Lori smiled oftenbut never spoke. I have made the South my home for the last 15 years, but was born and raised on the West Coast and have fond memories of being a sun worshipper and occasional surfer. She is an actress, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). Father: Kenneth Stuart Baxter (salesman) Mother: Catherine Wright (dau. Showing Editorial results for anne baxter. She made her Broadway debut at 13 in Seen But Not Heard., Her first movie appearance was a bit part in Twenty Mule Team in 1940, but within two years, she advanced to an important role in Orson Welles The Maginificent Ambersons.. A cheerful fire crackled in the great stone fireplace, totally at odds with the mood. Baxter was loaned to RKO to appear in director Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). Miss Baxter had a daughter, Toby, by her first husband, the late actor John Hodiak . Her other two husbands were Randolph Galt and David Klee).In 1946 Anne portrayed Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge (1946), a film that would land her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. I was sure this was probably very sage advice, but I didn't understand. 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. "I guess I always just thoughtmaybe someday, y'know?". "Promise me, Laurie," she said, "you won't let anyone hold you back. The following year she appeared in The North Star (1943), the first film where she received top billing. Anne Baxter in publicity portrait for the film 'Chase A Crooked Shadow', 1958 | Photo: Getty Images. At the time, she said they were "basically incompatible",[17] but in her book she blamed herself for the separation: "I had loved John as much", she wrote. Galt is purported today to be a Catholic Nun living and working in Rome, Italy. She married Beverly Randolph Galt, an Air Force pilot, on February 18, 1960, and divorced him in 1968. One afternoon, Mag and I were insufferably bored. I had met Katrina several times before this event at her home, so I wasn't nervous in the least. Miss Baxter, who was 62, died at Lenox Hill Hospital on Thursday, eight days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while walking along Madison Avenue. Memorial services will be held in New York and Los Angeles at times to be announced. With a serious look on her face she looked up from the cards and met my eyes. By the time she was 13 she had already appeared in a stage production of 'Seen but Not Heard'", and had garnered rave reviews from the tough Broadway critics. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! Maginel Galt is the great-granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and daughter of Oscar-winning actress Anne Baxter (All About Eve). "[18], In the mid-1950s, Baxter began a relationship with Gambino gangster Filippo Autelitano and later, her publicist Russell Birdwell, who took control of her career and directed her in The Come On (1956). You found David!". I shook my head in the negative and asked what was wrong. No matter what woes befall youyou'll somehow always manage to land on your feet!". The film was a critical and financial success and Anne came in for her share of critical plaudits. It still wasn't a great role, but it was better than a bit part. HereI'll do it again! Queen Anne-Marie of Greece symbolically wore the glittering cross . During the summer of 1938 and 1939 she also appeared in various plays at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Michael Spound, who also stars in the ABC-TV series, said, I was very lucky to know her and I will miss her very much.. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. She was previously married to Michael Martin Von ditter. NEWS. The only thing that had me packing quickly, kissing my own mother on the cheek, explaining the sudden trip and then hopping into my car was simply friendship. Actress. 1963) from her mother's marriage to Randolph Galt. Portrait of American actress Anne Baxter in the film A Ticket to Tomahawk. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Razor's Edge (1946). In 1983, Baxter starred in the television series Hotel, ironically replacing iconic former film costar Bette Davis (All About Eve) after Davis became ill.[citation needed], Baxter married actor John Hodiak on July 7, 1946,[15] at her parents' home in Burlingame, California. Anne Baxters death is a shattering shock to all of us who loved her and had the privilege of working with her, Spelling said. Collect, curate and comment on your files. She pursued an. She followed it up with Theres Always a Breeze and Madame Capet on Broadway in 1938. In June 1954, Baxter won the part of the Egyptian princess and queen Nefertari in Cecil B. DeMille's award-winning The Ten Commandments. It is what I am. With great care she began to turn over cards and tell me my future. I loved slinking aroundreally, this was silent film acting but with dialogue. He acted out my part and I kept nodding, and I walked out with the part. Her next film Razors Edge was directed by Edmund Goulding. [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. [citation needed], In the 1970s, Baxter was a frequent guest and guest host on The Mike Douglas Show. A granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright, Baxter studied acting with Maria Ouspenskaya and had some stage experience before making her film debut in 20 Mule Team (1940). There was sadnessbut there was also a comfortable peace to be found in the companionship we shared. After coming back to the United States she worked for the television films Cimarron, Mix Me a Person and Season of Passion in 1961. Rather than giving up, she turned to Hollywood.[5]. She has been married to Jeffrey Michael Lunore since 13 October 2004. In 1951, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the title role in All About Eve (1950). 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. 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). [citation needed], Baxter returned to Broadway during the 1970s in Applause, the musical version of All About Eve, but this time as Margo Channing (succeeding Lauren Bacall). Anne Baxter had been working for several decades before taking on her iconic role as Queen Nefertari in the 1956 masterpiece The Ten Commandments. Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. "Looklook," she cried tearing off another section of the orange peel and waving it around. Muluzi had two children from her marriage with Bakili Muluzi, namely Austin Atupele Muluzi and Esmie Atweni Muluzi Malisita. The actress's most significant desire was to give her best to her craft, and she did until she couldn't. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Other Works By now, almost everyone knows the story (based on the 1962 novel by Charles Webb): an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), seduces a younger man, Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman), who then proceeds to romantically pursue her daughter, Elaine (Ross). With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. Leaning over to Maginel, I whispered that I needed to make a trip to the ladies room.and would she mind joining me. And so it was at Callaway Gardens that I decided to reevaluate my options and return to school for a degree in interior design, pursuing a long simmering creative passion. She was previously married to Michael Martin Von ditter. It was only the second week of classes, but already I was tired of waking up every morning to my roommate, Claudia's punk rock music obsession. Halfway there, motoring at a good clip they hit something in the water. In her hand she was holding a paperback novel, which she extended toward me with a smile. With the great reluctance of a sleeper being torn from an amazing dream, I stood at the door prepared to make my way back home. When Baxter was five, she appeared in a school play. [1] She worked with several of Hollywood's greatest directors, including Billy Wilder in Five Graves to Cairo (1943), Alfred Hitchcock in I Confess (1953), Fritz Lang in The Blue Gardenia (1953), and Cecil B. DeMille in The Ten Commandments (1956), for which she won a Laurel Award for Topliner Female Dramatic Performance. She got about a handful of roles, and at the beginning of the '60s, she took a hiatus from movies. My initial pursuit was a degree in costume design, following in the illustrious footsteps of my godmother Edith Head. Still, when Maginel informed me that her mother was in town and wanted to take us to dinner, I was extremely nervous. She married Randolph Galt in 1960 and moved with him to a ranch in Australia. She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Maginel asked, a wee bit unsure when I stood up and headed for the door. Anne had a lot of respect for the film's director, who was Golden Age legend Cecil B. DeMille. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. "I'm not surecome see," I said holding out the envelope. "No. Katrina was there with her husband, Michael. It would be 1950 before she landed another decent role--the part of Eve Harrington in All About Eve (1950). Born in Michigan City, Indiana, her mother was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. Saying goodbye after that particular visit was especially difficult. Required fields are marked *. Its my permanent, built-in cathedral.. If Maginel said she needed methen of course I would be there for her. Katrina had been in the middle of describing what was in store for us the next day, so Mag whispered an explanation to catch me up to speed. The shows producer, Aaron Spelling, said earlier this week she would never be replaced. 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. In one hand she held a partially peeled orangeand in the other a large piece of orange peel that she was waving about in the air. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. I had to smile at that. In 1957 she appeared in The three Violent People and appeared on Broadway in The Square Root of Wonderful. She died on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12th, 1985, after suffering a brain aneurysm while hailing a taxi on Madison Avenue in New York City. I put up a valiant struggle, literallybut being pinned to the floor while laughing makes it hard to hold your breath. She was not the only child of a celebrity to attend this college. Anne Baxter (1923-1985), US actress, wearing a pink halterneck top in a studio portrait, against a blue background, circa 1945 | Photo: Getty Images, Baxter went to appear in some movies that saw minimum success at the box office. It's my permanent built-in cathedral.". Surprised at the impromptu gift she was giving me, I looked down at the cover and smiled. Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana on May 7, 1923 to a sales manager, Kenneth Stuart Baxter and his wife Catherine Dorothy Wright, daughter of the famous architect Frank Llyod Wright. Mag would never fail to groan in embarrassment at her mother's dramatic gesturesbut I adored them. She made her acting debut at the age of 13 on stage in the Broadway play Seen But Not Heard in 1936. She did the low-budget Carnival Story in 1954, Bedevilled for MGM, One Desire for Universal, The Spoilers in 1955 and finally another low-budget film The Come-On in 1956. 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 I clapped my hand over my mouth trying to suppress a giggle. I got the interior design bug early. During this period, Baxter learned her acting craft as a student of actress and teacher Maria Ouspenskaya. [21] They then moved to Hawaii (his home state) before settling back in Brentwood, California. Having agreed, she was a bit puzzled when I strolled right past the bathroom door heading for the exit. At that moment, Katrina blew into the room with her usual exuberance and with one quick glance announced, "Wonderful! The actress signed a 7-year deal with Twentieth Century-Fox as a 17-year-old in 1940 and got loaned out to MGM soon after. 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. Miss Baxter joined Hotel in 1983 after Bette Davis, who starred in the series pilot film, became ill. 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. I furrowed my brow in puzzlement. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). 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. It was all corny, sure, but DeMille knew it was cornythat's what he wanted, what he loved. view all Maginel Galt's Timeline 1963 March 11, 1963 Birth of Maginel Galt He thought I was a librarian.. Anne Baxter with her 8-month-old Australian-born daughter. Anne Baxters death is a shattering shock to all of us who loved her and had the privilege of working with her, Spelling said. The then-couple had one daughter, Katrina, but the marriage failed, like the actress's first union with John Hodiak, with whom she shared two daughters, Melissa and Maginel. Again she returned to reading the other cards. Sometimes Mag's mother was at homeand sometimes she wasn't. While her mother was not a very domestic type, she was a gracious hostess and her attention to certain details always left me feeling spoiled rotten. It seemedwrong somehow. Her last appearance was in The Masks of Death in 1984. HOME. "How interestingit's the SAME card as last time. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. But now, after so many years, I realize that in my eyes she wasn't simply a famous Hollywood actress. she asked softly. "What did you find?" In 1947, she won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge (1946). After several notable TV appearances, Anne became a staple of two television series, East of Eden (1981) and Hotel (1983). Anne Baxter won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the Golden Globe Award in 1947 for Razors Edge. . [1][3][29] Baxter is buried on the estate of Frank Lloyd Wright at the Unity Chapel cemetery in the town of Wyoming, south of Spring Green, Wisconsin. In 1950, Baxter was chosen to co-star in All About Eve largely because of a resemblance to Claudette Colbert, who originally was cast but dropped out and was replaced by Bette Davis. Launching my career in Ryetown, New York, I moved quickly to Philadelphia and with a summer stint at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island, Michigan before heading South to Charlotte, North Carolina. And if they had, my memories of Anne Baxter were all good ones. Dutifully, I knelt and checked the underside of the furniture and was relieved to find no plastic packages. Mag's sister could be somewhat intimidating if you weren't acquainted with her beforehand. In 1946 she acted in the Technicolor film Smoky and followed it up with Angel on My Shoulder, again for United Artists. She said she relived the death of her brother, who had died at age three.[8]. While living for today, it is by understanding the past that todays inspirations are found and tomorrows dreams delivered. Truly, it wasn't the same place without her presence. "Really?" In 1971, a year after the marriage ended and she resumed her career, Miss Baxter told an interviewer: Acting is not what I do. 2023 Getty Images. She is an actress, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). Over the previous few years I'd driven the route several times. Memorial services will be held in New York and Los Angeles at times to be announced. She smiled widely as she caught sight of me. Realizing I wanted a broader education, Mom suggested focusing on a business path. I remember saying in surprise. Giggling, we'd crowd the hallway waiting for a glimpse her Dad, nearly swooning when we were rewarded with a mega-watt smile and a "Hi girls!" And so I would like to share with you my story and how my past helped me find my inspiration for today and tomorrow. Anne Baxter was an American actress. Miss Baxter joined Hotel in 1983 after Bette Davis, who starred in the series pilot film, became ill. ", "What?!" "Now?" By sixth grade I had moved within Los Angeles four times and spent fifth grade in a Manhattan brownstone while my Mom graced the stage in Applause, Applause. . No funeral was planned. Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. Well that was certainly good news, I agreed. She played an old flame of Raymond Burr on his crime series Ironside. 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