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You're Right!
Agnes Moorehead died in Rochester, Minnesota, on April 30, 1974, of undisclosed reasons. She was a woman and an actress with the rarest of all attributes - a sense of humor. In 1969, having played the sophisticated mother witch Endora on the TV show "Bewitched" for several years.
Her numerous TV guest appearances included a memorable turn as the silent woman that finds a flying saucer in her attic in the Twilight Zone episode: "The Invaders;" and she won an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in The Wild, Wild West episode "Night of the Vicious Valentine."Her long career was full of critical acclaim. She was nominated five times for Academy Awards. But she was aware of the power of the critics to destroy an actor.
Agnes Moorehead need never have feared the critics. Her art and her ability were too large for criticism to tear her down. She worked until the very end. Coming full circle, she ended her career on the Broadway stage, as she had begun. Her life was full of success and reward. She was a fine actress and she will be missed, but she will also be remembered.
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