Interviews

Agnes Moorehead

Recorded July 17th, 1971 - 24 min

Actress known as “the first lady of radio drama.” She earned that title over a period of twenty years working on hundreds of broadcasts, including the Mercury Theatre, The March of Time, The Shadow, Aldrich Family and Suspense.   She was born December 6, 1900 and was 70 when she was in Chicago to promote a “new concept of mini-theaters” for United General Theaters.  She followed her radio career with many roles in films and TV, including the series Bewitched. She died April 30, 1974 at age 73. Agnes Moorehead was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.