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In the years since her death, rumours about Moorehead being a lesbian hold been widespread, while anecdotal evidence is highly suggestive; there is no conclusive proof to substantiate this claim. Most notoriously, the book 'Hollywood Lesbians' by Boze Hadleigh sourced the allegation to Paul Lynde, who proclaimed her "classy as hell, but one of the all-time Hollywood dykes.” When Hadleigh asked Agnes Moorehead herself if she ever enjoyed a lesbian relationship, as did Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo and Tullulah Bankhead, she coyly said that she doesn't put herself in the same category. "Those women, were more charming than me." Moorehead biographer Charles Tranberg interviewed several of the actress's closest friends, including some who are openly gay, who all stated the rumour is untrue. Debbie Reynolds explicitly denied to motion picture historian Robert Osborne that her "best friend" Moorehead was gay. Yet, Debbie Reynolds' own son, Todd Fisher, has said that his mother had a long time love affair with Agnes Moorehead. They met in 1960, while filming 'How the West Was Won' and their close relationship lasted until
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| Birth name: | Agnes Robertson Moorehead |
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| Date of birth: | December 6 1900(1900-12-06) |
| Date of death: | April 30 1974 (aged 73) |
| Death location: | Rochester, Minnesota, USA |
| Spouse: | Jack G. Lee (1930-1952) Robert Gist (1954-1958) |
Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was a versatile Americanactress who won acclaim in radio, motion picture, television and in theater.
She was involved in two of the most famous and well-received radio shows of all moment, Sorry Wrong Number, which earned her the Golden Mike Award, as successfully as a Golden Tape, and War of the Worlds.
A testament to her long and successful career were her two Golden Globe Awards for Finest Actress in a Supporting Role that were twenty years apart: 1944 for Mrs. Parkington and 1964 for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. She was also nominated four times for Academy Awards between 1943 and 1965; was a seven time Emmy Award nominee (winning once for a supporting role in Wild Wild West); and won the New York Movie Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in Magnificent Ambersons in 1942.
In 1950 Agnes joined Charles Boyer, Charles
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Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an American actress whose six-decade career included work in radio, stage, film, and television.[1] She is best famous for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched, but she also has notable roles in films, including Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, All That Heaven Allows, Show Boat, and Hush… Hush, Nice Charlotte.
Moorehead rarely played lead roles, but her skill at character growth and range earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and six Emmy Awards. Her transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many diverse types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters.
In 1930, Moorehead married performer John Griffith Lee; they divorced in 1952. Moorehead and Lee adopted an orphan named Sean in 1949, but it remains unclear whether the adoption was legal. Moorehead raised Sean until he
Let's Talk About . . . Agnes Moorehead
No, she wasn't a lesbian.
Yes, she was one of the best character actresses American ever produced.
My God, the woman did everything: Endora has contributed to her lasting fame, but she was also in "Citizen Kane," "The Magnificent Ambersons" and she enthralled the nation's radio listening audiences with her unforgettable protrait of the doomed gal in "Sorry, Wrong Number."
| by Anonymous | reply 212 | February 7, 2019 3:28 PM |
She was quite beautiful too.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | February 23, 2012 4:16 PM |
How do you know she wasn't a lesbian, OP? That is an obnoxious way to begin a thread.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 23, 2012 4:19 PM |
Plus, it doesn't diminish her acting abilities to suggest she was a lesbian.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 23, 2012 4:19 PM |
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| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 23, 2012 4:19 PM |
She was indeed a lesbian.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 23, 2012 4:23 PM |
She called her mansion, in Beverly Hills, Villa Agnesse
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 23, 2012 4:27 PM |
Sorry, total lez.
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