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Title: I Love the Illusion
Subtitle: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead, 2nd Edition
Author: Charles Tranberg
Narrator: Angie Dillard Brayfield
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-13-16
Publisher: BearManor Media
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes
Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios
Publisher's Summary:
Lovers of old-time radio hold a special place in their heart for Agnes Moorehead. She was one of the busiest and most definitive actresses of that medium. The bottom line is that Agnes Moorehead is one of the few actresses who succeeded in every realm of show business: stage, radio, film, and television. The respect of her peers can be summed up in these statistics: four Academy Award nominations; seven Emmy nominations - with one win; two Golden Globe nominations - with two wins; and the Best Actress award from the New York Film Critics. This impressive biography proves to listeners and scholars alike that she was much more than the witch of Endor!
This is the second edition of the best-selling book, with new material!
Members Reviews:
Complete with Outtakes!
Where does I Love the Illusion rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
It's a good bio of a radio, film and television star of the 30's - 60's, illuminating the back story of a well-known actress who apparently revealed little of her personal life throughout her career.
What did you like best about this story?
For someone who primarily knew Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched & as the mother at the very beginning of Citizen Kane, it was really interesting to learn of her much earlier success in radio and the stage in the 30's 40's & 50's.
What didnt you like about Angie Dillard Brayfields performance?
1. She was very weak; one of the most unskilled performers I have heard in the last 50 Audible books.
2. There were perhaps 30 or 40 times that she stopped and repeated, that were not edited out. On 2 occasions you can hear the audio producer giving her instructions and these were pretty basic instructions reflecting how he must have struggled to extract a decent performance.
3. There were dozens of times when the pitch of her voice or the audio background or the volume changed markedly after a sentence or even a phrase, indicating an edit and been done.
4. Although not unpleasant to listen to, I would not listen to a book performed by Brayfield again
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, it was great to listen to over a week. I was able to call up a few of Moorhead's performances on Youtube and incorporate that experience as the story unfolded.
Any additional comments?
Audible should go back to the supplier and ask for this to be re-edited.
Always loved Agnes Moorehead!
While I have always been a great fan of Agnes Moorehead, this book was a little disappointing. Not for the story, but it was the narration. I feel the narrator Angie Dillard Brayfield was an awful choice to read this audiobook. Her voice at times sounds ok, but then at times, it sounds like it is the automated voice from my cell phone. It sounds so monotone. I love the story, and learning more about Agnes. This book would have been so much better with a different narrator. "AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY"
Sloppiest production I've ever listened to
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The life of Agnes Moorehead is interesting enough, but the production is embarrassingly bad.
What could Charles Tranberg have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
I would have liked more about the two Douglas Sirk films that she's in.
