Agnes Moorehead: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts) [Hardcover]

Lynn Kear (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0313281556 | ISBN-13: 978-0313281556 | Publication Date: November 30, 1992

This bio-bibliography provides an overview of the life and career of the noted actress Agnes Moorehead. A brief biography discusses her midwestern upbringing as well as her academic background and early struggles in establishing her career. The biography also discusses Moorehead's later career successes in addition to her professional and personal relationships. The largest portion of the book is devoted to detailed listings of her work in film, television, radio and theatre. In many cases, these listings include synopses, cast listings and credits, review excerpts, and other information. Her most celebrated appearances are described and discussed at length. These appearances include the films, Citizen Kane and Magnificent Ambersons; television programs, "The Twilight Zone," "The Wild, Wild West," and "Bewitched;" radio shows "The March of Time," "The Shadow," and "Sorry, Wrong Number;" and her one-woman stage production as well as her work in Don Juan in Hell. This work is a valuable addition to the performing arts series.

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About the Author

LYNN KEAR is a part-time instructor of speech and English, a freelance screenwriter, and playwright.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (November 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313281556
• ISBN-13: 978-0313281556
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,830,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynn Kear grew up in Illinois and has lived in Georgia for more than two decades. Her published works include biographies on Hollywood actresses Kay Francis, Agnes Moorehead, Evelyn Brent as well as books on reincarnation. Her newest non-fiction book is a biography on Laurette Taylor. With a Ph.D. in Communicative Arts Education she occasionally teaches public speaking and film studies. Murder in a Buckhead Garden is her first mystery.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could have been better, September 1, 1999

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This review is from: Agnes Moorehead: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts) (Hardcover)

Kear has done fairly well over all, but several of her reference sections are incomplete. Also, she seems to go out of her way to print reviews of Miss Moorehead's films/TV appearances that are negative and in some cases downright insulting. My overall impression is that Kear, as she did her research, began (for whatever reason) to dislike Miss Moorehead. In spite of these glaring and obvious flaws, there is some good information here, I just wish it had been put together by someone with a little more repect and admiration for her esteemed subject.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Listing of Miss Moorehead's considerable credits, August 15, 2005

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This review is from: Agnes Moorehead: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts) (Hardcover)

Lynn Kear's "Agnes Moorehead: A Bio-Bibliography" is a superb reference book. Written in a time before the internet she was able through exhaustive research to compile an incredible listing of Miss Moorehead's considerable credits on stage, screen, radio and television. She also includes synopses of most of these performances along with contemporary reviews. The Biography section is limited (as was expected with this type of book in the series) but includes many interesting nuggets which at that time was not known to many Moorehead fans. Credit Kear for discovering, too, what Agnes' true birth year was--up to that time most people took Agnes at her word that she born in 1906, but Miss Kear came up with the truth. As a fellow writer and biographer of Agnes Moorehead (I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead) I found this book to be a godsend.