It had snowed during the night and the grounds were covered with a dusting of whiteness, looking rather depressing under heavy gray skies. Her last appearance was in The Masks of Death in 1984. Headstrong and determined, I was spurred on to launch my own company, Linea Interior Design, Inc in March 1994. The actress's return got her the role of "Eve Harrington" on "All About Eve," and she later landed the role that made her iconic, as "Victoria Cabot" in the ABC TV show, "Hotel." The last thing Maginel's mother predicted was that I would write a book one day. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Born In: Michigan City, Indiana, United States, Spouse/Ex-: David Klee (m. 19771977), John Hodiak (m. 19461953), Randolph Galt (m. 19601969), children: Katrina Hodiak, Maginal Galt, Melissa Galt, place of death: New York City, New York, United States, See the events in life of Anne Baxter in Chronological Order, (American Actress Who Starred in Hollywood Films, Broadway Productions and TV Series), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anne_Baxter_at_the_New_York_premiere_of_The_Ten_Commandments.JPG, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Anne_Baxter_1961.JPG. Older half-sister of Melissa (b. Baxter received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the title role of Eve Harrington. NEW YORK (AP) _ Colleagues are mourning the death of Anne Baxter, whose five-decade career was highlighted by an Academy Award-winning role as a pitiable drunk in The Razors Edge and her performance as a two-faced schemer in All About Eve.. After no appearances in 1958, she made one film in 1959 Season of Passion (1959) and one in 1960 Cimarron (1960).After Walk on the Wild Side (1962), she took a hiatus from filming for the next four years. During this period, Baxter learned her acting craft as a student of actress and teacher Maria Ouspenskaya. In 1951 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for All About Eve. Anne Baxter with her 8-month-old Australian-born daughter. I grinned and threw myself dramatically across the bed, clutching my roommate's ankle as I cried, "Moses.Moses!" She smiled widely as she caught sight of me. Miss Baxter, who was 62, died at Lenox Hill Hospital on Thursday, eight days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while walking along Madison Avenue. "Don't worry," I assured her, "I'm pretty sure I can take Claudiamaybe." 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This film garnered Anne her second nomination, but she lost the Oscar to Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday (1950). She did her next film Blaze of Noon in 1947 for Paramount. PERSONAL GIFT. Promise?" To my relief, Katrina seemed to approve of mewhich was good, because I thought she was an incredible lady. Weve lost a remarkable actress and a significant star, said Charlton Heston, who appeared with her in The Ten Commandments and Three Violent People., I found her to be an extraordinary performer and a fine woman.. More importantly she was a very successful American actress with a career spanning her Broadway debut aged 13 to encompass films, and in later years, television. Back at Fox, that same year, Anne played Mary Maxwell in The Great Profile (1940), which was a box-office dud. After several films through the 1950s, Anne landed what many considered a plum role--Queen Nefretiri in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956). she exclaimed as if it had all been settled. [10] Her scenes were shot on Paramount's sound stages in 1955, and she attended the film's New York and Los Angeles premieres in November 1956. I wanted so much to stay there, wrapped up in that golden cocoon of lazy summer mornings and the idle life that my friend led. She was top-billed in the western The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1950), with Dale Robertson, and was part of an ensemble cast in O. Henry's Full House (1952), her last project for Fox. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. With tears welling up in my eyes, I hugged her tightly in thanks. By now Maginel was squealing in laughter, writhing on the floorso I took advantage and wiped her stepfather onto the shirt that she was wearing. The '50s saw the actress despite her impressive beginning suffer from lack of employment after leaving Twentieth Century Fox and choosing to work as a freelancer. 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In 1969 she won a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for the film The Name of the Game. Anne had a lot of respect for the film's director, who was Golden Age legend Cecil B. DeMille. Her first was opposite Montgomery Clift in Alfred Hitchcock's I Confess; the second was the Fritz Lang whodunit The Blue Gardenia, in which she played a woman accused of murder.[8]. There was sadnessbut there was also a comfortable peace to be found in the companionship we shared. I had to smile at that. Dragging along behind her was our friend Eric, hanging his head in shame. Fortunately, our rooms were beside each other making us neighbors. | There was a mysterious man of courseand travel over a great distance in store for me. In the same year producer Samuel Goldwyn took her on loan for North Star. She appeared in the musical Youre My Everything and then in A Ticket to Tomahawk in 1950. Her last year with Fox was 1952 during which she acted in the films Outcasts of Poker, My Wifes Best Friend and The Last Leaf. "It doesn't matter where you start. In 1949 she was loaned to another studio for a small role in a minor western 20 Mule Team and in The Great Profile. Born July 9, 1951 Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Jane Austen in Manhattan 4.6 Katya 1980 Credits It was all corny, sure, but DeMille knew it was cornythat's what he wanted, what he loved. Baxter later recounted that The Razor's Edge contained her only great performance, a hospital scene where the character Sophie "loses her husband, child and everything else." Among Miss Baxters other film credits were Swamp Water, Crash Dive, Five Graves to Cairo, The Sullivans, Sunday Dinner for a Soldier, Guest in the House, Yellow Sky, and Fools Parade., She also appeared in the television miniseries East of Eden, and in The Love Boat., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. She has three surviving daughters . Maginel asked, a wee bit unsure when I stood up and headed for the door. The cemetery is the private cemetery of the Lloyd Jones family, Baxter's mother's side of the family. One afternoon, Mag and I were insufferably bored. Anne was signed up by 20th Century Fox for a seven year contract in February, 1940. She got about a handful of roles, and at the beginning of the '60s, she took a hiatus from movies. In 1976, Baxter recounted her courtship with Galt (whom she called "Ran") in a well-received book called Intermission. She was made honorary mayor of the Universal City in 1970. This seemed to satisfy her as once again she shuffled the spare cards and laid them face down on the table, requesting me to pick for a third time another card. view all Maginel Galt's Timeline 1963 March 11, 1963 Birth of Maginel Galt For a moment she had sounded so much like her mother "Not quite yetbut perhaps someday" I said with a strange smile that brought a confused look to my friend's face. Baxter wanted nothing more than to be an actress and was not in it for fame or celebrity status. I guess when it came to torture, one roommate was as good as the next. Realizing I wanted a broader education, Mom suggested focusing on a business path. She never regained consciousness after being stricken, said her lawyer, Henry Perles. With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy . She did a cameo in Family Jewels in 1965, acted in a spaghetti Western Tall Women and in The Busy Body in 1967. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. Owning a town home in Birmingham, I moved back to Alabama for a design degree from Southern Institute, and worked full time for an architectural firm and Steelcase Dealership before segueing to a management position with a local fabric retailer. Anne starred with John Hodiak, who would become her first husband in 1947 (Anne was to divorce Hodiak in 1954. Maginel clung tightly to her boyfriend, Harvey with one hand and to me with the other. The only thing Anne Baxter wanted more than anything was to be an actress, and she lived that dream until death took her to a place where being a movie star doesn't count for much. The following year she played Amy Spettigue in the remake of Charley's Aunt (1941). She had a way of scrutinizing everyone with her ice blue eyes and leaving you with the impression that she missed nothing. She was the daughter of a salesman, Kenneth Stuart Baxter, and his wife, Catherine Dorothy (Wright), who herself was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright, the world-renowned architect. It was while I was chatting comfortably with several guests that Mag suddenly raced up to me in a panic. To my shame, I'd picked one at last in order to unfreeze the word 'divorce'. After finding no discerning marks on it she turned to me and asked, "Sojust how lucky are you anyway?". Tough-love Business Coach. Great granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. She was loaned to Paramount for a top-billed role opposite William Holden in Blaze of Noon (1947) and to MGM for a supporting role as Clark Gable's wife in Homecoming (1948). You are a very very lucky person it seems!". [9], In 1953, Baxter contracted a two-picture deal for Warner Brothers. [27], Baxter had a stroke on December 4, 1985, while hailing a taxi on Madison Avenue in New York City. This time her luck was somewhat better. 1941 The following year she played Amy Spettigue in the remake of Charley's Aunt (1941). She is an actress, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). Her mouth was a perfect "O" of wonder. Beyond breathtaking chateaus, driving through Tuscany, and all manner of new taste sensations, the trip will likely be remembered most for the Venice fiasco. NEW YORK (AP) _ Colleagues are mourning the death of Anne Baxter, whose five-decade career was highlighted by an Academy Award-winning role as a pitiable drunk in The Razors Edge and her performance as a two-faced schemer in All About Eve.. Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. FINANCE. His office at Paramount was bursting with books, props, rolls of linens. "Would you like me to read your cards, Laurie? A marriage to banker David Klee in 1977 ended with Klees death the same year. Starting work with a prominent furniture retailer, I soon realized that I could be of greater service and deliver a broader range of design options as an independent designer. She was the daughter of a salesman, Kenneth Stuart Baxter, and his wife, Catherine Dorothy (Wright), who herself was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright, the world-renowned architect. "No shit? I nodded dismally. The '80s saw Baxter not only star in "Hotel," but she also appeared in "East of Eden," "Sherlock Holmes," and "Mask of Death." The professional lives of the two actresses had crossed triumphantly 34 years earlier in All About Eve, for which both received Academy Award nominations. "How interestingit's the SAME card as last time. Anne Baxter was an American actress. ", I nodded my head, suddenly a bit shy at admitting to a dream I'd harbored secretly. Absolutely not!" ", "No! Its my permanent, built-in cathedral.. He thought I was a librarian.. It still wasn't a great role, but it was better than a bit part. "Of course now," I replied with a villainous waggle of my eyebrows, "they're all at the game so we should have at least another hour or two.". Anne was a young girl of 11 when her parents moved to New York City, which at that time was still the hub of the entertainment industry even though the film colony was moving west. [2], Baxter was born May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, to Catherine Dorothy (ne Wright; 18941979), whose father was architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and Kenneth Stuart Baxter (18931977), an executive with the Seagram Company. Things unsaid. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). She wasn't particularly concerned with being a celebrity or a personality; she was more concerned with being just an actress and trying hard to produce the best performance she was capable of. 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