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Agnes Moorehead

Known for
Bewitched (1964), Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

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Agnes Moorehead is an actor best known for Bewitched and Frankenstein: The True Story.

11 Interesting Facts About Agnes Moorehead

  1. #001

    Agnes Moorehead initially turned down the role of Endora on Bewitched (1964), but reconsidered when Elizabeth Montgomery offered it to her in person after they met in a store. Moorehead joined the ranks of cast members who did not expect the show to last more than a season, let alone become a long-running hit.

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    She taught at a high school, directed school plays and coached the speech team in Soldiers Grove, WI. The team won numerous competitions.

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    Agnes Moorehead died of cancer, as did Susan Hayward, John Wayne, director Dick Powell and other cast and crew members of The Conqueror (1956). Some people believe the film was shot in an area that received heavy fallout from atmospheric nuclear tests at what was then the Nevada Test Site, something those involved in the production did not know at the time.

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    She was a founder and founding member of the famous Mercury Theatre Players alongside Orson Welles.

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    Her limousine is displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

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    After her death, she was buried at Dayton Memorial Park in Dayton, Ohio.

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    She is remembered by many as the magical mother-in-law Endora on Bewitched (1964), but she preferred to be remembered for her other roles.

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  8. #015

    She was the daughter of Dr. John Henderson Moorehead, a Presbyterian minister.

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    She was an AADA graduate (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1929.

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    She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and studied alongside Rosalind Russell.

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  11. #018

    She was a staunch Republican and Christian conservative who supported the presidencies of men such as Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.

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