The episode lingered with Perry for months, in scenes he would replay in his mind again and again. She just had an incredibly sexy voice and she had a great game, delivery, come-on. A local prosecutor, urged by the young mans family to investigate, found the woman was a fraud. Listen to article. No conflicts are too hopeless to resolve, no obstacles too painful to overcome, no resolutions too final for last minute reconsideration. . Shes not, she said. All rights reserved. Audible and the cast did a credible job telling the story from one phone call to another. I was having fun with it. The fascination of what ensues depends on the fact that Miranda is an exceptional girl. The Miranda Obsession is a book that lets you have a test of what modern relationships are going through, people wanting to feel a connection and being seeing but not being able to do out to the lack of commitment and empathy now at days Good story, good narration I really like this book He couldnt help himself. Enjoyed listening to this truth bases mystery. It was interesting, but I kept thinking why and how. 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. Youre right if youre thinking Miranda Grosvenor is hardly unique. Whether it was a farmer in Iowa or a senator in Washington., Amazingly, Whitneys admission only deepened Perrys feelings for her. . Nor Billy Joel, who tried out songs in progress on her answering machine and considered turning their strange relationship into a musical. [She said] we were in too deep for her to admit the whole thing was a fraud. understanding ear. But so what? She begged him to look beyond her lies. Im not in the habit of giving my heart easily. The two lived happily ever after until, family friends say, the woman died in the mid-1990s. 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. 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. Song Exploder is a docu-series based on a podcast of the same name in . Friesen, a former president of A&M Records, is now president of the board at L.A.s Museum of Contemporary Art. Shes joined by an ensemble cast lending their voices to The Miranda Obsession that includes Milo Ventimiglia, Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Harry Lloyd and Morgan Spector. Try again. I found it sad that physical appearance still plays such a big role in our feelings towards someone. I felt no other human being could experience what Im experiencing now. Miranda is an art student and views the world from a deeply artistic perspective. 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. Please try again. Oh, and she used Ariana, says Genny Abel. Jamie Lee Curtis Is Both Weepy and Giddy About Her First Oscar Nomination, Why Diane Kruger Changed Her Mind About Having Children, The actor said that in her mid-30s she began to wonder, What am I doing all this for?. When Perry arrived in his hotel room, the phone rang. I do love a good dramatization in an audio book. Perry reluctantly consented, and the singer appeared at his house late one night, completely love-struck, as Perry puts it, to pour his heart out about her. Ad Choices. The City of Covington 2194 Emory Street NW Covington, GA 30014. It's amazing how men fell for her act over and over again. Brosnahan, who is best known for her Emmy-winning turn in Prime Videos The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, will executive produce under her Scrap Paper Pictures banner. And I was more disturbed by Miranda at the end than at any other time throughout the story. 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. 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. Today. She said Whitney Walton really was her real name. Then, at a recording-industry cocktail party, Perry ran into Gil Friesen. They are music producers, rock stars, writers, and restaurateurs. 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 . . Yes, Apted confirmed, he had talked on the phone with Miranda, too; no, he didnt know who she was, either. We werent talking about Socrates.. 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. Nicks claims she and Miranda were having an affair . She was sitting on a banquette with a man. But who is Miranda, really? Hearing these conversations and how she developed relationships with these powerful men was fascinating. In 1999, Vanity Fair exposed the mystery woman as Whitney Walton (1941-2016), a Baton Rouge social worker and bored fan who made a full-time hobby of calling stars. Some had their hearts broken by her. Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2022. My story, he says, sinking into a desk chair and pouring himself a glass of 1989 Chteau Lafite-Rothschild, begins with a phone call.. 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. I knew right away it was some kind of con, but I liked talking to her., In the weeks to come Henry spoke often with Miranda, who always seemed to know his whereabouts, whether he was in New York or Los Angeles. This went on for 15 years. 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. She and Davidson, her co-worker, joined the center in 1982 and were assigned to a three-woman office with Whitney Walton. 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. By page 25, sick and shaken, she is in her prison. Yes, Im also Whitney Walton. How many other men have there been? Like connoisseurs of great works of art, Miranda collected friends. . Garfunkel, he was aware, had also taken Mirandas calls. Ill never forget the last scene. 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. But he knows what people may say about a man who fell for a woman he had never met. I'm glad I stumbled upon this short story. Somehow, giving only the name Ariana, she managed to keep him on the phone. Yes, she had called dozens of famous men. 3.5 Stars. Walton, after earlier jobs as a librarian and a consumer-fraud investigator for the city, had joined the center a year earlier as a counselor. 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. 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. . Jen Silverman is a New York-based writer. It was Miranda who stopped calling. Get help and learn more about the design. He was surprised to learn that one of her closest phone pals was his friend Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band; when he called Wolf, the singer freely told him of his own infatuation with Miranda. Wolf related a story similar to Henrys Essex House experience. For the first time he asked pointed questions: What are you doing? I read an article about this years ago and it was so unbelievable. He was always calling to see how she was. . He got angry at me and stopped talking to me. With her mellifluous, accentless voiceHenry thought she was British, others heard a hint of Manhattans Upper East SideMiranda Grosvenor was a silky phantom who told men she was beautiful and blonde, lived in the South, did some modeling, and looked after her fabulously wealthy father in New York City. 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. 1996. 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. [I thought] Gil was doing this just to fuck with me. Ive never been there, but I was ready to go. 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. Then, later that night, unable to sleep, wondering how to handle the contradiction, I return to the tidy off-campus duplex where Whitney Walton lives. 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. I think I sent her a tape of a song. It said simply, You have broken my windows and crashed through all my doors. Im Whitney Walton, a woman sitting behind a corner desk says. Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. In The Tempest, Prospero uses magic as a means to an end. She sounded very funny, charming, and incredibly sexy. The rest of the book, up to a tragic end, shows how both of them dealt with the weeks that followed. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Patsy Carpenter. I felt like I was listening to private conversations of directors, models, writers, and all that beautiful life under Miranda's vision. Its short, so nice to listen to on my short daily commute to work. I thought, Wait a minute. While we all want to be heard and understood, Im still surprised she had such a range of the rich and famous waiting for her calls. Theres lots of people who think they have seen her, and it was not her. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this free audio book but by the end I actually really enjoyed listening to these phone calls. 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. The two men were so deep in conversation Perry almost forgot his second meeting. This is a true-life psychological thriller based on personal accounts from some of the people involved. I never found out exactly who she was., Nor, apparently, did Robert De Niro, who, friends say, also took Miranda Grosvenors phone calls. You actually started living for these phone calls, remembers Brian McNally, the noted Manhattan restaurateur and hotelier. 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.. They began talking two, three, sometimes four times a day. It was called And So It Goes. It was actually written about someone else. . Fredo's obituary. Perplexed, he phoned one of the names she had dropped, Michael Apted, director of Coal Miners Daughter and Nell. It wasnt sexual; it was intimate, like he was courting her. This author does a little bit of her own speculation about that in this story, but we still don't really know. [I said,] I dont know you, whats the catch? [But] she seemed to know a lot of people in my business. But it went nowhere. His mind raced. . It was a knife through my heart, Perry says simply. Its very complex.. Audible content includes more than 700,000 audio programs from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.#TheMirandaObsession #MirandaGrosvenor #RachelBrosnahan #Audible 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. It was a confusing long-distance call, apparently from somebody I knew. Ultimately Im talking to this girl who says she has no idea who I am, and I have no idea who she was. I downloaded a bunch of these little stories for my nook. 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 4.3 (160 ratings) Free with 2 month trial A 2 month free trial (limited time offer). Some of it is really dark and strange.. In a throaty, sexy voice, Ariana was funny and empathetic and made him feel wonderful about himself without being obsequious. Id love to jack him. A few days later she brought up the singers name again. There was a person sitting in the back of the car. At first [when she called] it was a pain in the ass. Brosnahan will be joined by a star-studded ensemble cast including Milo Ventimiglia, Josh Groban, John Benjamin . No, never heard of her, Gil Friesen tells me from his car phone one morning in Beverly Hills. She knew who was where and who was going to do what project. Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022. By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. Alex was begging. I enjoyed this and I love Rachel Broshnahan but the music was obnoxiously loud. But what was this woman's true motivation? Right now Connecticut is home base for a woman who represents herself as a Saudi princess and who has lured several prominent Wall Streeters into business deals; she was recently unmasked by The Denver Post after making an unsuccessful $450 million bid to buy the Denver Nuggets basketball team. Beyond just being the main antagonist of Resident Evil 7, Eveline is also intimately connected to Mother Miranda's deceased daughter, Eva. 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. Tickets for Josh's show at The Greek on August 2 are available at JoshGroban.com . Henry determined to find out who Miranda Grosvenor really was. 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). When these men talk to Miranda, they never feel alone. I couldnt see who it was. 1995. 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. One young man, the scion of a prominent Southern California family, fell hard for her. Rendezvous were arranged, but she never appeared. . 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Josh 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. 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. Ghostwriting Gloria Swanson: The Strange, Sexually Charged Genesis of a Legendary Autobiography, The Odd David Lynchian Story Behind David Lynchs Cameo in. The Miranda Obsession is written by Jen Silverman (Tales of the City), adapted from the 1999 Vanity Fair article of the same name by Bryan Burrough. He refused. 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). Law And Order S 15 E 15 Obsession. At Mirandas insistence, McNally walked over and handed the receiver to Cockburn. They compromised. I was completely captivated by the story of Miranda and her intimate relationships with some of Hollywoods most powerful male players, Brosnahan said in a statement. 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. Recap /. Larry Shea, a controversial right-wing pundit, is shot dead at a book signing. sexual obsessions. She called it jacking men. Thats the worst, I think. Autumn winds moan and thrash the pines outside Perrys window as he answers a phone call, then flips on a CD of soft jazz. 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. Abel, a smiling woman in granny glasses and a navy Take Back the Night T-shirt, is director of Baton Rouges battered-womens center, in a brick building on a shaded street north of downtown. The Miranda Obsession is in production and will arrive in April 28, 2022. Who is she and why? Julie. What she did brilliantly was cross-reference everybody. Born in the U.S., she was raised across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Now, he told himself, he knew the real Whitney. 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. Apted mentioned that Richard Gere had a host of his own Miranda stories to tell. . Were talking about someone who can con people into saying they saw her. 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. Why havent you called? 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. Its not me, she says flatly. 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. . It seemed she really could get anyone to fall in love with her. Then she vanishes, sometimes for weeks at a time, while they wait on edge for her to call again. I assumed it was her. He says she grew oddly possessive. He sat beside her and took her hand. He is an earnest, thoughtful man with a smooth baritone, a romantic who after two failed marriages lives alone in this one-acre compound, surrounded by Tiffany lamps, 1940s-era furniture, and two hissing cats. They are household names like Billy Joel, Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, and Sting. 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. He talked about buying her a grand piano. The real story is indeed dark and strange. Read Next: Dilbert Comic Strip Dropped by Newspapers Over Scott Adams Racist Comments, TikTok Will Automatically Limit Teen App Usage to 60 Minutes per Day, New YouTube Chief Neal Mohan Touts Upcoming Podcast and AI Tools for Creators, Says Channel Memberships Now Top 6 Million, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Says Company Is 'Well Positioned' If There Is a Writers Strike, Woody Harrelson Slams COVID Set Protocols as 'Nonsense,' Urges Hollywood to 'Stop' Forcing 'Vaccination': Thats 'Not a Free Country', Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Writer Surprised by Terrible Reviews: I Was in a Low Spot and Really Sad About It, Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Releasing Two Days Early, Michael B. Jordan Meets Reporter at 'Creed III' Premiere Who 'Teased Him all the Time' in High School: 'I Was the Corny Kid, Right? Youve got to finish the story! Garfunkel yelled after Perry as he ran out. She complained about that, says Abel. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Several weeks later he received a handwritten note at his home. Its a perfect tale for an audiobook. I dont always enjoy multiple player audiobooks but this was very well done. The Evening Star. Yeah, Friesen says. [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 was even thinking about making a musical about this, because every time I tell people this story, they never believe it.. Please try again. Eyeing the childrens teacher, she again admonishes me to keep my voice down. Or more. She stalks back into her office. 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. She knew all about Big Joe Turner and the Platters and even mentioned a classic recording he had never heard but later rushed out and bought, a duet by Ray Charles and Betty Carter. And now: The phone rings. Im so confused on this-I think I need to listen again! Directed to a door marked SOCIAL SERVICES, I stick my head in, peek over a room divider, and ask for Whitney Walton. I was so deeply involved.. She obviously had a romantic effect. A unique story and told by well known actors. The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to She said she had done some modeling. How did she do it? 1980s Hollywood is full of power and famous men: producers, writers, rock stars, and restaurateurs. 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This quote shows the disconnect between Miranda's and Clegg's views of the world. Not one I liked but Im sure others out there might enjoy it. worrying that you didn't do something that you should have. Yeah, he said. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Milo Ventimiglia, Josh. He appreciated her quick mind and began rehearsing lyrics and rhythms over the phone with her. We talked for 20 minutes. . Wait! 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. Not long after the Michigan incident, and only after months of pleading and cajoling, Perry persuaded Whitney to meet him in New York. And you should have respected that. I had given her a dose of her own medicine. Tales similar to hersthe latest versions include anonymous romances blooming in Internet chat roomsfloat through dinner parties in Manhattan and Los Angeles on a regular basis. Hmm. Have you ever seen the two season TV show Imposters on Bravo? Following her role on The Miranda Obsession, Brosnahan's second podcast series, Listening In, debuted on Apple Podcasts on May 24th, 2022. Rachel Brosnahan on 'The Miranda Obsession' and Filming the Final Season of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' By Christina Radish Published May 3, 2022 She also discusses what got her hooked on 'The. Quincy and I are buying a house in Bel Air! Whitney exclaimed. This story was just freaky! There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Whats the point of all this? Over the course of several calls, she seemed to come clean. There ensued the familiar pattern. Within minutes he was standing before her door. She wasnt sure why she did it. But it's easier to take it out on your best friend who's. 2022 Vice Media Group LLC, Wingate Media, and Scrap Paper Pictures (P)2022 Vice Media Group LLC, Wingate Media, and Scrap Paper Pictures. He was visiting Los Angeles, she said. Please try again. That afternoon Perry went to the apartment of singer Art Garfunkel to pour out his woes. 3.5 - a quick listen on Audible. The Miranda Obsession, the scripted series will be written by Jen Silverman ( Tales of the City) and performed and executive produced by Rachel Brosnahan (Prime Video's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and her banner, Scrap Paper Pictures. Eric Clapton. Ask Buck [Henry], ask everyoneeveryone was completely obsessed with this girl. Brian McNally, who has operated some of Manhattans most glamorous restaurants, such as Odeon and Indochine, received the first call at his Tribeca loft in 1982. He couldnt find one. At various times, they say, Walton returned from vacations claiming she had been with Joel in New York. 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. It was very funny. 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 . She suggested cryptically that he ask that person about the restaurant 21. That Tuesday, Henry was on The Tonight Show, and during a commercial break it hit him. The narration in this story is great, but what really fascinated me is that this is based on a true story. 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. 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. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Or two. The whole situation was sexy, though she never, ever spoke about sex. Plus it's short--and free if you have Amazon Prime. She was awfully good company. Joel pushed to see her. It was all about talking, flirting, power networking., Repeatedly, Schrader arranged hotel-lobby rendezvous with the shadowy Miranda, but she never appeared. 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. He told her he was deeply disappointed. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. I would have liked to have known more about the woman along with the why and how she was able to get these phone numbers and call these famous men. April 28, 2022 3:04 pm ET. It wasnt going to go anyplace. Her game was just to have fun with this. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. It's amazing how many famous men could be duped into falling in love with someone they knew nothing about. 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