airport in New York, Perry was met by one of Whitneys friends, whom she had introduced him to over the phone. This leads me to think that front cover and rear cover were meant to be upside down one with the other. Still, he kept talking to her for months after. I think I sent her a tape of a song. Shes a real hog. In the end, Whitney Walton isnt that hard to locate. And then she vanished. It wasnt sex talk, everyone agrees, but it was flirty, gossipy, and more than a little mysterious. Yes, she had called dozens of famous men. She grabbed his arm and begged him to stay. 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 They compromised. It was all about talking, flirting, power networking., Repeatedly, Schrader arranged hotel-lobby rendezvous with the shadowy Miranda, but she never appeared. Oh, my God., Friesen takes a moment to collect his thoughts as I list the names of some of Mirandas confidants. 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. In their second or third conversation she said she lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but attended Tulane University in New Orleans. I'd have to turn it up to hear the voices and then way down when the music came on. Whats the point of all this? Over the course of several calls, she seemed to come clean. Friesen, a former president of A&M Records, is now president of the board at L.A.s Museum of Contemporary Art. Her voice and conversation style were reportedly so alluring that wealthy . She had a tape of Alex, on [her] answering machine, I think, and she played it for me, says McNally. 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 made me nervous. I couldnt begin to tell you the whole story. I called back, got an operator, but of course [I now know] it was all phony. Directed to a door marked SOCIAL SERVICES, I stick my head in, peek over a room divider, and ask for Whitney Walton. The best thing I can say is that its short, and definitely the cast elevates it to make it tolerable for the few hours it lasts. He [asked] did she get it. April 28, 2022 3:04 pm ET. . 1996. I felt I had been conned, he says today. Get help and learn more about the design. I remember it well, he says. Sort of trashy and superficial but also sort of moving and suspenseful and fun. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022. 90K views, 41 likes, 9 loves, 1 comments, 9 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Audible: If you could have any celeb's number, who would you call? I had given her a dose of her own medicine. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Ad Choices. She got him thinking I was trying to wreck her relationship with him because I was so in love with her. Perry did take Henrys advice, however, to begin taping his calls with Ariana/Miranda/Whitney. She stalks back into her office. Its short, so nice to listen to on my short daily commute to work. In short, magic is capable of great harm. It was just extraordinary., Whatever doubts McNally had about Mirandas contacts evaporated when she phoned him one day at Odeon. 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. 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. Miranda, model, heiress, Ariana, student, maybe mob bosss daughter, duped famous men into opening up in phone conversations she initiated. And an emerald ring. One young man, the scion of a prominent Southern California family, fell hard for her. 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 . Once, as he was fishing for information about her, Miranda volunteered that he would meet someone she knew the following Tuesday night. The only light, Perry recalls, was to be the city lights coming in the window.. The woman thought for a moment. 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. From the phone, I clarify, having been told that Friesen was on close terms with Miranda. It was a knife through my heart, Perry says simply. Ghostwriting Gloria Swanson: The Strange, Sexually Charged Genesis of a Legendary Autobiography, The Odd David Lynchian Story Behind David Lynchs Cameo in. 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. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. But who was the woman behind the voice? It didnt matter to me, he sighs. 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. 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. She begged him to look beyond her lies. . By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. The series is produced by Vice Studios, Wingate Media and Brosnahans Scrap Paper Pictures. The same exact thing happened to me, he said. She made you feel fantastic., A lot of nights she was my only friend, says Joel, who understood that Miranda was also phone pals with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Sting. Scrap Paper Pictures also executive produced the upcoming podcasts The Miranda Obsession and Listening In, starring Brosnahan, which will air in 2022 and has a development slate of film . 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. He got angry at me and stopped talking to me. I think they are mainly lengthy magazine articles. She called it jacking men. I have a books worth of material on her, says Henry. The pie turned into a tasty-but-odd, lumpy, cold banana soup floating around in a pie crust. She was sitting on a banquette with a man. He couldnt help himself. Nicks claims she and Miranda were having an affair . This was very interesting on many levels, expanding upon classic human traits. Its not every day you come across a project like The Miranda Obsession, a fascinating story that is perfectly suited for audio, Kate Navin, Audibles head of scripted content, said in a statement. We werent talking about Socrates.. How did she do it? Their meeting at the Carlyle, Perry says, was not a pretty sight. Perry told her again that he felt duped. I didnt want to let her know I was freaked out, that I was devastated, he says. When the secret stays 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 See production, box office & company info. Henrys perspective, however, contrasted sharply with his own. 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. She called him endlessly. Nor Billy Joel, who tried out songs in progress on her answering machine and considered turning their strange relationship into a musical. You know, Quincy thought she was this really large woman., Friesen laughs. The two lived happily ever after until, family friends say, the woman died in the mid-1990s. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Stevie Winwood. worrying about doing something . 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. Her car was out front. 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. . He doesnt want to sound pitiful. 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. . The Miranda Obsession, scored by Daniel Kluger and music edited by Jack Diamond, is now available via Audible. That fall Perry, an enthusiastic University of Michigan alumnus, flew to Ann Arbor to watch one of his favorite football players, the celebrated Michigan wide receiver Anthony Carter. He turned, and, to his surprise, there was Whitney. You actually started living for these phone calls, remembers Brian McNally, the noted Manhattan restaurateur and hotelier. Perry strained to keep his composure. He isnt proud of what happened, nor is he ashamed. The series follows Brosnahan's character, Julia, as . I assumed it was her. He says she grew oddly possessive. Before he knew it, McNally was hooked. Alex was begging. Throughout his long and exciting life, Fredo brought joy to every space he entered. Who is she and why? 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. She and Davidson, her co-worker, joined the center in 1982 and were assigned to a three-woman office with Whitney Walton. a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation See the full definition . This is a true-life psychological thriller based on personal accounts from some of the people involved. And now: The phone rings. When these men talk to Miranda, they never feel alone. 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. In the absence of any tape recordingsPerry says he lost hisher words can be found only in letters, including one Walton wrote to Perry after their awful encounter in New York. She knew his rsum by heart and within minutes had coaxed him into a conversation about his passion for 1950s doo-wop records. 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. 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. Interesting drama, I'm disappointed it's only listed as an audio book, and that seems to mean it's 3 pages long--it seems typically this length of audio book is about 200 pages. But this girl was different. She had gotten Carter out of a football meeting to call me, just to give you an example of her powers.. Executive producers on the series are Brosnahan, Shannon Gibson, Samantha Schlaifer and Olivia Wingate. It was amazingshe knew all these disparate sorts of people, all of them famous, McNally says. He told her he was deeply disappointed. worrying that you didn't do something that you should have. 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 slate includes The Coldest Case from James Patterson, performed by Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter and Nathalie Emmanuel; The Sandman from Neil Gaiman, performed by James McAvoy, Kat Dennings and Michael Sheen; Keegan-Michael Keys The History of Sketch Comedy; Letters from Camp, produced and performed by Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Harts The Decision: Overcoming Todays BS for Tomorrows Success, and The Pursuit of Healthiness With Blake Griffin.. I was getting off on this mystery woman., They talked for 20 minutes, and he invited her to call back anytime. The dark rise of serial killer true crime has moral weight for those who aim to reflect a God of light and life. Or two. It's amazing how many famous men could be duped into falling in love with someone they knew nothing about. 1 credit/monthto buy any title you like, yours to keep. Several weeks later he received a handwritten note at his home. The last hour of Resident Evil Village ties Eveline back into the narrative in a major way. The photographs and letters didnt hurt. No, never heard of her, Gil Friesen tells me from his car phone one morning in Beverly Hills. 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. In The Tempest, Prospero uses magic as a means to an end. Rendezvous were arranged, but she never appeared. Miranda seemed to know everything about everyone, especially in Hollywoodwhich director was considering which scripts, which actor was secretly dating whom. Her name is Miranda Grosvenor, and the telephone persona that she has inventeda desirable, connected, compassionate, power playeris the person she lives to be. Jen wrote The Miranda Obsession as a narrative podcast for Audible/ Vice, starring Rachel Brosnahan. He wanted to marry her. Perry consoled the young man, wished him well, and never saw him again. I was just livid, incensed, he says. 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. Only anger and a dash of sarcasm. 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. The next afternoon Whitney checked into the Park Lane and telephoned him at his hotel room. 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. 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. The Miranda Obsession is a. Nor Peter Wolf, lead singer of the J. Geils Band, who attempted to meet her at a Louisiana hotel. If I were back in college I would do a paper in Psychology class about the true story behind this audible original. Cancel online anytime. I have no idea what the point of this was It was so well performed but the story made no sense. Henry was staying at the Essex House on Central Park South, to which he returned late one Friday night after a long rehearsal as host of Saturday Night Live. She probably told Brian what great spring rolls he made. An odd look crossed Friesens face. Its quite good. Andrew Garfield is a Mormon detective in . Then, at a recording-industry cocktail party, Perry ran into Gil Friesen. I thought, Wait a minute. 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. That led to another long talk and then another and another, until Perry realized he was looking forward to her calls. It said simply, You have broken my windows and crashed through all my doors. 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. She wasnt sure why she did it. The rest of the book, up to a tragic end, shows how both of them dealt with the weeks that followed. 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. 3.5 for the story, 5 for Rachel Brosnahans performance. She wanted a plain emerald. Click through the photos to see who was seduced by. It was just someone with a switchboard and a vivid imagination.. Tickets for Josh's show at The Greek on August 2 are available at JoshGroban.com . 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. Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2022. 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. In time he got over 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. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Milo Ventimiglia, Josh. What men such as Richard Perry remember most was her eloquence. 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