreats and special . ", She was twice nominated for the Academy Award in 1942 for "The Magnificent Ambersons" and in 1948 for "Johnny Belinda" and she won an Emmy in 1967 for outstanding supporting actress in "The Wild, Wild West.". Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. Moorehead was a devout Presbyterian as she grew older, and, in interviews, often spoke of her relationship with God. She then pursued post-graduate studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which she graduated with honors in 1929. Map and Plan Your Own Roadside Adventure Try My Sights, Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. Discover Even More. In 1994, Moorehead was posthumously inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. She started her acting career on stage at the age of 3, and by the Continue reading What a Character! ro:Agnes Moorehead Moorehead from the trailer for Johnny Belinda (1948). Her mother indulged her active imagination often asking "Who are you today, Agnes? Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? She later commented that she had not expected it to succeed and that she ultimately felt trapped by its success. She formerly appeared on the Al Pierce Show, Ben Bernie Show and The March of Time.He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio. Eternal resting spot of Agnes Moorehead, best known as "Endora" the campy mother witch character on the TV series Bewitched. She also appeared in his films Journey into Fear (1943) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), based on a novel by Booth Tarkington. She received aNew York Film Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film. In 1994, Moorehead was posthumously inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. stipulating BJU should use the farm for retreats and special meetings with a Christian emphasis. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Moorehead did not have any children. [citation needed] In 1954, she married actor Robert Gist, and they divorced in 1958. Moorehead was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, 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. Ms. Moorehead is seven rows over and three up -- a very quiet, peaceful place with a bench right in front of her crypt. 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. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Agnes Moorehead is one of the many actors affected by the "Conqueror Curse," named for the movie The Conqueror that was filmed on a freshly-used atom bomb test site. Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. In 1952, she recorded an album of the drama, and performed scenes from the story in her one-woman show in the 1950s. Resend Activation Email. Year should not be greater than current year. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In the 1963-1964 season, she appeared in an episode of the ABC series about college life, Channing. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. "Fallout was very abundant more than a year after Harry",[citation needed] said Robert C. Pendleton, a former AEC researcher. During the 1940s and 1950s, Moorehead was one of the most in demand actresses for radio dramas, especially on the CBS show Suspense. (Barbara Stanwyck played the role in the 1948 film version.). Agnes was born in Clinton, Massachusetts in 1900. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? 0000001029 00000 n In one of her last films, What's the Matter with Helen? On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! (In contrast, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 13 kilotons.) 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. Moorehead's transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. ). A disproportionate number of the cast and crew of that film fell victim to untimely cancer deaths, even accounting for the heavy smoking habits of the day. 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 it mostly useless. Try again later. | Photo: Getty Images, Her last acting appearances include a segment of a two-hour television trilogy, Rex Harrison: Stories of Love.. Hollywood should award her an honorary Oscar for her litany of commanding performances. She was often introduced on the show as the "first lady of Suspense". Moorehead died of uterine cancer at the age of seventy-three in Rochester, Minnesota. Agnes Moorehead, whose acting career spanned half a century and almost every character role from glamorous divorcee to acid-tongued witch, died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.. Miss her so much ! 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. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? - - -. Her mother indulged her active imagination often asking, "Who are you today, Agnes? 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 with Olivia de Havilland and The Youngest Profession with the adolescent Virginia Weidler. Are other places in the world important to Agnes Moorehead? 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." [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. 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. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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. << The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Her father was a Presbyterian minister and her mother a former mezzo soprano. She recreated the performance six times for Suspense and several times on other radio shows, always using her original, dog-eared script. In 19431944, 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. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Drag images here or select from your computer for Rev John Henderson Moorehead memorial. If you enter anything in this field your comment will be treated as spam. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. She later received an honorary doctorate in literature from. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. | Photo: Getty Images. sh:Agnes Moorehead 0000001170 00000 n See production, box office & company info, Very suspensefulquite good for its day, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA. startxref During the 946 episodes run of Suspense, Moorehead was cast in more episodes than any other actor or actress. 0000012033 00000 n Both marriages didnt produce any child. A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Born Agnes Robertson Moorehead on December 6, 1900, in Massachusetts, she was the daughter of singer Mary McCauley and Presbyterian clergyman John Henderson Moorehead. Snow in Disney's 1960 hit film Pollyanna. 0000012163 00000 n Make sure that the file is a photo. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Failed to report flower. She also played characters years older than her age. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Thanks for your help! Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Co-star Dick Sargent, who in 1969 replaced the ill Dick York as Samantha's husband, Darrin Stephens, had a more difficult relationship with Moorehead, caustically describing her as "a tough old bird.". Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Moorehead received an honorary doctoral degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. 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 . Her mother was a mezzo-soprano and her father was a Presbyterian minister whose work eventually moved the family to St. Louis, Missouri. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 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. 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. A versatile actress, Moorehead played several roles, from heroin to villainess and tragedienne to comedienne. 0 Moorehead met the actress Helen Hayes who encouraged her to try to enter films, but her first attempts were met with failure. She later recalled going four days without food, and said that it had taught her "the value of a dollar." Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of John Moorehead (8246778)? Alongside Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Mary Astor and Joseph Cotten, she starred in Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), as the murdered maid, Velma, a role for which she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. A disproportionate number of the cast and crew of that film fell victim to untimely cancer deaths, even accounting for the heavy smoking habits of the day. 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. Lt. Andy Anderson: In plain English, he didn't know what hit him. She found work in radio and was soon in demand, often working on several programs in a single day. In 1967, she portrayed an Indian named Watoma on the ABC military-western series Custer with Wayne Maunder in the title role. Download this stock image: Agnes Moorehead at home on her farm in Ohio, 1944 - HD0KH9 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Moorehead skillfully portrayed puritanical matrons, neurotic spinsters, possessive mothers, and comical secretaries throughout her career. She is prominently displayed framed with a B&W 8x10 photograph and the wonderful autograph above my mantle on my eleven foot Wall of Fame. It had previously been held by generations of the Moorehead family, including Muskingum Class of. To use this feature, use a newer browser. <> (Agnes) Moorehead bequeathed her 1967 Emmy Award statue for The Wild Wild West, her private papers, and her home in Rix Mills, Ohio, to her alma mater Muskingum College. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Failed to remove flower. 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. Moorehead also memorably supplied the voice of the friendly mother Goose in Hanna-Barbera's 1973 adaption of the E. B. Whitechildren's book Charlotte's Web. 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. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Debbie Reynolds explicitly denied to film historian Robert Osborne that her "best friend" Moorehead was gay.[6]. GREAT NEWS! Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. She was often introduced on the show as the "first lady of Suspense". This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. /Prev 21824 Rejected as not being "the right type", Moorehead returned to radio. She worked until the very end. She was known to television audiences as the sarcastic witch-mother, Endora, in the "Bewitched" series. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The Shadow knows!". . 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. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Margaret Ann Moorehead was the younger sister of Agnes Moorehead. Behind the sale: Wayne Gretzky's $6 million Los Angeles estate. Moorehead's most successful appearance on Suspense was in the legendary play Sorry, Wrong Number, written by Lucille Fletcher, broadcast on May 18, 1943. 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? Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. "United States Census, 1930" John H. Moorehead in entry for Agnes Moorehead, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001" View All. In a career spanning four decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television. 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. "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. Failed to delete memorial. Please try again later. The mausoleum is all the way in the back, but easy to find. In May 1976, BJU traded the Moorehead farmlands with an Ohio college for $25,000 and a collection of her library books. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Moorehead's early career was unsteady, and although she was able to find stage work she was often unemployed and forced to go hungry. She worked in radio throughout her career, and received many accolades. 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. She received a New York Film Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film. 0000002509 00000 n Plus, her name is "Moorehead" which makes me giggle like a 12 year old boy. Also in 1964, Moorehead accepted the role of Endora, in the situation comedy Bewitched. 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