The Holloway House in Bloomfield, New York, will be transformed into a studio from the Golden Age of Radio. Following dinner, guests will be treated to some of Moorehead’s work.
Historian Kay Noske, dressed in era-appropriate costume, will present highlights of Moorehead’s radio and film career, according to The Brighton Post.
The event is open to the public, but seating is limited. Reservations can be made by calling (585) 624-3646 before October 22, 2014 with meals ranging from $36 to $40.
Moorehead, a Clinton, Massachusetts native, met Orson Welles in 1937 and worked with him on radio’s The Mercury Theatre On The Air, Campbell Playhouse, The Shadow and Orson Welles Almanac. She appeared in his first three Hollywood films: Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and Journey Into Fear. Moorehead received a New York Film Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination for Ambersons. She received four Oscar nominations during her career.
She will be inducted posthumously into the Radio Hall of Fame on November 9, 2014. The honor comes 40 years after her death at the age of 73.
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