When the secret stays This went on for 15 years. . I couldnt begin to tell you the whole story. Nor Billy Joel, who tried out songs in progress on her answering machine and considered turning their strange relationship into a musical. Yes, she had called dozens of famous men. All Rights Reserved. Amazed, Schrader nevertheless had neither the time nor the energy to unravel the mystery of his newfound friend. 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 was even thinking about making a musical about this, because every time I tell people this story, they never believe it.. By turns enticing and voyeuristic, gripping and empathetic, this complex and nuanced character-driven drama examines the lengths to which we go to achieve intimacy and connection with each other, and the lengths some of us will go to feel something real. . I will die for her perfect soft holy feet . She obviously had a romantic effect. Shortly after his talk with Friesen, Perry discovered that his friend Buck Henry was also obsessed with Miranda Grosvenor. Just before seven Perry walked to the Park Lane. She said they were great friends. They agreed he would go to her room at seven to meet her. Its not me, she says flatly. Then she vanishes, sometimes for weeks at a time, while they wait on edge for her to call again. As I drive off, a question nags at me: Is there some chance this Whitney Walton isnt Miranda Grosvenor? 3.5 - a quick listen on Audible. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts you may like . It was all about talking, flirting, power networking., Repeatedly, Schrader arranged hotel-lobby rendezvous with the shadowy Miranda, but she never appeared. Chloroform pad in hand, he stalked her by night through the London streets until his opportunity came. A local prosecutor, urged by the young mans family to investigate, found the woman was a fraud. I enjoyed this and I love Rachel Broshnahan but the music was obnoxiously loud. Executive producers are Rachel Brosnahan, Shannon Gibson, Samantha Schlaifer and. 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. In their second or third conversation she said she lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but attended Tulane University in New Orleans. 73.9K subscribers Hear Episode 1 of the Audible Original The Miranda Obsession with Rachel Brosnahan as Miranda Grosvenor and John Benjamin Hickey as Buck Henry. The whole situation was sexy, though she never, ever spoke about sex. And Brianna., She was proud that she knew famous people, says Davidson. The episode lingered with Perry for months, in scenes he would replay in his mind again and again. Friesen, a former president of A&M Records, is now president of the board at L.A.s Museum of Contemporary Art. 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. Perplexed, he phoned one of the names she had dropped, Michael Apted, director of Coal Miners Daughter and Nell. 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). She didnt want an emerald with diamonds in it. He and his then girlfriend, Time magazine designer Irene Ramp, gave Mirandas phone number to a Time stringer in Louisiana. Plus it's short--and free if you have Amazon Prime. Yeah, he said. 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. Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022. He wanted to marry her. Perry consoled the young man, wished him well, and never saw him again. He [asked] did she get it. . . 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. . Born in the U.S., she was raised across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Andrew Garfield is a Mormon detective in . 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. She referred to men who talked with her as jackable., She said her goalher get-offwas she felt she could make any man on the planet fall in love with her, Perry says. He sat beside her and took her hand. Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmund Safra, Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir, Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 193334. That led to another long talk and then another and another, until Perry realized he was looking forward to her calls. I liked it well enough. Nominated Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture. 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. He couldnt find one. At various times, they say, Walton returned from vacations claiming she had been with Joel in New York. 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 Perry returned to Los Angeles. Maybe he could help the singers career. But this girl was different. Both men realized it had to be the same woman. Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Harry Lloyd, Morgan Spector, and Milo Ventimiglia also star, playing some of the most powerful and famous men of the decade, who fall under Mirandas enigmatic and captivating spell. Perry admits he swooned. 3.5 for the story, 5 for Rachel Brosnahans performance. They are household names like Billy Joel, Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, and Sting. I knew vaguely of Miranda, but my friendship was with Whitney Walton who I knew well. Really intriguing and based on a true story. There is a large mole on her right cheek. 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. Today. 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. They talked on the phone a lot.. 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. And when she talks to them, she feels alive. 2023 Cond Nast. I knew her as Whitney Walton, says Billy Joel. At Mirandas insistence, McNally walked over and handed the receiver to Cockburn. 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. The narration was excellent and the sound effects really elevated the listening experience. I saw Rachel Brosnahan on The Tonight Show last night and she made this book sound interesting. In many ways, Miranda was kind of projecting all over Carrie what the little voice in her head that's been nagging at her was saying. April 28, 2022 3:04 pm ET. 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. Some had their hearts broken by her. . 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. It didnt matter to me, he sighs. I am interested to see how this performance compares to the original article. 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. The Evening Star. He was a loyal companion, expertly . She had to work. Its short, so nice to listen to on my short daily commute to work. understanding ear. Therein lies the mystery even today. Rendezvous were arranged, but she never appeared. referencing Michael & Miranda . This leads me to think that front cover and rear cover were meant to be upside down one with the other. I found it sad that physical appearance still plays such a big role in our feelings towards someone. But what was this woman's true motivation? 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. It was available free though Audible. What she did brilliantly was cross-reference everybody. Thank God I had been prepared., They walked to the Plaza Hotel for an awkward dinner at Trader Vics. [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. Look, if you really care about Whitney, he said, if shes not the person that she has made herself out to be, tell me now, so I can prepare myself, so she wont have to see in my face the shock and letdown of knowing Ive been conned.. Hmm. Have you ever seen the two season TV show Imposters on Bravo? The real story is indeed dark and strange. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022. I never found out exactly who she was., Nor, apparently, did Robert De Niro, who, friends say, also took Miranda Grosvenors phone calls. When the album Joel was working on at the time was finished, the two women believed that its title, Uptown Girl, referred to Walton, not Joels new love at the time, Christie Brinkley. Not for me. 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. He didnt know what to expecta model, a college student, a maniac with a carving knife, or the woman he would spend the rest of his life with. 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. 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. Im terribly sorry, Whitney, Perry said. 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. 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. I'm glad I stumbled upon this short story. A blonde girl, good-looking too., My mind reeled, Henry says. What men such as Richard Perry remember most was her eloquence. Joel insists he never actually sent her any gifts of note only a stuffed animal perhaps. When these men talk to Miranda, they never feel alone. But it went nowhere. The pie turned into a tasty-but-odd, lumpy, cold banana soup floating around in a pie crust. They would talk late into the night. 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. Autumn winds moan and thrash the pines outside Perrys window as he answers a phone call, then flips on a CD of soft jazz. 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