Agnes Moorehead on Radio Stage and Television

<p> In a career spanning six decades Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) was perhaps unique among 20th-century American actresses in making her name in four entertainment media--radio theater film and television--after age 40. Focusing on 25 of her most representative performances this retrospective analyzes her work on radio serials like <I>Mayor of the Town</I> (1942-1949) and <I>Suspense</I> (1942-1962) her stage productions of <I>Don Juan in Hell</I> and <I>Gigi</I> her television appearances on <I>Bewitched</I> and <I>The Twilight Zone</I> and her Emmy-winning appearance on <I>The Wild Wild West</I>.</p><p> The author presents Moorehead's roles in the context of her personal life discusses her relationship with directors producers and other performers and provides little known facts about the productions.</p>