Patrick believed she was the most ravishing woman on earth, with a red Ferrari, a powerful family, airplanes landing on the lawn, recalls Cynthia ONeal, whose late husband, the actor Patrick ONeal, became one of Mirandas most fervent phone pals a decade before his 1994 death. She said she didnt like him touching her things.. Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. Ironically, Perry says, the first call I taped was the first time she told me she loved me.. MehIt's really a disjointed mess of a short story and I think it requires one to read between lines a little too much for me to have really gotten anything out of it. Maybe the performers can be nominated for a spoken word Grammy, Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2022. I rarely like multi-voice audiobooks but this worked as a sort of radio play and was very effective with the wonderful acting of Rachel Brosnahan in the role of Miranda Grosvenor. She obviously had a romantic effect. One of Hollywoods most glamorous and alluring stories of the 1980s is brought to life by Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan in a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention. In a throaty, sexy voice, Ariana was funny and empathetic and made him feel wonderful about himself without being obsequious. He isnt proud of what happened, nor is he ashamed. The episode lingered with Perry for months, in scenes he would replay in his mind again and again. . One of Hollywoods most glamorous and alluring stories of the 1980s is brought to life by Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan in a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention. Henry wasted no time briefing Perry on his mystery loves real identity. I have your Solidarity T-shirt for you. McNally was disconcerted to discover that Miranda might be taping her calls. On the flight down to find her in Baton Rouge, I imagine her as a sedate housewife, dressed in blue blazer and white Keds, active in local charities, her secret past as Miranda Grosvenor shed and half forgotten, perhaps a crazy prank she dreamed up with sorority sisters. It wasnt sex talk, everyone agrees, but it was flirty, gossipy, and more than a little mysterious. So I said, Callback., And she did. She rises to join me in the corridor outside, and I see she is a weary-looking woman around 50, maybe five feet six and 250 pounds. steal away. Shortly after his talk with Friesen, Perry discovered that his friend Buck Henry was also obsessed with Miranda Grosvenor. They talked on the phone a lot.. There is a large mole on her right cheek. In fact, Garfunkel said, he had been so enraptured by Miranda he had almost taken a Swiss vacation with her. Some became obsessed with her. Warren Beatty, Peter Wolf, Richard Gere, Michael Apted, Art Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Ted Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Sting, and Robert De Niro all declined to be interviewed. Theres lots of people who think they have seen her, and it was not her. Hear Episode 1 of the Audible Original The Miranda Obsession with Rachel Brosnahan as Miranda Grosvenor and John Benjamin Hickey as Buck Henry.The Miranda Obsession is a story of self-invention, power and intrigue set in the upper echelons of Hollywoods social scene in the 1980s.Continue listening with episode 2 on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Miranda-Obsession-Audiobook/B09VMP7B4C?source_code=ORGPP30DTRIAL695050222006TSUBSCRIBE https://adbl.co/subscribeDownload the Audible app on your mobile device: https://smart.link/uj7ifbvhm29rgSubscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AudibleAccessFollow Audible on Twitter: https://twitter.com/audible_comFollow Audible on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audibleFollow Audible on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Audible/Audible is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich their lives every day. He told her he was deeply disappointed. Song Exploder is a docu-series based on a podcast of the same name in . Im so confused on this-I think I need to listen again! It was a confusing long-distance call, apparently from somebody I knew. This guys really cute, she said. She and Davidson, her co-worker, joined the center in 1982 and were assigned to a three-woman office with Whitney Walton. A crowd of kindergartners file into the room and begin to play. During the late 1970s, a woman using nothing but a telephone and a sexy voice enticed a number of wealthy Los Angeles men to give her gifts of cash and jewelry. The woman on the line introduced herself as Miranda Grosvenor, and before Schrader could get rid of her, she had somehow managed to keep him talking for 20 minutes, gossiping about Hollywood and a number of famous men she seemed to know all about." From Vanity Fair "Natalie Wood Investigation Vanity Fair." From Carrie Hefferman But he knows what people may say about a man who fell for a woman he had never met. To convince them she was telling the truth, she played her answering-machine tapes for them at the office. The pie turned into a tasty-but-odd, lumpy, cold banana soup floating around in a pie crust. Garfunkel, he was aware, had also taken Mirandas calls. The name Miranda Grosvenor, in fact, is one that any number of famous and respected figures would just as soon forget. Autumn winds moan and thrash the pines outside Perrys window as he answers a phone call, then flips on a CD of soft jazz. Ask Buck [Henry], ask everyoneeveryone was completely obsessed with this girl. You should really read up on what the Miranda Obsession isthere's a Vanity Fair article that I found when I googled it. Just didn't grab my attention at all. Im Whitney Walton, a woman sitting behind a corner desk says. The Miranda Obsession Audible Audiobook - Original recording Jen Silverman (Author), Rachel Brosnahan (Narrator), & 7 more 10 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Audio CD $19.99 1 New from $19.99 But if Miranda Grosvenor is dead and gone, her memory lives on. This marks the end of a 16 year journey which started in Seoul, South Korea, and ended in his newest home in Los Angeles, CA. Youre right if youre thinking Miranda Grosvenor is hardly unique. I thought it was a really bonehead move on her part, Henry says. He met the woman and married her. I dont remember how it ended, but he never talked about it afterwards.. We talked for 20 minutes. Miranda, model, heiress, Ariana, student, maybe mob bosss daughter, duped famous men into opening up in phone conversations she initiated. Who is she and why? But he had to go. Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022, The actors did such a great job that you are sucked in and wishing that it wouldn't end. By page 25, sick and shaken, she is in her prison. I never expected to fall in love, she told him. The Miranda Obsession is based on the 1999 Vanity Fair investigation into Grosvenor, who allegedly became close friends with Bob Dylan, Richard Gere, Billy Joel, Robert De Niro, Warren Beatty, Quincy Jones, and other A-listers without ever meeting. Why havent you called? Fredo's obituary. He was always calling to see how she was. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Listen to article. A call to the local Head Start office leads to a run-down elementary school in a poor area of north Baton Rouge within sight of the levee. Thats the worst, I think. Joel insists he never actually sent her any gifts of note only a stuffed animal perhaps. I was absolutelyI mean, I couldnt wait for her call. The Miranda Obsession is in production and will arrive in April 28, 2022. stars Brosnahan as Miranda, along with an A-list cast. We never knew whether to believe her or not, says Davidson with a roll of her eyes. It is a true story about a mysterious socialite woman that was connected with every major male Hollywood star, actor, writer, producer in the 1980's. I couldnt begin to tell you the whole story. I press, saying I am certain she is Miranda Grosvenor. [I thought] Gil was doing this just to fuck with me. She probably told Brian what great spring rolls he made. The next morning the hotel staffer who had taken the message told Henry it had been left by a beautiful blonde woman who had stepped out of a fire-red sports car and was leading a tiny corgi dog. They would talk late into the night. . Friesen, a former president of A&M Records, is now president of the board at L.A.s Museum of Contemporary Art. . The photographs and letters didnt hurt. It rings no bells with me, she snaps. Cancel online anytime. Yes, Apted confirmed, he had talked on the phone with Miranda, too; no, he didnt know who she was, either. When he arrived, he found only a message at the front desk, dropped off, the hotel clerk told him, by a striking blonde in a red Porsche. There is a feel about that in this Audible Original. She sounded very funny, charming, and incredibly sexy. Or two. I will die for her perfect soft holy feet . For the next three years, until she left in 1985 to become a social worker, the two women say, Walton spoke endlessly of her many famous friends. As Clegg's prisoner, she is taken aback by Clegg's narrow-minded lack of appreciation for art, despite his love of collecting beautiful butterflies. The Miranda Obsession is an Audible Original written by Jen Silverman. Whats the point of all this? Over the course of several calls, she seemed to come clean. I am interested to see how this performance compares to the original article. There was a problem with her father. I dont know anything about it. I begin to list the names of Mirandas many confidants. Click above to get a preview of our newest plan - unlimited listening to select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. And an emerald ring. This is a true-life psychological thriller based on personal accounts from some of the people involved. Not just that, her subconscious seems to be tied to Rose and outright taunts Ethan after his "death." The fascination of what ensues depends on the fact that Miranda is an exceptional girl. Buck Henry heard an unconfirmed story that Miranda may have disappeared in the wake of threats from the late Vitas Gerulaitiss lawyers; the Gerulaitis estates current attorney says he knows nothing about it. She wasnt ugly. and introduce thew. She grabbed his arm and begged him to stay. She said Whitney Walton really was her real name. Before he knew it, McNally was hooked. Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan brings to life a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention inspired by one of Hollywood's most alluring stories of the 1980s. 3.5 - a quick listen on Audible. Clegg is obsessed with physically controlling Miranda, both in a sexual sense but also as a 'Collector' whereas Jed's obsession is with winning over Joe's mind to God and platonic love. . They parted with a hug and a quick kiss, and Perry agreed reluctantly to meet her the next evening at the Carlyle Hotel bar. Enjoyed listening to this truth bases mystery. [I said,] I dont know you, whats the catch? [But] she seemed to know a lot of people in my business. . She wasnt sure why she did it. . This was a very interesting audio!! It was interesting, but I kept thinking why and how. Perry had just broken off a long-term relationship with an actress, and as spring turned to summer he found himself increasingly drawn to the witty, wise woman on the phone. . 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