Re: Films of Agnes Moorehead book - Oh No!
I have been reluctant to wade into this thread, but I just wanted to say that I have met Mr. Nissen on a couple of occasions when he came to Madison, WI to do research at the State Historical Society Archives. I have read that some of the concerns expressed is that he is not showing proper respect to Agnes in the book, but in meeting him let me say that he is truly an admirer of Agnes both as an artist and as a person. Out of all the actresses he wrote about in a previous book "Actresses of a Certain Character" he put Agnes on the cover which I think says something as well--and believe me, I don't think most authors will spend years researching the life and career of somebody they can't stand. At this point I can't add much more as I haven't yet read the book--but I intend to at some point.
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