Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2022. She gave him a nickname, Sicko.. The Miranda Obsession is an Audible Original written by Jen Silverman. Thank God I had been prepared., They walked to the Plaza Hotel for an awkward dinner at Trader Vics. Pinterest. The two women remembered that Waltons friends included Peter Wolf, Buck Henry, Art Garfunkel, and others, including two other tennis pros, Yannick Noah and Guillermo Vilas. In a half-hour with Whitney Walton I sense not the slightest whiff of joie de vivre, of curiosity, of playfulness or whimsy, any of the qualities men have attributed to Miranda Grosvenor; in fact, it is impossible to reconcile this woman with the stories told of her. The story had supposedly happened to Warren Beatty, who called the police, the F.B.I., and Missing Persons to find this woman who was calling him. I thought it was a really bonehead move on her part, Henry says. Please try again. They talked a little, and then more. She quickly grows impatient, refusing to answer questions about her background and issuing an unyielding wall of stern denials. I called back, got an operator, but of course [I now know] it was all phony. Looking at her credit card changes, the detectives find that Miranda did have a fling with her trainer, Thomas, who hints that she was also seeing a . Song Exploder is a docu-series based on a podcast of the same name in . You should really read up on what the Miranda Obsession isthere's a Vanity Fair article that I found when I googled it. An Internet search of local newspaper archives uncovers a half-dozen mentions of a Whitney Walton during the 1990s, including a letter she wrote to thank people for donations to Head Start and other programs benefiting disadvantaged youth. After you listen to this look up the real story behind it (or if youre impatient like me look up the real story in the middle of listening to the audible). It was incredible. The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to Henrys perspective, however, contrasted sharply with his own. . But he knows what people may say about a man who fell for a woman he had never met. In time he got over it. There, as we sit on folding chairs, I tell her the whole story, of an enchanting woman who called herself Miranda Grosvenor and who once made powerful men swoon with the sound of her voice. Click above to get a preview of our newest plan - unlimited listening to select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. Jen is a three-time MacDowell Fellow, a member of New Dramatists, and an Affiliated Artist with New Georges, Clubbed Thumb, Space on Ryder Farm, and the Playwrights Center. Fredo's obituary. She reached him at home for the first time on a night in May 1982. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. A public-records search turns up a current address in Baton Rouge, near the Louisiana State University campus, just down the street from the Mississippi River levee; the phone number, ironically, is unlisted. It was just extraordinary., Whatever doubts McNally had about Mirandas contacts evaporated when she phoned him one day at Odeon. He [asked] did she get it. He removed her hands. I felt no other human being could experience what Im experiencing now. The Miranda Obsession joins a slate of Audible Original projects that includes The Coldest Case from James Patterson, performed by Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter and Nathalie Emmanuel; . Our Harlem: Seven Days of Cooking, Music and Soul at the Red Rooster, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Never Date Your Brother's Best Friend: Never Date Series, Book 1, Blink: A psychological thriller with a killer twist you'll never forget, Its like listening to a very good old Radio play, Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2022, Its more like an audio play or radio program than a book. I n The Miranda Obsession, listeners are treated to a series of late-night phone calls between a mysterious woman and a who's who of Hollywood men.Using just her voice, the woman known as Miranda charms and seduces them into staying on the phone to gossip and reveal secrets they wouldn't otherwise have told a complete stranger. The Miranda Obsession She said she was a beautiful, well-connected blonde named Miranda, and she enchanted an astonishing circle of powerful menBilly Joel, Paul Schrader, Buck Henry, and. Some became obsessed with her. In the course of those long, flirtatious conversations some fell madly in love with her. He couldnt help himself. Henry wasted no time briefing Perry on his mystery loves real identity. It's amazing how men fell for her act over and over again. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Perry had pushed to meet her, but she always had an excuse: She had to study. Occasionally an operator would break into the call and say something like Senator Kennedy calling from Aspen, an experience remembered by McNally and others as well. We werent talking about Socrates.. It was a knife through my heart, Perry says simply. During the conversation she suggests I am remiss not to know her, because she is this great-looking English girl going to school at Tulane., Henry, like so many of his peers, was entranced by Miranda. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Set in the glitzy world of 1980s Hollywood. MTV had debuted the previous year, and one night Whitney proclaimed to Perry her fascination with the lead singer of a Canadian rock band whose video was in heavy rotation on the new channel. She said she was a beautiful, well-connected blonde named Miranda, and she enchanted an astonishing circle of powerful menBilly Joel, Paul Schrader, Buck Henry, and Quincy Jones among themwith her flirtatious, gossipy phone calls. When Perry arrived in his hotel room, the phone rang. And there was always sort of a tease, how good-looking she was, wait till you meet my friends. She asked him to wear a blindfold. It was an act. Like connoisseurs of great works of art, Miranda collected friends. 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I think it might help you enjoy this a little more than I did since I didn't look it up until after I listened to it. Click through the photos to see who was seduced by. Perplexed, he phoned one of the names she had dropped, Michael Apted, director of Coal Miners Daughter and Nell. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Milo Ventimiglia, Josh. The stringer also found a clipping from the September 20, 1978, edition of Baton Rouges The State-Times, which quotes a Whitney Walton discussing how local elderly people can avoid being scammed by con artists. The Miranda Obsession Podcast Series 2022- IMDb RATING 8.4 /10 12 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Drama One of Hollywood's 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. Love is so easy in the movies. I told him she was a phony, says Henry. . The real story is indeed dark and strange. I was dating Elle Macpherson at the time.. I just wish there had been more of Luke Kirby. It has taken considerable prodding to get Perry to talk about the events that, friends say, preoccupy him to this day. She said she had done some modeling. He couldnt find one. At various times, they say, Walton returned from vacations claiming she had been with Joel in New York. At J.F.K. He met the woman and married her. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. She stalks back into her office. The dark rise of serial killer true crime has moral weight for those who aim to reflect a God of light and life. It didnt matter to the young heir. As I drive off, a question nags at me: Is there some chance this Whitney Walton isnt Miranda Grosvenor? Musicians, he says, get calls from all kinds of wacko people. The music and other effects worked very well also. She networked everything. Im Whitney Walton, a woman sitting behind a corner desk says. He was fully aware his heart might be broken, he told Henry. She demurred. She told him of talks with Robert De Niro, Bob Dylan, and Paul Schrader and other Hollywood directors. Its not me, she says flatly. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Josh Groban, Milo Ventimiglia, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, and Harry Lloyd also star 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. She said Whitney Walton really was her real name. She complained about that, says Abel. In retrospect Perry realizes she had done considerable research on him. Schrader also reached Buck Henry, the screenwriter and occasional Saturday Night Live host, who confessed he too was captivated by Mirandas calls, though he also knew her only as a voice over the telephone. The pie turned into a tasty-but-odd, lumpy, cold banana soup floating around in a pie crust. I dont know anything about it. I begin to list the names of Mirandas many confidants. Get help and learn more about the design. But I couldnt.. Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022. Unable to add item to List. The Miranda Obsession (2022 Podcast Series) Plot Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries One of Hollywood's 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. She was awfully good company. Joel pushed to see her. There was a person sitting in the back of the car. I thought most of the rest were overacting. Not long after the Michigan incident, and only after months of pleading and cajoling, Perry persuaded Whitney to meet him in New York. Throughout his long and exciting life, Fredo brought joy to every space he entered. We're on guard about this kind of thing in the era of the internet, but back in the 80s and 90s getting a celebrity's home number was much harder to do. Beatty finds the woman, rings the doorbell, and the woman comes out. I felt like I was listening to private conversations of directors, models, writers, and all that beautiful life under Miranda's vision. . It turned out to be her. She would just call you up, says Schrader, and she was very, very charming. Therein lies the mystery even today. It was called And So It Goes. It was actually written about someone else. She began to cry. She said she was hoping I could see beyond the deception. He and his then girlfriend, Time magazine designer Irene Ramp, gave Mirandas phone number to a Time stringer in Louisiana. Only anger and a dash of sarcasm. Larry Shea, a controversial right-wing pundit, is shot dead at a book signing. Our beloved friend Fredo Miranda passed away on January 1, 2023 in his sleep. The podcast represents the first project for Audible from the collaboration between Vice Studios and Wingate Media. The two men were so deep in conversation Perry almost forgot his second meeting. I was getting off on this mystery woman., They talked for 20 minutes, and he invited her to call back anytime. This was a very interesting audio!! Miranda Grosvenor calls all of them. It reminded me of the time I tried making banana cream pie with skim milk, not realizing you need actual cream to make the thing set properly. What men such as Richard Perry remember most was her eloquence. I remarked on it. It was interesting, but I kept thinking why and how. It was a friend of hers. The Miranda Obsession By: Jen Silverman Narrated by: Rachel Brosnahan, Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, Harry Lloyd, Milo Ventimiglia, full cast Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins 4.4 (6,603 ratings) Try for $0.00 Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts. Perry strained to keep his composure. [I believe] were talking about hundreds of people, says Buck Henry. understanding ear. a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation See the full definition Im so confused on this-I think I need to listen again! Henry determined to find out who Miranda Grosvenor really was. The entire podcast is available now, exclusively on Audible within. She probably told Brian what great spring rolls he made. There was a problem with her father. I didnt want to let her know I was freaked out, that I was devastated, he says. Give this one a chance, you won't regret it. [She said] we were in too deep for her to admit the whole thing was a fraud. Miranda Grosvenor was the fictitious name of an elusive Louisiana woman who enchanted dozens of famous men with sweet telephone talk in the 1970s and 1980s. It was amazingshe knew all these disparate sorts of people, all of them famous, McNally says. Not really much there but it's interesting. This was a very pleasant read, I love the fact that it was very different, not your typical storyline, the narrations and the special effects were everything because they made this book and the story even greater. . 3.5 for the story, 5 for Rachel Brosnahans performance. But if Miranda Grosvenor is dead and gone, her memory lives on. . 93K views 9 months ago #JoshGroban #RachelBrosnahan #BillyJoel Rachel Brosnahan (executive producer and voice of Miranda Grosvenor, aka Whitney Walton) and Josh Groban (voice of Billy Joel). Miranda seemed to know everything about everyone, especially in Hollywoodwhich director was considering which scripts, which actor was secretly dating whom. Well-acted audio drama, but the story itself struck me as a not-quite-fully finished unset mess of a thing. . The Evening Star. She begged him to look beyond her lies. Her name is Miranda Grosvenor, and the telephone persona that she has inventeda desirable, connected, compassionate, power playeris the person she lives to be. And it being less than three hours, I enjoyed the whole experience. Rachel Brosnahan will star in and executive produce The Miranda Obsession, a scripted Audible original podcast series inspired by the true story of Miranda Grosvenor the mysterious woman who seduced powerful men in Hollywood in the 70s and 80s over the phone. I saw Rachel Brosnahan on The Tonight Show last night and she made this book sound interesting. Patsy Carpenter. I have no idea what the point of this was It was so well performed but the story made no sense. Writers Sam Kashner, Patricia Bosworth and Bryan Burrough, three of Vanity Fair's most celebrated authors, share their stories of one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries. Listen to article. Nor Peter Wolf, lead singer of the J. Geils Band, who attempted to meet her at a Louisiana hotel. Jesus, he finally says. He wanted to marry her. Perry consoled the young man, wished him well, and never saw him again. The movie ends with them embracing., She was no model. Ask Buck [Henry], ask everyoneeveryone was completely obsessed with this girl. It was 1981, and Schrader, who wrote the screenplay for Taxi Driver and went on to direct American Gigolo and other films, was in Louisiana to shoot Cat People, with Nastassja Kin-ski. Alex was begging. We were going to hook up in Florida and of course that never took place, because that was never her intention. Friesen, a former president of A&M Records, is now president of the board at L.A.s Museum of Contemporary Art. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts you may like . This story was just freaky! I downloaded a bunch of these little stories for my nook. Ironically, Perry says, the first call I taped was the first time she told me she loved me.. Executive producers are Rachel Brosnahan, Shannon Gibson, Samantha Schlaifer and. . Perry, 57, is a fixture in the L.A. music scene: one wall of his den is lined with the gold records he has produced over the years for the likes of Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, and the Pointer Sisters; on another are dozens of candid photos of Perry with friends and collaborators, an arm around Frank Sinatra, cuddling with Diana Ross, sharing a laugh with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. By the fall Perry found himself drawn even further into Whitneys calling game. He told her he felt used and rose to leave. All Rights Reserved. Rachel Brosnahan will star in and executive produce " The Miranda Obsession ," a scripted Audible original podcast series inspired by the true story of Miranda Grosvenor the mysterious woman. Few of the men Walton courted are willing to shed any light on what transpired. She would gab away, and she was very funny. The name Miranda Grosvenor, in fact, is one that any number of famous and respected figures would just as soon forget. . She didnt want an emerald with diamonds in it. It wasnt sexual; it was intimate, like he was courting her. So I said, Callback., And she did. The music between calls was super annoying and unnecessary. But I dont think I was treated fairly. Somehow, giving only the name Ariana, she managed to keep him on the phone. Shes not, she said. She would leave the room darkened but with the curtains open. As the relationships between Miranda and the famous men she calls escalate, it becomes clear that Miranda may not be who she says she is and that her game is no longer a game at all. Box 1527 Covington, GA 30015 It detailed how a mysterious woman, calling herself. Instead of being put off, Perry was in awe of Whitneys talents. Henrys suspicions were triggered by a picture she had sent him, a photocopy of a leggy blonde model standing on a rock in a magazine fashion layout. The last hour of Resident Evil Village ties Eveline back into the narrative in a major way. [I thought] Gil was doing this just to fuck with me. Nor, in fact, did most of the dozens of well-known and well-to-do men on both coasts who answered calls from Miranda during the 1980s and suddenly found themselves drawn into the most fascinating, invigorating telephone conversations several of them say they ever enjoyed. When Friesen asked how his love life was faring, Perry told him everything. And I was more disturbed by Miranda at the end than at any other time throughout the story. 2022 Vice Media Group LLC, Wingate Media, and Scrap Paper Pictures (P)2022 Vice Media Group LLC, Wingate Media, and Scrap Paper Pictures. The information she had on people was very accurate. It was available free though Audible. The initial suspect is Melinda Phelps, who had filed a sexual harassment suit against him; but DNA links Karen Nicks, a friend of Shea's wife Miranda, to the murder weapon. We never knew whether to believe her or not, says Davidson with a roll of her eyes. No, never heard of her, Gil Friesen tells me from his car phone one morning in Beverly Hills. . 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. They are household names like Billy Joel, Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, and Sting. A short book, fantastically narrated, enthralling and strange and downright gripping. Rendezvous were arranged, but she never appeared. The same exact thing happened to me, he said. The Night and the Moment. She wasnt sure why she did it. Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan brings to life a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention inspired by one of Hollywoods most alluring stories of the 1980s. 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. When the secret stays Please try again. She just had an incredibly sexy voice and she had a great game, delivery, come-on. Beyond just being the main antagonist of Resident Evil 7, Eveline is also intimately connected to Mother Miranda's deceased daughter, Eva. . Nice to hear them in this platform. It was supposedly a wrong number, but then the woman on the line, who introduced herself as Miranda Grosvenor, seemed to have a spark of recognition. They would talk late into the night. Not only did she hold her own, but she curated a fantasy on the other end of the telephone and drew men into her design with words alone.. Yeah, Friesen says. Henrys initial infatuation had given way to a bemused disillusionment, and while he continued taking Mirandas calls, he had begun to investigate who she really was. But she wasnt, he realized in a moment of self-loathing and almost unbearable sadness, a woman he could spend his life with. Not for me. In their second or third conversation she said she lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but attended Tulane University in New Orleans. This author does a little bit of her own speculation about that in this story, but we still don't really know. How did she do it? That afternoon Perry went to the apartment of singer Art Garfunkel to pour out his woes. And an emerald ring. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event.. 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 first thing I remember is she had a big poster of Vitas Gerulaitis, the tennis player, on her door, says Abel. Oh, my God., Friesen takes a moment to collect his thoughts as I list the names of some of Mirandas confidants. In the end, Whitney Walton isnt that hard to locate. 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 I never expected to fall in love, she told him. Rachel Brosnahan to star in Audible podcast series 'The Miranda Obsession' Rachel Brosnahan is set to star in and executive produce a new podcast drama series coming to Audible titled "The.
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