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Agnes Moorehead
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Actor Born: December 6, 1900 in Clinton, MA Death: April 30, 1974 in Rochester, MN Biography:At age three "Agnes Moorehead" first appeared onstage, and at 11 she made her professional debut in the ballet and chorus of the St. Louis Opera. As a teenager she regularly sang on local radio. She earned a Ph.D. in literature and studied theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began playing small roles on Broadway in 1928; shortly thereafter she shifted her focus to radio acting, becoming a regular on the radio shows March of Time, Cavalcade of America, and a soap opera series. She toured in vaudeville from 1933-36 with "Phil Baker". In 1940 she joined "Orson Welles"'s Mercury Theater Company, giving a great boost to her career. Moorehead debuted onscreen as Kane's mother in Welles' film "Citizen Kane" (1941). Her second film was Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942), for which she received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination; ultimately she was nominated for an Oscars... Full Biography
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