She grabbed his arm and begged him to stay. . 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. But so what? Try again. But it was fascinating--an alluring woman calling a set of powerful men and having long insightful conversations with them. Finished it in one day and stayed up too late. Its quite good. Yes, Apted confirmed, he had talked on the phone with Miranda, too; no, he didnt know who she was, either. And there was always sort of a tease, how good-looking she was, wait till you meet my friends. She networked everything. When Friesen asked how his love life was faring, Perry told him everything. Yet so deep were his feelings for the woman on the phone that he willed himself not to believe Friesen. Paul Schrader took the first phone call at his hotel in New Orleans. I have no idea what the point of this was It was so well performed but the story made no sense. The men who talked to her, a number of whom now decline to confirm they did so, came from all walks of the high life; they were actors and directors, rock stars and record producers, athletes and politicians, even a journalist or two. Not one I liked but Im sure others out there might enjoy it. 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. I was absolutelyI mean, I couldnt wait for her call. Josh Read allOne 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. As Perrys eyes adjusted to the darkened room, he saw a short, frumpy woman in her 30s, maybe 30 pounds overweight, with a large mole on her right cheek. 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. 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. Im terribly sorry, Whitney, Perry said. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. But it went nowhere. He couldnt find one. At various times, they say, Walton returned from vacations claiming she had been with Joel in New York. Mailing Address: P.O. Alex was begging. This went on for five, six months, he says, till finally it got so frustrating, all these aborted meetings, I just kind of let it go. McNally says he began to have second thoughts about Miranda only after an episode in which he heard firsthand the effect she had on men. It's sort of cheating to record this as a book when it is really like watching two episodes of a television series (or listening to a podcast). It said simply, You have broken my windows and crashed through all my doors. I found it sad that physical appearance still plays such a big role in our feelings towards someone. . Or more. I know that through Quincy., Friesen dates his relationship with Miranda to the early 1980s, her heyday. 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. Tickets for Josh's show at The Greek on August 2 are available at JoshGroban.com . Larry Shea, a controversial right-wing pundit, is shot dead at a book signing. Theres a lot of people named Whitney Walton This is intrusive, this is invasive. Nor Peter Wolf, lead singer of the J. Geils Band, who attempted to meet her at a Louisiana hotel. The dark rise of serial killer true crime has moral weight for those who aim to reflect a God of light and life. They talked on the phone a lot.. The Miranda Obsession sees Brosnahan tackle a role that's more dramatic in this fascinating drama based on a real tale, one inspired by the true story of Miranda Grosvenor - the mysterious . Please try again. Theres lots of people who think they have seen her, and it was not her. He refused. Our beloved friend Fredo Miranda passed away on January 1, 2023 in his sleep. She was awfully good company. Joel pushed to see her. But who was the woman behind the voice? Which is great when I want a short, intriguing read. It wasnt going to go anyplace. If I were back in college I would do a paper in Psychology class about the true story behind this audible original. I never expected to fall in love, she told him. After a bit, I rise to leave and apologize for bothering her. So we started talking, McNally remembers. Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022. [I believe] were talking about hundreds of people, says Buck Henry. The podcast represents the first project for Audible from the collaboration between Vice Studios and Wingate Media. The narration in this story is great, but what really fascinated me is that this is based on a true story. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Set in the glitzy world of 1980s Hollywood. Well, Bob De Niro and Quincy Jones I can confirm. She didnt want an emerald with diamonds in it. 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. 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, Rachel. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Monster dramatizes the horrific crimes of a man who brutally slaughtered and in . Whitney Walton asked me to give you a call., That blew my mind, Perry says. Josh Groban, Milo Ventimiglia, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, and Harry Lloyd also star, playing some of the most powerful and famous men of the decade, who fall under Mirandas Read all. and introduce thew. On a cul-de-sac high in the hills above Sunset Boulevard, behind the gates of a sprawling Art Decostyle home Ronald Reagan built for Jane Wyman in 1941, Richard Perry gazes out at the evening lights of Los Angeles. And then Friesen told Perry of the frisky calls he had taken from Miranda Grosvenor, who said she lived in Baton Rouge but attended Tulane. Richard Perry, this is Anthony Carter, the voice on the other end said. She had a tape of Alex, on [her] answering machine, I think, and she played it for me, says McNally. This quote shows the disconnect between Miranda's and Clegg's views of the world. . But then she also claimed that Peter Wolf had spent a week staying in her small Baton Rouge apartment, where she lived alone with two tiny dogs. We were going to try to get Beatty to [star in] it, make it like a nonfiction, drama thing. She said she was a gorgeous, wealthy, well-connected model and student named Miranda, and she seduced a slew of famous and powerful menBilly Joel, Warren Beatty, Ted Kennedy, Quincy Jones, Robert DeNiro, Bob Dylan, Buck Henry, Richard Gere, Eric Clapton, and many moreall of them over the phone. Hmm. Have you ever seen the two season TV show Imposters on Bravo? This was just before I started dating Christie Brinkley. 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. How did she do it? 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 It was like a game. Why havent you called? The in-between scene music is repetitively and annoyingly stuck in my head. Im open and adventurous, Perry concedes. I felt I had been conned, he says today. 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. Shes a real hog. Im so confused on this-I think I need to listen again! Its not me, she says flatly. Henrys perspective, however, contrasted sharply with his own. The City of Covington 2194 Emory Street NW Covington, GA 30014. 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. Autumn winds moan and thrash the pines outside Perrys window as he answers a phone call, then flips on a CD of soft jazz. As they say, she did give good phone., The story of Miranda Grosvenor, the riddle of who she really was and why she finally disappeared from the phone lines, has grown into a kind of urban legend in certain circles in Los Angeles and New York. [Eventually] I think I just dropped it, once I put two and two together and realized this was one of the silliest things I had ever done. I had never even heard of this story, so down the Google rabbit hole I went. It didnt matter to the young heir. The Miranda Obsession by Jen Silverman, Narrated by Rachel Brosnahan, Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, Harry Lloyd, Milo Ventimiglia, and a Full Cast. She just had an incredibly sexy voice and she had a great game, delivery, come-on. Miranda, in turn, took pains to persuade Henry she really was a rich, gorgeous blonde, an effort that led to the Johnny Carson incident and an even stranger episode in New York. The Miranda Obsession is in production and will arrive in April 28, 2022. That led to another long talk and then another and another, until Perry realized he was looking forward to her calls. 1996. Eyeing the childrens teacher, she again admonishes me to keep my voice down. They dont know her, but she intimately understands the feelings theyve never articulated to anybody else, and she museslow and soft, never making them feel uncomfortableon what it means that they feel this way, and why. 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. It detailed how a mysterious woman, calling herself. . I was so deeply involved.. But then one day, he says, someone showed up at my house with a gift, I dont know what it was, a toy or something. In the course of those long, flirtatious conversations some fell madly in love with her. 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. I just wish there had been more of Luke Kirby. Then, two or three years later, Perry was dining at the Ivy, a restaurant in Beverly Hills, when he heard someone call his name. In fact, Garfunkel said, he had been so enraptured by Miranda he had almost taken a Swiss vacation with her. When the secret stays It was just extraordinary., Whatever doubts McNally had about Mirandas contacts evaporated when she phoned him one day at Odeon. A separate snapshot showed a white Ferrari parked on what appeared to be a college campus, with a blonde behind the wheel. 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. Following her role on The Miranda Obsession, Brosnahan's second podcast series, Listening In, debuted on Apple Podcasts on May 24th, 2022. Ad Choices. In December 1999, Vanity Fair published "The Miranda Obsession," an investigation from writer Bryan Burrough that was quite a jaw-dropper. Somehow, giving only the name Ariana, she managed to keep him on the phone. 1980s Hollywood is full of power and famous men: producers, writers, rock stars, and restaurateurs. FIX 003 If you look at the spine, the artist name and title are written twice, upper and lower sides, one upside down compared to the other. I thought most of the rest were overacting. 2022 Vice Media Group LLC, Wingate Media, and Scrap Paper Pictures (P)2022 Vice Media Group LLC, Wingate Media, and Scrap Paper Pictures. As I drive off, a question nags at me: Is there some chance this Whitney Walton isnt Miranda Grosvenor? Engaging writing but overall the story isn't much to go on aboutin fact I don't remember much of it except that many famous dudes fell in love with a woman over the phone. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Milo Ventimiglia, Josh. The pie turned into a tasty-but-odd, lumpy, cold banana soup floating around in a pie crust. He leaned over and asked Johnny Carson, Did you ever have anyone come up to you at 21 and say theyre a friend of mine? A look of recognition crossed Carsons face. Perplexed, he phoned one of the names she had dropped, Michael Apted, director of Coal Miners Daughter and Nell. I felt like I was listening to private conversations of directors, models, writers, and all that beautiful life under Miranda's vision. Perry, September 11, 1982. Andrew Garfield is a Mormon detective in . I told him she was a phony, says Henry. I didnt want to let her know I was freaked out, that I was devastated, he says. However, this book took more of a voyeuristic journey as you listen in on how these phone calls may have gone. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The Miranda Obsession ultimately reveals the true identity of the Louisiana woman who was able to cultivate such a strong emotional connection with her long-distance phone companions. By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. The Miranda Obsession is produced by VICE Studios, Wingate Media and Rachel Brosnahan's Scrap Paper Pictures. Both men realized it had to be the same woman. It's amazing how many famous men could be duped into falling in love with someone they knew nothing about. 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. It was incredible. You know, Quincy thought she was this really large woman., Friesen laughs. 3.5 - a quick listen on Audible. Perry admits he swooned. It was her social life.. She was sitting on the edge of the bed. 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