AMCombined Timelines Agnes, Jack, Robert
1920-1929
9 January 1920 Robert lives with his parents at 355 East 71st Street in the Park Manor area of Chicago. Technically, it is “back of the yards,” but it is an affluent middle-class neighborhood.
1920 14 August Agnes goes to Devils Lake hycnear Reedsburg with friends.
1920 Agnes joins the Aretean Literary Society Muskingum
1920 7 September John is away from Reedsburg on vacation
1921 15 June Jack wins an essay contest.
1921 20 July John performs the funeral of a parishioner
1921 25 November Jack wins another essay contest
1921 21 December John addressed a congregation in another town at the installation of a new minister
1921 25 December Jack attends a surprise dance.
1921 Agnes and Martha Wilson of Pittsburg visit Zanesville
1922 Jack is “Yell Leader,” a cheerleader at Commerce High School San Francisco
1922 Agnes joins Girls Glee Club
1922 Agnes Plays Aengus Aroon in the “Twig of Thorn”
1922 Agnes joins the Erodelphian Society
1922 21 November Agnes visits Mary Ogilvie in East Liverpool, Ohio.
1922 Agnes joins Delta Gamma Theta
1922 Agnes joins the A Association. Athletics
1923 2 June Jack performs in a vaudeville show.
1923 Fall John returns to St Louis and is installed in Carondelet Presbyterian.
1923 Agnes is listed as a junior with the specification of T.T.(talented terpsichorean”
1923 Agnes is listed as a member of the Girls Glee Club and seated by the director
1923 Agnes group Erodelphian
1923 Agnes group Delta Gamma Theta
1923 Agnes Club Red Letter
1923 Muskingum Barometer lists Agnes and Ross as Stormy
1923 September 29, Agnes departs for Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, to teach for the coming year. She did not graduate from Muskingum until 1924
1924 8 January returns to school duties at Soldiers Grove
1924 24 January joins the Rebecca Lodge
1924 7 February performs doing a reading at the Washington Lincoln Celebration
1924 28 February John and Molly are visiting friends in Chicago
1924 Agnes graduated from Muskingum with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.
1924 10 June Close a successful year of teaching at “Crawford Company” and has visited Ohio.
1924 Agnes attends summer sessions at Columbus University
1924 6 November Agnes attends a teachers' convention in Milwaukee
1924 Agnes spends Thanksgiving in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, with friends
On 8 August 1925, San Francisco Jack is on KFRC with “The Theatre Club” on the airplay.
21 August 1925 San Francisco Jack is with “The Theatre Club” on the air and the stage.
1925 22 October Agnes attends U of Wisconsin football game with friends
1925 24 October Molly performs as a soprano on KSD
1925 26 October Molly performs as a soprano again on KSD
1925 18 November Agnes performs in recital at Soldiers Grove
1926 25 February Agnes performs a song at Washington Lincoln event
1926 28 February Molly performs a recital at Carondolet Church
1926 17 June Agnes returns to St. Louis from Soldiers Grove
1926 12 July Agnes and Margaret leave for their grandparents from the Bruning home in Hamilton, where they had been since Thursday.
1926 5 August Upon returning to Soldiers Grove, she announces via newspaper that she is looking into a teaching position in Honolulu and claims to have lost several hundred dollars in a bank failure in Soldiers Grove. Agnes states she majored in music.
1926 14 August Agnes auditions for Charles Jehllinger at AADA.
1926 4 December: I was a victim of the failure of Soldiers Grove Bank to the tune of $300. She also makes a point of announcing her father is a minister.
1927 30 July Maternal grandfather Terence Edward McCauley dies of a fracture to the base of his skull at an iron mill in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio. He does not live with his wife Margaret, who is in Canton, Ohio.
1927 5 August Agnes is announced as teaching English and Public Speaking at Soldiers Grove 1927 20 October Attends football game U of Wisc. with friends
1927 27 October Leaves Soldiers Grove on Sunday to attend AADA. She also states she’s taught at Soldiers Grove for five years.
1927 11 November Paternal grandmother Hannah Humphrey Moorehead dies of old age.
1928 Courage
1928 3 May returns from New York to Soldiers Grove to finish the remainder of school
1928 21 June Visting friends in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
1928 14 August Father prepares to leave for Dayton to assume new church
1929 Soldiers and Women
Scarlet Pages
Candle Light
1929-1930 Believe It Or Not
1929 22 January Announces upcoming graduation from AADA and states will return home in March. She says she may join a company in New Orleans.
1929 24 January Robert falls on ice and injures himself badly, but no bones are broken; only there are, and it’s his thigh.
1929 2 April Now a graduate of AADA
1929 29 April Paternal grandfather Robert Moorehead dies of old age and a thigh fracture.
1929 30 May The appraisal of Robert’s estate is filed, and the result is between personal property, securities, and real estate. The appraisal is $16,370.76. It is worth noting that Robert’s estate of $16,370.76 would be worth $294,698.44 in today’s money.
1929 15 June Vacation bible school begins, and John addresses them with a sermon called “Stand Harnessed
1929 8 July Agnes leaves Dayton and returns to New York.
1929 10 July Sister Peggy suffers “an attack” which turns out to be the beginning of her suicide
1929 12 July Molly sends a telegram to Agnes “Things are not so well come at once.”
1929 14 July Sister Peggy commits suicide by drinking bichloride of mercury four days earlier. She passes at 7:50 a.m. at the age of 23. She is not the first to commit suicide in the family.
1929 21 September John returns to preaching
1929 Believe It Or Not Agnes is in ensemble
1930-1939
1930 Believe It Or Not Agnes is ensemble
1930-1933 Sherlock Holmes
1930-1940 Brenda Curtis
The Aldrich Family
6 February 1930 Jack plays a corpse in “Subway Express.”
1930 15 May A report is made of a Scotch Collie named Kenmuir McTarvish Moorehead was found and returned to Agnes’ parents, and a note is made that during a trip home last summer, Agnes took the brother of the dog named Laddie back with her to New York. No mention is made of the exact date.
14 April 1930 Robert lived with his parents at 7817 South Paulina Street, Chicago. Technically, it's “back of the yards,” but five to six miles from them.
1930 23 May Formal announcement of upcoming marriage is made.
1930 5 June Agnes marries John Jack Griffith Lee in the Little Church Round the Corner.
1930 6 July: An announcement is made of Agnes appearing on the radio in “Mystery House.”
1930 19 September The final probate is fled for Robert’s will
1930 9 October John performs a wedding ceremony
1930 20 October John submits his resignation, stating he will be leaving before the Spring meeting of the Presbytery in Dayton.
1931 The Ben Bernie Show
1931 8 February Performs in the Collier Radio Hour
1931 4 April Molly sings at the Easter service
1931 8 April Molly and John attend a dinner honoring John at the home of friends in Hamilton. The dinner was given because John was leaving the church in Dayton
1931 15 April Reverand Moorehead resigns from Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church
1931 18 May John is being sent to Kohr Memorial in Columbus
1931 28 May Announced she’s performing in several dramatic features a week
1931 5 June Standard upcoming actress announcement in newspapers.
1931 8 June John was supposedly transferred to Springfield, Illinois.
1931 25 August Announced as supporting cast for the first series of “Thrillers.”
1931 31 August Announced as a “Seth Parker” tour cast member.
1931 5 October Buffalo New York photo op “Seth Parker”
1931 6 October Hamilton Ontario Seth Parker
1931 8 October Pittsburgh Seth Parker
1931 9 October Erie Seth Parker
1931 10 October Cleveland Seth Parker
1931 12 October Canton Ohio Seth Parker
1931 13 October Dayton Ohio performance “Seth Parker”
1931 14 October Cincinnati, Ohio Seth Parker
1931 15 October Columbus, Ohio Seth Parker
1931 16 October Youngstown Ohio Seth Parker
1931 17 October Sandusky Ohio Seth Parker
1931 18 October Cleveland Ohio Seth Parker
1931 19 October Akron Ohio Seth Parker
1931 20 October Toledo Ohio Seth Parker
1931 21 & 22 October Detroit Michigan Seth Parker
1931 23 October Grand Rapids Michigan Seth Parker
1931 25&26 October Chicago Illinois Seth Parker Broadcast
1931 27 October “Seth Parker” plays in Minneapolis
1931 28 October Duluth Minn Seth Parker
1931 29 October Milwaukee WI Seth Parker
1931 1 November Chicago Ill Seth Parker Broadcast
1931 2 November Davenport Iowa Seth Parker
1931 3 November Des Moines Iowa Seth Parker
3 November 1931 Jack is in a prologue to a musical in Brooklyn called “Arms and the Maid.”
1931 4 & 5 November Kansas City Missouri Seth Parker
1931 7 November Omaha Nebraska Seth Parker
1931 8 November Denver Colorado Seth Parker
1931 10 November Salt Lake City Utah Seth Parker
1931 12 November Portland Oregon Seth Parker
1931 13 November New Westminster British Columbia Seth Parker
1931 15 November Seattle Washington Seth Parker
1931 18 November Oakland California Seth Parker
1931 19 November San Francisco California Seth Parker
1931 20 November Address given for John and Molly is Linden, Ohio, a Columbus suburb
1931 20 November Announces in the blurb about “Seth Parker” that Agnes has a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin
1931 22 November Los Angeles California Seth Parker
1931 23 November San Diego, CA Seth Parker
1931 26 November Phoenix Arizona Seth Parker
1931 28 & 30 November Houston Texas Seth Parker
1931 1 December San Antonio Texas Seth Parker
1931 2 December Oklahoma City OK Seth Parker
1931 3 December Tulsa Oklahoma Seth Parker
1931 6 December Chicago Seth Parker Broadcast
1931 6 December Phil Baker Show goes until December 20th 14 shows
1931 8 December Louisville Kentucky Seth Parker
1931 9 December Nashville Tennessee Seth Parker
1931 11 December Atlanta Georgia Seth Parker
1931 13&14 December Miami Florida Seth Parker
1932-1933 Mysteries In Paris
4 March 1932 Brooklyn Jack is in “Marching By” in Brooklyn
1932 Jack is listed as a Branch Manager for Chock Full O’Nuts and lives at 41-41 46th. Brooklyn phone book. This is a one-bedroom apartment. This book was printed in 1932. In an article dated 16 October 1932, Agnes gives her address as 41-42 44th Street, Sunnyside. That address is 2/10 of a mile from Jack. This is a substantial one-bedroom apartment.
1932 16 October Article from page 62 of The Brooklyn Daily Eagles gives Agnes’ address as 41-42 44th Street, Sunnyside, Brooklyn.
1932-1933 Mysteries In Paris
1932 2 November Article identifies Agnes as Nana from “Mysteries in Paris”
1932 18 December article states she is a cousin of Arthur Conan Doyle. No apparent family tree link exists.
1933-1936 The Armour Hour
1933-1934 Evenings In Paris
1933 27 February Article appears on 14 of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle that discusses dislikes of radio stars. Agnes: gushers, gossips, and hypocrites are her dislikes.
1933 17 March to July 26, 1935, Phil Baker
1933 17 April Article states that a new series on WABC will hopefully include Agnes Moorehead as comic relief.
1933 3 May Article states that the new “straight man” for Irvin S. Cobbs new series is Agnes Moorehead, comparing her to Zasu Pitts.
1933, 15 May Agnes introduced comedic interpolations during the Evening In Paris Concert.
1933 18 June Agnes is described as an “exotic type.
17 September 1933 Jack is in a show at the Basile Dance Club
1934 All The King’s Horses
1934-1935 Heartthrobs of the Hills
1934 The Gumps
1934 3 August Plays “Countess Maritza” the Tuesday before the article.
1934 5 October “Vivian Claire Revue Vermont”Jack MC’s
1934 10 October Plays Miss Hazy in “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch”
1934 23 November Fluff article about Agnes as “the girl next door.”
1934 26 November Jack MC’s a tour called “The Vivian Claire Revue.”
1934 4 December Agnes joins another radio actor in “The Rooster Gazette,” performing up to 4 characters per show 2x a week.
1934 16 December Starts work on “The Gumps.”
1935-1937 Dot and Will
1935-1936 The New Penny
1935-1938 Phil Baker
1935 8 May Still working with Barry McKinley as “The Crooner and The Girl Next Door
1935 19 June Radio Highlights article written by Agnes Moorehead. “If there ever was a square peg in a round hole, I am it. I can say unflinchingly that I am radio’s biggest misfit. Everything that happens to me—is wrong. In the first place, I was cut out to be a school teacher…”
1935 25 August The Brooklyn Daily Eagle page 31 Agnes says she taught the sons of Emperor Haile Selassie English.
1935 29 August Article states Agnes appearing in radio show “Hits and Bits”
1935 19 September The Brooklyn Daily Eagel page 14 lists Agnes as joining Phil Baker in a new show, “Bottle and Beetle.”
1935 21 September Agnes is listed as supporting cast for a radio show with Helen Hayes
1935 27 September Agnes is listed as appearing on “Highlights in Harmony” with Peg LaCentra ( allegedly also her roommate)
1935 20 October The Brooklyn Daily Eagle page 39 Agnes is called a “Chameleon of Ether Waves.”
1935 7 December Agnes plays “Tuna Tuna of Tahiti” on Phil Baker
1936 5 Jan Article about “The Great American Tourist” with Bottle and Beetle co starring Agnes.
1936 Way Down East
1936-1938 The March of Time
1936 Aunt Cam suffers her first heart attack
1936 February 2 Robert graduates from Calumet High School. This is only 2 miles from his parents home in 1936.
1936 14 August Agnes will be in Indianapolis with Phil Baker
1936 21 September Agnes plays the heroine “Anna Bartlett” in “Way Down East.
1936 29 September Agnes claims to be making $500 per half hour with Phil Baker
10 December 1936 Jack is in “The Holmes of Baker Street” in Brooklyn at the Masque Theatre
Agnes lives at 101 West 55th Street The Claridge
1936 28 December Article about Joe Cotton and Agnes Moorehead working with Helen Hayes
1937 Terry and the Pirates
1937-1939 The Shadow
1937 10 Jan Article appears stating Agnes’ New Year's resolution was not to wear green anymore because her husband doesn’t like it.
1937 25 Jan Article The Brooklyn Daily Eagle page 16 Agnes will play the lead in “Joyce Jordan Girl Intern.”
1937, July Jack is in Skowhegan, Maine.
1937 17 July performance in Skowhegan, Maine.
1937 20 July Artickal in the Morning Sentinel in Maine says Jack Lee was a former football star who attended the University of California.
22 November 1937 Jack is in “Too Many Heroes” at the Hudson Theatre
1937 11 December John performs a funeral service
1938 The Mercury Theatre On The Air
1938 The Campbell Playhouse
1938 9 Feb Chicago Tommy Hutchinson and Howie Page are feuding over Agnes Moorehead. Hutchinson was a boxer.
1938 17 Feb Article Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead star in “The Shadow.”
1938 28 Feb New series with Lou Holtz for 26 weeks with Agnes Moorehead as Aunt Aggie
27 March 1938 Obituary in Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Jack’s father, who also went by Jack, dies. His obit identifies him as manager of the Mineola Skating Rink, having retired from vaudeville in 1931. This is in Mineola, Long Island.
1938 27 April Cavalcade of America
1938 8 May “Grand Central Station” with Agnes airs.
1938 22 May As the choir sang “In the Arms of Jesus,” John Moorehead died while seated in his chair by the pulpit at age 65
18 July 1938 Robert was at “The Goodman Theater” performing in the show “The Late Christopher Bean.”
25 July 1938 Robert was at “The Goodman Theater” performing in the show “Dangerous Corner.”
27 July 1938 Blurb is about Robert playing basketball on the cage team for Calumet High School. He is described as having spent two years at “The Goodman.” He is also described as spending a summer with “The Beverly Shores Players.” It also states he, “Red,” always played the villain. All the kiddies were scared of him because he was so good at pretending to be a bad guy
1938 28 July “Dangerous Corner” opens at “The Goodman.” Robert
1938 5 August “Squaring the Circle” is at “The Goodman.” Robert
1938 9 August “Night Must Fall” is at “The Goodman.” Robert
1938 13 August Wisconsin article claims Agnes is a cousin of Eugene O’Neill
1938 23 August “Ghosts” is at “The Goodman.”. Robert
1938 12 September Jack and Agnes return from Bermuda
1938 10 November Robert lives with his parents as they move from 461 East 83rd Street, seven miles from the Stockyards, to 7930 South Rhodes Avenue in Chicago, still seven miles to the Stockyards.
1938 24 Nov Agnes narrates “Beauty and the Beast.”
1939-1941 Cavalcade of America
1939-1940 Brenda Curtis
1939-1940 Aldrich Family
1939 14 January to October 4 Phil Baker
1939 14 March Aunt Cam passes away of a heart attack at 62
1939 21 April Agnes rated as a top radio actress
1939 7 July Agnes received a card from cast members talking about a divorce and how utterly shocked they are and she should get well.
1939 24 July Agnes returned to work after a hospital stay.
1939 Jack is living at 37 West 53rd in New York
1940-1949
1940 The Adventures of Superman
1940 29 Jan Article about new morning series “Short Stories”
1940 28 Feb Article about Agnes and announcer Ken Roberts getting harp lessons from Verive Mills, who plays the instrument for the theme song to “Joyce Jordan, Girl Intern”
1940 15 March In “Big Sister” and “Pretty Kitty Kelly” as well as “Short, Short, Short Story
1940 25 April Stars in “Short, Short, Short Story”
1940 9 May Robert is in “Elizabeth of Hungary” at Rosary College
1940 4 June Article Saying Orson Welles rise to fame was a result of meeting Agnes as she introduced him to people who aided his rise. It also speaks of her giving pointers.
1940 27 July Agnes joins the cast of “Meet Mr.Meek.”
1940 27 August Agnes appears on “Vox Pop.”
1940 7 September Wins role of Aunt Pitypat in the radio version of “Gone With the Wind”
1940 7 September Article appears saying Agnes nixed a serial because Orson Welles has called her to the coast in 3 weeks.
1940 24 September Agnes checks out of two shows to spend two weeks in California shooting with Orson Welles.
1940 28 September Mercury Players arrive in California
1940 2 October “Cavalcade of America” returns with Agnes and Ray Collins.
1940 16 October Robert registers with the draft.
1940 10 November Article states that she didn’t realize she knew Orson Welles as a 6-year-old Astoria, Long Island boy until she got to Hollywood.
1940 12 November Agnes joins the radio cast of “Girl Alone”
1940 27 November Agnes performs in “Light In the Hills”
1940 30 November Agnes states Helen Hayes and Orson Welles are among her best friends having known them a very long time
1940 2 December Article stating Agnes and Jeanette Nolan are two of the most outstanding radio stars.
1941-1942 Bringing up Father
1941-1942 Bulldog Drummond
1941 28 January Robert entered the Army as an enlisted man, not an officer, and is said to have been stationed at Fort Custer, where he directed plays, and Fort Benning. Draft registration is undated.
1941 27 February Austin, Texas Robert is listed as one of the “top performers” added to a series for Canyon High Students—no mention of the military. Robert
1941 1 March The 51st Twelfth Night Revel occurs, and Agnes is in it at the Hotel Pierre.
1941 23 April “Citizen Kane” is released and selling seats in advance.
1941, on 26 April, Agnes and Anne Sheppard of “Joyce Jordan” are knitting socks for their director “Hi” Brown. Agnes is doing the left foot, and Anne is doing the right.
1941 5 May Agnes recalls meeting Orson in a hotel lobby when he was 5, and she was not much older. Orson was recounting a concert they had just seen to his father
1941 11 July Agnes has been performing in the radio production “Great Moments from Great Plays” and may be one of the performers to fill in for Edward G. Robinson in “Big Town.”
1941 16 July Article appears stating Agnes sang opera before becoming a radio star. Likely a reference to The St. Louis Municipal Opera.
1941 7 August Jack is at the farm with Agnes on vacation from New York
1941 8 August A radio director recently asked Agnes, “Aggie, do you have a good set of “mad laughers?” He wanted her to cackle.
1941 14 August Agnes receives notification that Welles wants her for another film.
1941 4 September Zanesville Jack returns from a week in New York,
1941 13 September Agnes is officially added to the cast of “The Magnificent Ambersons”
15 September 1941 Cambridge, Ohio. Jack is arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road at 3:45 p.m. along with two passengers in the car, Charles Smith and James Kennison.
1941 17 September East Helena Arkansas Gist is listed as performing in a series presented at Helena High School. Robert
1941 24 September 1941, Zanesville Agnes was at the farm. They will leave there after a week and fly to Hollywood. Jack
1941 6 November Austin, Texas Robert is mentioned again in the “Canyon High” series.
1941 25 November Austin, Texas Robert is mentioned again in the “Canyon High” series.
1941 18 December Article notes that Agnes will likely pull in a 40,000 dollar-a-year salary for her radio parts alone. Today’s dollars would put her at 837,000 dollars a year.
1942-1949 Mayor of the Town
1942-1960 Suspense
1942 12 Jan Rehearsal begins for Ambersons 1942 11 May Article about radio actors who go to Hollywood. Agnes says, “Radio offers the greatest challenge and the greatest opportunity. There’s only one thing that can help you in broadcasting—that’s the voice. You have pantomime, gestures, scenery, and other assets onstage or in the movies. But you’re all alone at the microphone except for the voice.”
13 July 1942 Jack has retired to the farm
1942 16 August Identifies Molly as a resident of Reedsburg for the last 20 years.
1942 16 August Jack lives and works on the farm with two men as farm hand.
1942 5 November Article regarding Orson snubbing Hollywood segues into Agnes being a red-haired gal from St. Louis who used to be known as “The Girl Baritone.” Also, at 12, she became a dancer for the “Muni” and went to college to be a librarian. In 1926, while teaching dramatics, she decided to do it herself rather than teach. She went to New York, but “producers” scared her. She then went to AADA. Graduating at the beginning of the Great Depression, she found she could make a good living advertising soap and sadness. She did up to 8 shows a day. She also did all the female screaming on Orson’s “War of the Worlds” broadcast.
1942 8 November Blurb appears regarding Charles Boyer’s difficulty finding a leading lady for his picture. Agnes quipped, “Which can’t he find—flesh or fantasy?”
17 December 1942 Jack leaves for HW
1942 30 December Agnes wins the Film Critics Award for “Magnificent Ambersons.”
1943 14 February Jack retires to the farm.
1943 1 March Article predicts Agnes will win the Oscar for Aunt Fanny.
1943 23 July Eve March is identified as a stand-in for Agnes and Katherine Hepburn.
1943 18 August Robert Gist marries Louise Van Dyke in Chicago Cook County, Illinois, and I can find no record of a divorce. License 1785171
1944 12 February Jack and Agnes visit Jack’s Aunt.
1944 6 August An article reveals that Jack had played at Ogunquit.
1944 22 November Agnes and Jack attend a welcome home party given by Zasu Pitts.
1945 6 January Vist to Aunt and Uncle in Visalia
1945 29 July Agnes Moorehead and husband relax in Monterrey, Mexico
1945 25 August Agnes files for maintenance and has Jack removed from the home, claiming she fears for her safety
1945 6 September Agnes and Jack are still separated
1945 22 October Agnes and Jack go to a movie together but are still separated.
1945 13 November Agnes does such a good job she can’t get a job. Discussion of the complex studio system.
1946 7 April Article “Agnes Moorehead Captures Everyone Who Talks To Her”
1946 13 May Honorary Doctorate in Literature bestowed on Agnes from Muskingum College
1946 12 September Article wondering if Agnes will ever get equal credit for “Mayor of the Town”
1946 30 September Jack and Agnes reconcile
1947 11 February Blurb saying Agnes Moorehead’s memoirs will be published by Little Brown and Company
1947 29 March Robert Gist becomes engaged to Helen Jan Van Duser and is set to marry March 4, 1948.
1947 12 December Agnes sends out invites for Christmas party
1947 12 December Agnes signs to go back on stage as the lead in “The Glass Menagerie”
1948, Jack appears uncredited in three films:
Berlin Express
River Lady
Roadhouse
1948 8 18 Feb Agnes talks on the committee unionizing television
1948 2 July Agnes is going to Milwaukee in October for the women’s rights centennial program
1948 21 September Jack is in Boston starring in “Command Decision.”
1948 4 October Molly leaves California to go to St. Louis for “The Veiled Prophet’s Ball” with Jacob M Lashly, also known as “Uncle Jake,” Agnes will join them later.
1948 4 November Jack is in Buffalo starring in “Command Decision.”
1948 10 November Agnes loses bid for younger roles and is cast as the mother in “The Stratton Story,” thus setting up the end of Agnes’ marriage to Jack Lee.
1948 19 December Agnes rearranges her schedule to go to Chicago to see Jack Lee in “Command Decision”
1949 6 January Sean is born either in New York or California
1949 28 February Jack Lee’s mother, Susan Slater Ping Lee, dies in San Francisco at 68
1949 18 April Uncle Marcus (Mark) Moorehead dies
1949 1 May: Article appears about Agnes returning to summer stock after a seven-year absence also mentions a rumored split from Jack because of an appearance at the Icecapades with her agent
1949 15 June Agnes and Jack separate again.
1949 15 July Jack departs the stage to perform a featured role in “On the Town” with Gene Kelly
1949 20 July Margaret Whitting is taking acting lessons from Agnes.
1949 2 September Agnes preparing to leave for Spain.
1949 15 September Agnes sails on the Queen Mary
1949 3 November Robert Gist and his parents stay with Agnes at the Monte Mar Terrace house.
1949 17 December Robert Gist board the Queen Mary in New York
1950-1959
2 January 1950 Robert is in “Hasty Heart.”
1950 5 Jan Article Agnes is divorcing Jack and will file papers after returning from Spain. Meanwhile, Robert Gist is all in a dither and goes to Europe to spend the holidays with her.
1950 9 February Agnes says she’ll marry Robert Gist when her divorce from Jack Lee is final
20 February 1950, Robert returns from Europe on the Queen Elizabeth.
1950 12 March Agnes reconciles with Jack since they couldn’t agree on splitting the assets.
1950 17 April Blurb states reconciliation didn’t stick
1950 10 May Reconciliation with Jack falls apart, and the actual divorce begins
13 May 1950, Jack is served divorce papers.
1950 13 May Blurb speculating who the young man escorting Agnes is.
1950 16 May Agnes files for divorce from Jack Lee
1950 1 June Blurb Jack Lee is blocking the path to Reno for Agnes. He wants a trial and a California divorce.
1950 13 July Agnes is being sued by her cousin, Mrs. Lou E. Park, for partitioning the 80-acre farm that had belonged to Agnes’ grandparents. Molly is also named in the suit.
1950, 13 July, Blurb Agnes will marry Robert Gist.
1950 9 August Agnes says she’s going to Europe for another movie and is still dealing with the divorce from Jack Lee.
On 15 August, Jack sued Agnes, seeking $200,000 in community property. He claims she is cruel.
1950 21 August Fluff article about career, her farm, and her hand blending her nail polish
1950 24 August Article Agnes adds charges to her divorce suit. They include:
1949 Spring, he threw a table at her
Pushed her
Threatened her
He has liquor to excess since Feb 1949
1950 25 August Article adding more specifics. They include:
Intemperance date pushed back to Feb 1945
Events happened between April 1949 and June 1949
Jack struck her with no provocation
Threatened her with bodily harm
He told her he no longer loved her
On May 5, 1949, he threw a table at her
1950 8 September Robert departed France.
1950 21 September Agnes becomes part of “The Drama Quartet” with Charles Laughton, Charles Boyer, and Cedric Hardwicke for the production of “Don Juan in Hell”
1950 2 October Blurb about Agnes teaming up with Hume Cronyn and Sarah Churchill for a star vanguard tour. An additional blurb states that Laughton has 78 cities booked.
1950 3 October Article says that Agnes became cool and distant toward Jack when they moved to Hollywood 12 years ago. She would often go ten days without saying a word to him.
1950 4 October Lee goes back to court and charges:
Berated by Agnes for how he dressed
Berated by Agnes for how he spoke
Criticized by Agnes for how he ate
Criticized by Agne for his posture
Agnes insisted her servants answer the phone “Miss Moorehead’s Residence”
He had been locked out of the bedroom because he snored
She hired a publicity man to make the marriage fall apart
She began keeping company with “a strange man,” and that caused the final rift on June 15, 1949. Jack came home, and the man was sitting at the dinner table in Jack’s seat. He only stayed long enough to pack his clothes.
She went “Hollywood” and had “corny diction”
1950 12 October Article about “The Bargain” claiming conditions for shooting were horrendous, and Agnes is quoted saying after a tough day, “This is no bargain!”
1950 15 October Article says Jack Lee is telling “pals” he’ll name a correspondent in the divorce proceedings with Agnes if the financial settlement isn’t his liking.
13 November 1950 Robert films “Strangers on a Train.”
1950 7 December “Don Juan in Hell” begins its tour February 1, 1951
1950 9 December Agnes is part of the entertainment for the Delphinian Society Christmas luncheon.
1951 11 Jan “Don Juan in Hell” is hailed as the first performance of the G.B.Shaw play in the USA
1951 30 Jan Blurb reveals Robert Gist as stage manager for “Don Juan in Hell”
1951 19 February Article Agnes talks about the success of “Don Juan in Hell. They filled a 7000-seat arena in Dallas, and 3500 people were turned away in Salt Lake City. Agnes says, “We’re all Google-eyed over the success. Nothing like it has ever happened before.” They were wanted in London and at the “Comedie Francais” in Paris.
1951 27 March Charles Laughton reminds Agnes that they had worked together before when they appeared together in one of Orson Welles's radio plays.
1951 23 April Agnes and Irene Dunne present awards to top advertising women at 1951 19 February Article Agnes talks about the success of “Don Juan in Hell. They filled a 7000-seat arena in Dallas, and 3500 people were turned away in Salt Lake City. Agnes says, “We’re all Google-eyed over the success. Nothing like it has ever happened before.” They were wanted in London and at the “Comedie Francais” in Paris.
1951 27 March Charles Laughton reminds Agnes that they had worked together before when they appeared together in one of Orson Welles's radio plays.
1951 17 May The judge delayed Agnes’ divorce trial, telling her attorney that the servants in her Beverly Hills home and beach home must testify to the actions of Jack Lee. Agnes attends with Elizabeth Russell, who is Rosalind’s sister.
1951 18 May Her servants take the stand and verify this:
Domestic terror that drove Agnes to take refuge in the servant's quarters to escape a brutal beating
That Jack hid liquor all over the house, even outside in the bushes
Jack did attack her with a table after throwing smaller household items at her
Referred to Agnes as a “Meal Ticket”
Property settlement agreement:
$5000 in cash
$40,000 apartment house
$11,000 in insurance
Agnes got $100,000 in property
1951 19 May Divorce from Jack granted
1951 21 May Robert Gist boards the Queen Mary in New York
1951 22 June Agnes sues the producers of her last European picture, claiming she’s owed money from deferred salary.
1951 2 July Agnes is spotted out with Robert Gist and tells the person that Gist is just the stage manager for “Don Juan in Hell”
1951 6 July Article admits Robert Gist is Agnes’ new love interest
1951 25 July Article says Agnes will not rush into marriage after divorce from Lee. Not with Robert Gist or anyone else. She says the divorce cost her $60,000. This is confirmed by newspaper articles listing Lee’s settlement of about $60,000.
1951 23 July Blurb about Agnes’ first “screen kiss” with Joe E. Brown
1951 5 August Blurb saying “Don Juan in Hell” lost $45,000 during its tour in England and Scotland. Ticket prices are blamed, and customer complaints about “reading as opposed to doing the play properly are also in the mix.
1951 7 August Blurb stating Orson Welles reached out to Agnes to be in his production of “Captain Noah.” He wanted her to play Noah’s wife.
1951 27 August Blurb saying Agnes and actor Robert Gist are becoming more than friendly. Alleging that they had worked together in several plays and had been just friends for a long time
1951 2 September Agnes celebrates ten years in Hollywood and claims she was thrilled to kiss “Showboat.” Stating she had played so many meanies even her mother was afraid to show her affection.
1951 6 September The First Drama Quartet cancels an American tour, claiming schedule conflicts.
1951 10 September Radio show “The Evils of Adelaide Winters.” Agnes recalls the fight for radio actors and actresses to get credit for roles in the 1930s. She also states she has performed “Sorry Wrong Number” 11 times.
1951 10 September Agnes attends Walter Hampden’s farewell party.
1951, 23 September, Agnes dyed her hair to match Robert Gist’s.
1951 14 October Agnes rejoins The First Drama Quartet for their final American tour
1951 19 October Molly is listed as attending the Carnegie Hall performance by the “First Drama Quartette” and Agnes is listed as being the former “assistant principal” at Soldier’s Grove.
1951 13 November Agnes has been elected to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts advisory board.
1951 21 December Agnes is said to have adopted a 2-year-old boy from the east and named him Sean. Says, “Sean is the greatest Christmas gift I could possibly be blessed with.
1952 Robert resides at 2720 Monte Mar Terrace
1952 1 Jan The First Drama Quartet did a one night only at Carnegie Hall, and Agnes, who the article says doesn’t sing, made fellow actor Charles Laughton play the piano for her so she could sing. This would allow her to say that she sang at Carnegie Hall in October of 1951
1952 7 Jan Agnes returns from New York to be on hand for the Academy Awards.
1952 14 Jan On radio Agnes portrays Lizzie Borden
1952 17 Jan On radio Agnes portrays “Madame Claire”
1952 23 Jan Blurb claims final adoption papers have been given to Agnes so that now Sean is all hers.
1952 28 Jan Blurb claims Agnes was offered Gertrude Lawrence’s role in “The King and I. She was asked about singing and told them she had started as a singer.
1952 7 February It is reported that The First Drama Quartet has been asked to do other similar readings for television.
1952 22 February Agnes signs for “Story of Three Loves’
1952 25 February Agnes buys Sigmund Romberg’s home on Roxbury Drive.
1952 13 April Article about Agnes contains the comments of a British reviewer of “Don Juan in Hell.” “Cool, crisp Agnes Moorehead, her flaming red hair swept upward to a ballerina coronet of brilliance–possesses the voice designed to shatter men's reasoning.”
1952 7 May Blurb Agnes is dining at the “Fireside Inn” and tells of how the First Drama Quartet spent most of its time on tour by playing pinball in train stations.
1952 10 June Blurb Agnes may be doing a play with Claude Raines called “Jezebel’s Husband,” but Paul Gregory insists she’ll be on tour with “Don Juan.”
1952 California voter registration gives Jack’s address as 1861 North Whitney Avenue, Los Angeles.
1952 11 June Agnes wins final divorce decree from Jack Lee.
1952 2 July Agnes moves into Roxbury Drive
1952 19 July Agnes signs for “Sisters From Seattle”
1952 26 July Radio broadcast “Inner Sanctum”
1952 11 August Blurb Agnes speaks to rumors that she’ll wed Robert Gist: “I’d be glad to say yes if it were true. But it’s nothing–nothing at all.
1952 8 September Agnes set to do “Sorry Wrong Number” again.
1952 2 October Blurb is about famous performers, including Agnes, doing bit parts for $5000 per week.
1952 21 October Agnes agrees to do “Main Street” with Tallulah Bankhead
1952 24 October Blurb declares Agnes and Robert have been married for some time.
1952 17 November Radio “Death and Miss Turner”
1953 8 Jan Blurb claiming Agnes and Robert were married in Detroit while on tour with the First Drama Quartet. No record is found to date
1953 22 January Winifred Gist, Robert’s mother, dies in Beverly Hills after a fall at her “son” house.
1953, 6 February Marion Gist Robert’s father dies in Beverly Hills.
1953, on 11 February, Agnes vacationed in Lima, Peru.
1953, 14 February Robert married Agnes in Yuma.
1953 16 February Margaret Doyle McCauley dies in Canton, Ohio of a stroke and hip fracture at 92
1953 2 March Blurb Claims Agnes and Robert are married and have adopted a redhaired baby, which has to be Sean
1953 23 March Agnes returns to Suspense as The First Lady of Suspense
1953 16 May Blurb Agnes’ mother has weathered her third serious operation in Canton Ohio.
1953 3 July, Agnes nicked her new convertible in her driveway by hitting a garage door, according to a blurb.
1953 1 August Agnes prepares for her first one-woman show, which will eventually become “That Fabulous Redhead.” The tour begins in Phoenix, AZ, on January 15th
1953, 22 August. Agnes makes her television debut with “The Hummingbird.”
1953 9 September Agnes wins the Golden Mic award.
1953 21 September Radio show “The Empty Chair”
1953 18 October Blurb The one-woman show is officially named “That Fabulous Redhead” and now touts Charles Laughton as the director and Robert Gist costar.
1953 6 November Sandor Klein has painted a portrait of Agnes as Queen Elizabeth the First after the Renaissance style
1953 10 November Agnes is booked for a “Recital” at the Hotel California Palm Room on November 28 at 11:00 a.m.
1953 20 November Agnes talks about the upcoming tour of “That Fabulous Redhead” and how she’s so excited. This happens during a dressing room interview. Paul Gregory is booking the tour. Tours last stop will be Jamaica.
1953, 31 December Agnes will perform “That Fabulous Redhead” in Chico, California, on January 25th.
1954 California voter registration address remains the same. Jack
1954 Magnificent Obsession
1954 An Evening With Agnes Moorehead
1954 9 January Agnes postpones show in Chico, California
1954 18 January Blurb asks what happened to “That Fabulous Redhead” tour with Robert Gist Paul Gregory?
20 January 1954 Robert is in the “Caine Mutiny.”
1954 23 February Agnes reschedules “That Fabulous Redhead” in Chico for April 22. The show will play in Stockton on April 24. No mention of Robert Gist.
1954 11 March “That Fabulous Redhead” praised in Salt Lake City
1954 14 March Agnes purchases an oil painting of Sarah Bernhardt at a New Orleans Flea Market for $400.
1954 16 April A reception is given by the National Business and Professional Women’s Club for Agnes after a performance of “That Fabulous Redhead.”
1954 13 May Agnes signs for the film that will ultimately kill her and many others, “The Conquerer”
1954 27 May A Small article says Agnes cannot afford to redecorate her home or throw any parties because she owes $10,000 in back taxes.
1954 30 May Agnes does a piece on beauty and how her secret to beauty is to take a daily nap.
1954 19 June Agnes is at Arrowhead Lake for the filming of “Magnificent Obsession.”
1954 15 July Agnes and Robert separate.
1954 16 July Television program “Lullabye” Agnes plays the blind mother of a gangster.
1954 7 September Agnes had to leave “Untamed” because of the flu but will return on the 20th
1954 16 September Agnes performs in a one-person show called “Great Moments in Literature.” Produced by Paul Gregory and directed by Laughton
1954 22 September Agnes preparing to go on the fourth tour.
1954 5 October Blurb Agnes is at Shanghai Lil’s, confiding tearfully to owner Mary Tong that Robert Gist has left her. Mary confided in Agnes when her husband left her.
1954 29 October “Sorry Wrong Number” is performed on television by Agnes
1954 1 November Liberace shows up at Agnes’ one-woman show unannounced and appears from the wings, takes over the piano and brings the house down. This was in Huntington, Virginia.
1954 16 November Agnes signs for “All That Heaven Allows”
1954 20 November Blurb saying before taking off on the newest “That Fabulous Redhead” tour arranged for a divorce from Robert Gist.
1954 1 December Blurb Sparks will fly if Agnes goes through with her reported plan to divorce Robert Gist allegedly over Sean.
1954 4 December, a mink coat shipped from New York to Beverly Hills.
Two hundred and fifty dollar deposit with a remaining balance of $2750, totaling $3000. The coat came from Friedner Furs Inc., 208 West 30th NYC, by Jules Kasner.
1954 December Agnes files for divorce.
1955 Untamed
The Left Hand of God
All That Heaven Allows
1955 Robert lives in North Hollywood per voter registration.
1955 9 Jan Article reveals that Agnes had commissioned a piece called “The Cretan Woman” from Robinson Jeffers, who did Medea as a commission for Judith Anderson. Still, Jeffers says Agnes moved on to other things before it was completed.
1955 3 February Agnes attends a going away party for a military officer. She was invited by Lt. Conrad Binyon, who played the boy Butch in “Mayor of the Town” with Agnes and Lionel Barrymore. She was made an honorary member of their squadron
1955 10 February Blurb Fluff about Agnes’ red and black plaid coat matching the red in her hair.
1955 16 February Agnes signs to do “The Left Hand of God” with her “Dark Passage” co-star Bogie
1955 12 March Agnes does a poetry recording reading the poetry of Sandberg
1955 8 April Agnes participates in a television production of “Roberta”
1955 12 April Agnes sings in “The Merry Widow” presented on television
1955 18 April Agnes is going through a bitter property settlement process as a prolog for divorce.
NBC signs 1955 27 April Agnes to be Paul Kelley’s costar in “The Amazing Miss Withers”
1955 10 June Kathleen Ellis stands in for Agnes will scream her way to success in “The Girl In the Red Velvet Swing.
1955 11 June Agnes acts as hostess along with Claire Trevor for an awards function.
1955 12 July Agnes steps into the already filming picture “The Swan”
1955 12 July Cedric Hardwicke leads a debate at the Hollywood Repertory Theatre. Agnes was supposed to participate but has to go east for another commitment.
1955 Robert lives in North Hollywood per voter registration.
1955 24 August Agnes is set to direct “Don Juan in Hell”
1955 11 October Robert Gist follows Agnes to San Francisco to plead for reconciliation, but Agnes isn’t interested
1955 16 October Agnes steps back into the cast of “Don Juan” and Laughton takes over as director.
1955 6 November Agnes is a member of Phi Beta. Fraternity for Women in Speech and Music
1955 18 November Agnes performs a bible reading at a Christmas Luncheon.
1955 21 November Agnes signs for “The Revolt of Mamie Stover”
1955 28 November Agnes signs for “Pardners”
1956 Jack appears uncredited in “Tension At Table Rock.
1956 Untamed
The Left Hand of God
All That Heaven Allows
1956 Matinee Theatre
Studio 57
1956 17 February Agnes returns from a five-day stay at Lone Palm
1956 18 February Jack Lee marries Joanna Johnson
1956 13 March Agnes signs for “The Opposite Sex”
1956 19 March Article about “The Opposite Sex” references Agnes’ character and says “So Agnes Moorehead, who pays no heed to husband or divorces, is doing it.”
1956 22 March Agnes reads “Salutation to the Dawn” at the 36th annual Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise Service.
1956 9 April Agnes teaches two summer classes at SC.
1956 12 April Agnes and John Gray at Villa Capri. Questions if they are together
1956 14 May Agnes gives acting lessons to Jack Benny’s daughter and starlet Pat Sheehan
1956 14 May Jack Lee has his first child, a son, with Joanna Johnson 3 months after they marry. His name is Jack Griffith Lee Jr.
1956 29 May Agnes does an impersonation of Sarah Bernhardt doing Phaedra for the opening of Tony Duqette’s new studio.
1956 5 June Robert directs a stage play, “The Fifth Season.”
1956 11 June Announcement that Agnes is giving classes in advanced acting
17 June 1956 Robert is in “The Rainmaker”
1956 2 August Television Agnes is on a show called Climax
1956 12 August Agnes is going to give a reading free at Brovard Auditorium as she’s teaching a class on campus.
1956 22 September Robert Gist has his first child with Phyllis Jeanne Colville. His name is David L Gist and he is born in Los Angeles
1956 30 September Article about glamour. Agnes defines glamour as color because “ There is more attraction and power in color than is generally recognized.”
1956 1 November Television Agnes is in “You Can’t Escape Forever”
1956 18 November Agnes signs to play Elizabeth the First
1956 23 November Agnes attends Louis B. Mayer’s Christmas Fete with Paul Gregory and Louella Parsons says she looks better than ever
1956 21 December Agnes sends all of her friends old English Style Mistletoe balls 15 inches in diameter trimmed with red velvet ribbons and antique ornaments. She’s done this for seven years.
1956 21 December Agnes signs for “The Rivalry” produced by Paul Gregory
1956 24 December Agnes attends a premiere with Paul Gregory dressed in green satin
1956 24 December It is announced Agnes will cut short her Christmas plans because she’s signed to do “Jeanne Eagels”
1957 Jack appears uncredited in “The Desk Set.”
1957 The True Story of Jesse James
Jeanne Eagels
Raintree County
The Story of Mankind
1957 Climax!
Wagon Train
1957 The Rivalry
1957 19 March Agnes signs to do Jesse James
1957 2 April Agnes files for divorce from Robert Gist, charging cruelty and asking for $1.00 a month maintenance
1957 25 May Agnes tells Paul Gregory that she wants to play Madame Tussaud
1958 The Tempest
1958 The Dupont Show of the Month
Playhouse 90
Suspicion
1958 16 January Robert Gist returns from Mexico and gives his address as 19320 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu California.
1958 28 January Agnes is ready to go to Yugoslavia for “The Tempest”
1958 5 February Agnes returns from 90 1-night stands. She also goes live in “A Tale of Two Cities” and then returns to Rome for more of “The Tempest.”
1958 6 February Robert is in “The Naked and the Dead.” Agnes asked Paul Gregory if he was the naked or the dead and referred to him as “the malaria kid.”
1958 12 March Agnes gets divorced. She claims she was harassed into doing it and that Gist left after 17 months of marriage. For two years, she was called by various women, urging her to get a divorce.
1958 1 April Robert Gist had his first son with Jacqueline Mickles Jason Gist, and he was born in Los Angeles
10 April 1958, the newspaper announced that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gist lived at 19858 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu.
1958 12 April Robert performs in “Quadrille” by Noel Coward.
1958 28 June Agnes was drying her hair from the window of the apartment she was renting in Rome and saw the King’s guard. She said they were gorgeous and nearly leaped out the window since she was only three floors up.
1958 3 August Jack Lee has his first daughter with Joanna Johnson. She is Susan L Lee
1958 15 September Robert Gist has a daughter with Phyllis Jeanne Colville named Jeanine Marie Gist and she is born in Los Angeles
1958 25 October Agnes does “Rapunzel and the Witch”
1959 Night of the Quarter Moon
The Bat
1959 G.E. True Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
Rebel Theatre
1959 The Pink Jungle
1959 14 January Robert Gist has his second daughter with Phyllis Jeane Colville named Karen M Gist, and she is born in Los Angeles
1959 1 March Television GE Theatre “Deed of Mercy”
1959 5 March Article Agnes Moorehead spends her few hours away from the stage and screen teaching school. 3 Private drama classes in Hollywood and regular seminar courses at USC
1959 9 March Alcoa Theatre “Man of the House” television
1959 9 March Theatre “Saturday Night Whipping” television
1959 21 March Agnes is honored by the “Drama Teachers Association of Southern California” with the Achievement Award.
1959 1 April Agnes is awarded the divorce decree freeing her from Robert Gist.
1959 9 April Agnes is doing photo ops at the “Lei Aloha Fair” at Chaminade High School
1959 10 April Agnes signs to do “The Bat” with Vincent Price.
1959 15 April Agnes goes to Monmouth, Illinois to speak at a two-day drama forum at Monmouth University
1959 8 May Agnes is coaching Buddy Rogers during his run with Gloria Swanson in the touring production of “Red Letter Day”
1959 7 June Agnes takes part in a question and answer radio show discusses the mediocrity in the entertainment industry.
1959 12 June Agnes attends Don Loper’s dinner for Curt Jurgens on the arm of a “new Egyptian beau.”
1959 20 June Agnes provides entertainment for dinner at the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel. She is described as wearing a beautiful floral gown.
1959 17 July Agnes signs for the first of a new series on television called “The Rebel”
1959 26 July Jack has his second son with Joanna Johnson. George Marshall Lee
1959 7 August Agnes is cast in “Pollyanna”
1959 12 August Announcement that Paul Gregory is production “The Pink Jungle” with Agnes and Ginger Rogers
1959 21 August Radio show “Headshrinker”
1959 6 September Robert Gist marries heiress Jacqueline Mickles
1959 22 September Agnes attends a wedding for a blind woman with a seeing eye dog. Agnes is a member of the Seeing Eye Dogs Foundation.
1959 27 September Agnes is coaching Anita Sands
1959 23 October Agnes has dinner at the White Horse Inn with a costar from “The Pink Jungle”
1959 24 October Dinner honoring Agnes at a luncheon followed by a cocktail party the next Saturday.
. 1960-1969
1960 Pollyanna
1960 Startime
The Millionaire
The Chevy Mystery Show
Adventures in Paradise
Rawhide
Shirley Temple’s Storybook
The Rifleman
1960 2 January Agnes performs “Sorry Wrong Number”
1960 3 January A reviewer states that Agnes and Ginger in “Pink Jungle” literally held the show together by sheer force and rewarded audiences with a worthwhile performance despite a very rickety script.
1960 11 January Agnes told the reporter at Don Loper’s that she had been touring with her 10-year-old son, and he saw firsthand how hard she worked to buy his cornflakes. He then asked her at least twice daily, “Mother, you’re not getting too tired, are you?
1960 14 January: The alleged feud between Agnes and Ginger Rogers over “Pink Jungle” hits the papers.
1960 27 January Agnes goes to Martinique for vacation and to film for production with Spencer Tracy
1960 2 February Television show called “Closed Set”
1960 4 February Agnes attends a local civic production of “Annie Get Your Guns” and is gifted a rose by the young woman who played Annie after the show.
1960 14 February Agnes performs “Sorry Wrong Number” again live on the radio
1960 3 March Agnes attends a reception given the Martin Van Dehn with Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. Photo
1960 7 March Agnes attends a dinner given by Perle Mesta
1960 10 April Agnes runs into Ilka Chase in Hollywood
1960 21 May The set for “Phantom of the Opera” at U-I was used for an interior decorators function which Agnes attended
1960 31 May Miss San Gabriel Valley Pageant Agnes was a judge for the pageant.
1960 16 June Joseph Cotton announces that he and Agnes will perform together in separate readings. Agnes will do pieces from “That Fabulous Redhead,” and Cotton will perform “ A Phoenix Too Frequent.”
1960 20 July Agnes set to perform “That Fabulous Redhead at the Wharf Theatre in Monterey
1960 24 July Robert has his second son with Jacqueline Mickles Jeb Gist, and he is born in Los Angeles
1960 24 July Agnes set to perform “That Fabulous Redhead” in Santa Barbara
1960 4 August Agnes signs to play the witch in “The Marvelous Land of Oz” on television.
1960 13 August Agnes signs to do “Take Me To Your Leader” produced by Paul Gregory
1960 15 August Agnes appears on “The Oscar Levant Show”
1960 6 September Agnes appears on “The Jonathan Winters Show”
1960 8 September Agnes appear on stage with Vincent Price in the Christopher Fry comedy “A Phoenix Too Frequent”
1960 15 September Agnes does “That Fabulous Redhead” and “A Phoenix Too Frequent at Santa Ana College.
1960 3 October Agnes hosts a buffet party that includes showing a color short subject film on Hindu Mythology at Roxbury Drive. Ismail Merchant made the film, and it is about the creation of a woman
1960 9 October, Agnes speaks at a University of Wisconsin Alumni gathering in Los Angeles.
1960 12 October Agnes is going to do “The Twilight Zone”
1960 30 October Agnes is doing a segment for “The Krismen, An Adventure in Paradise,” where she plays the chieftain of a group of Moro pirates operating in the Philippine waters.
1960, 23 November Agnes was listed in a parade lineup.
1960 25 November Agnes attends a conference for “Institute For International Education.” This occurs at the San Francisco Museum of Art
1960 3 December Agnes attends a theatrical roundtable event presented at “Baghdad By The Bay”
1960 9 December Agnes narrates “The Littlest Angel” at the Crystal Room of The Beverly Hills Hotel
1960 10 December An unflattering review of Agnes: “ Knowledge of the stage is not enough for good entertainment as most of us who watched the last “Baghdad By the Bay must have felt. Yes, Agnes Moorehead is a charming and intelligent woman. But she is never for one moment “off stage.” And I don’t think the general public is too much interested in backstage problems any more than they care for the shop talk of newspapermen”
1960 11 December Article “ Of a Stage Lady With Reservations” by Roser Marie Turk runs in The San Franciso Examiner.
1960 17 December Agnes attends a piano recital given by Inez Jones at The New Rainbow on Union
1961 Twenty Plus Two
Bachelor In Paradise
1961 Twilight Zone “The Invaders”
My Sister Eileen
1961 9 January Agnes appears on stage at Chaffey College Little Theatre
1961 20 January Agnes stars on a segment of “My Sister Eileen” called “Aunt Harriet’s Way”
1961 25 January Agnes heads a committee of top industry names to petition President Kennedy for a Secretary of the Arts.
1961 27 January Agnes agrees to perform in Ismail Merchant’s Indian film called “Destiny of Life”
1961 5 February Article states Agnes should win the Emmy for her “Twilight Zone” segment.
1961 8 March Agnes announces the return of her one-woman show.
1961 12 March Agnes states, “ We can go a long way towards making ourselves over, and women should begin with their voices. If possible, make a recording of your voice and analyze it yourself. Read aloud and try to lower your pitch. I am sure that a bad voice has been an underlying cause of the break-up of many marriages. Speech is not an obvious type of beauty, but the impact is powerful.”
1961 16 April Max Baer Jr. is taking private coaching from Agnes.
1961 27 April Article “Pure Speech Big Asset”
1961 4 May Agnes signs to do “Bachelor in Paradise”
1961 21 May A concert series is announced including Agnes in the lineup.
1961 12 June Fluff announcing designer Janor counts Agnes among patrons
1961 25 July “That Fabulous Redhead” is coming to the Masonic Auditorium
1961 28 July Agnes leases the Roxbury house to Joni James and Tony Aquaviva for a year
1961 2 September Agnes to appear at the Masonic Auditorium
1961 13 September Agnes to appear at San Jose for a reading
1961 15 September Agnes coaching Ronan Hogue
1961 20 September Agnes Performs at the San Jose Civic Playhouse
1961 21 September Agnes Performs at Orange Coast College
1961 22 September Agnes does 2 Bay Area performances at the Masonic Auditorium and the Montgomery Theatre
1961 29 September Article Claims since 1954 that Agnes has performed “That Fabulous Redhead” in 149 cities and last year she performed in Beirut, Cairo, and Damascus.
1961 4 October Agnes takes time before a performance to do an informal question and answer session on acting and theatre.
1961 31 October Agnes is cast in the stage play “Rx Murder,” considered Broadway-bound.
1961 23 November Fluff Agnes maintains her skin by giving herself a facial twice weekly with almond meal and almond oil. She also uses almond oil on her hair.
21 December 1961 Robert has his third daughter with Phyllis Jeanne Colville Elizabeth Coleville Gist and she is born in Los Angeles
1962 Jessica
How the West Was Won
1962 Prescription Murder
Lord Pengo
1962 3 January Article Agnes declares that “Today’s Actors Are Lazy”
1962 5 January Article Agnes dedicated to the road and praises road audiences
1962 4 February Article Agnes claims PhD in Speech from Columba
1962 6 March Agnes begins touring with “Rx Murder”
1962 17 June television “Camera 3”
1962 20 June Announcement of autumn tour with Agnes in “The World of Carl Sandberg”
1962 23 June Article The Agnes Moorehead Drama Workshop in Beverly Hills
1962 11 September Agnes and Charles Boyer will headline “Lord Pengo”
1962 2 November “Actress Deplores the Way the Public Accepts Trash”
1962 17 December Agnes learns of the death of Charles Laughton
1963 Who’s Minding The Store
1963-1965 Burke’s Law
1963 High Spirits
1963 5 January Agnes is seen on 5th Ave in NYC taking her son to Rockefeller Center so he could practice his skating. She’s homesick, according to the writer.
1963 12 March Agnes is signed for “Who’s Minding the Store”
1963 15 March Camera 3 Agnes reads the “Diary of Wanda Landowska”
1963 14 April Agnes returns to Hollywood after an absence of a year for “Who’s Minding the Store.
1963 29 April Agnes announces she’ll take her one-woman show to the Israeli Festival of Arts on July 14
1963 31 August Agnes changes the name of her one-woman show to “Come Closer and I’ll Give You an Earful. She’s toured 400 cities with the show in its previous incarnation.
1963 5 December Agnes is doing the pilot for “Bewitched” between stops on her tour while waiting for 14-year-old Sean to come home for the holidays. Her life is about to change dramatically.
1963 30 December Jack Lee had his last child, Joanna Virginia Lee with Joanna Johnson. She died in 2014.
1964 Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
1964 Channing
The Greatest Show On Earth
1964-1972 Bewitched
1964 24 January Agnes speaks on Israel
1964 7 March “Bewitched” is picked up by ABC Thursday 7:30 pm is the slot
1964 23 March Linda Hope is taking private and public lessons from Agnes
1964 27 March Agnes does Easter Sunrise Service
1964 24 May Agnes narrates Mendholsen’s incidental music for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1964 14 June Agnes signs to do “Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte”
1964 4 July Debbie Reynolds and Aganetha Article
1964 8 July Hollywood Bowl Article
1964 31 July Chic Witch Article
1964 15 August Robert has his first daughter with Jacqueline Mickles and her name is Jacqueline Y Gist. She was born in Los Angeles
1965 14 May. Sean Moorehead has disappeared from Llandovery College in Wales. A nationwide search is underway. The 16-year-old was last seen walking along the main road toward Swansea. He’s been at Llandovery for 18 months. He turns up at a police station in Swansea. The search lasted three days.
1965 25 September Sean is now attending Le Lycee in Los Angeles.
1966 July Robert is divorced from Jacqueline Mickles
1966 11 November Sean is picked up in Roseville, California, after running away from home. He gave his address as Malibu and was taken to juvenile detention.
1966 The Singing Nun
1966 The Lone Ranger
Password
1967 October Uncle Alfred Moorehead dies age 96
1967 Wild Wild West Night of the Vicious Valentine
1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker
1969 Lancer
The Red Skelton Show
1969 19 April Robert Gist Marries Edwina Muhlberger
1970-1990
1970 Barefoot in the Park
The Virginian
1971 What’s the Matter With Helen
1971 Night Gallery
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color
Love American Style
Marriage: Year One
1970 17 July Collection Telegram received.
1971 4 October Molly attends the dedication of a new City Hall complex in Reedsburg with Agnes
1972 22 January Molly’s sister Cecelia Agnes Scott dies in Canton Ohio at 87
1972 Dear Dead Delilah
1972 Marcus Welby MD
Rolling Man
1973 Charlotte’s Web
1973 Frankenstein: The True Story
1973 Gigi
1974 CBS Studio Mystery Theatre
1974 30 April Agnes passes away
1974 10 October Jack Lee passes away
1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1975 2 February Note from Molly to Ruth “Agnes’ lawyer refuses to allow them to remove anything from 1023 Roxbury Drive. Molly retains a lawyer in Los Angeles
1983 20 August Molly celebrates her 100th birthday with a party including 100 balloons and stars decorating the 2-East South Unit and she called them “simply elegant.”
1990 11 June Molly passes away in a nursing home.
1998 21 May Robert Gist passes away
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