"Now?" So why not today? 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). Anne Baxter's current partners: Anne Baxter had an affair with Marlon Brando Anne Baxter's husband was David Klee. Great granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright Directing local theater groups in the state of Washington [October 2001] Older half-sister of Melissa (b. Mag saw my frown as she was passing the doorway and stuck her head in. With a serious demeanor, I did as she asked and handed the deck back to her. While living for today, it is by understanding the past that todays inspirations are found and tomorrows dreams delivered. In 1943, she played a French maid in a North African hotel (with a French accent) in Billy Wilder's Five Graves to Cairo, a Paramount production. Saying goodbye after that particular visit was especially difficult. The only furniture was a rather formal looking dark wood writing desk, a couple of chairs and a reading lamp. [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. Mag rolled her eyes and made like it was no big deal. - IMDb Mini Biography By: The UK's supply crisis puts extra pressure on Prime Minister Boris. 1956, Michael Jackson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jackson", "gender": "Male" } Possessing an acting talent and encouraged by her mother, Anne Baxter won a part at age 13 in a Broadway stage production. We'd flopped on the couches in the great room, tossing about ideas of what to do when her mother happened to stroll in. "Laurieoh, Lauriecome here! Wagner said the actress had arrived on the East Coast Saturday Nov. 23 to spend the Thanksgiving . It was like God had reached out and snuffed a bright flame with a quick pinch of His fingers. See FameChain's massive Trump family tree. Hi Melissa, I just knew your existence last night :). I'm ashamed to say that if Maginel had not called, I might not have heard of her mother's death untilwell, who knows when. [on her appearance in 1940] I had a body like a mini Mack truck and a face that looked like it was storing nuts for the winter. There was only one DeMille, and there wasn't an actor in the world who didn't want to work for him just once. Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. Her first film was 20 Mule Team, released in 1940. 1954, Sir John Gielgud{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sir John Gielgud", "gender": "Male" } She arrived in New York City, New York at age 11, attending various private schools. 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. As I changed my outfit for the third time, a quick rap came at our door. Quickly I tried to shake the remains of her mother's last husband off of my fingerand after failing that held the offending digit up in panic, not wanting to wipe it on my jeans. The Beginning Melissa Galt is the great-granddaughter of acclaimed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Anne Baxter and goddaughter to famed costume designer Edith Head. "Ohwait one second LaurieI nearly forgot," said Maginel's mother as she raced from the foyer and returned rather breathlessly a few moments later. Baxter was a Republican who was active in the campaigns of Thomas E. Dewey[26] and Dwight D. Surrounded by art and treasures from the world over, it is small wonder that I believe in interiors based in art including rugs as artwork for the floor and personal mementos from far and near. My fan mail, for example, has always consisted of letters congratulating me on my acting ability, my interpretation of various roles. [on her popularity as a star of World War II films] I was getting almost as much mail as. We saw her an hour a day and the rest of the time was spent with a tutor on our school work and exploring local cultural spots. Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. [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. "I guess I always just thoughtmaybe someday, y'know?". I was watching your mom on tv and was wondering about her life. "Pick a card, Laurie," she said in that wonderfully husky voice she had. She pursued an. 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. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). One moment, she was on her way to a hair appointment and the next a massive cerebral aneurism had taken her life. In 1960, Baxter married her second husband, Randolph Galt. As she was thought to be too young for a film career, she packed her bags and returned to the New York stage with her mother, where she continued to act on Broadway and summer stock up and down the East Coast. Isn't it marvelousdo you see the zest?! The next time I met Maginel's mother was marginally better. I want to experience everything. The greatest beauty secret in the world is rest. "It doesn't matter where you start. Ben Hogan suffered horrific injuries in a. . Baxter and Hodiak divorced in 1953, which she later blamed on herself. Anne Baxter Born: 7-May - 1923 Birthplace: Michigan City, IN Died: 12-Dec - 1985 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: Aneurysm Remains: Buried, Lloyd-Jones Cemetery, Spring Green, WI Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States Executive summary: The Razor's Edge I was our boys' idealized girl next door."[7]. Feeling limited in Birmingham, I set my sites on a larger venueAtlanta beckoned. step-child with David Klee{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "David Klee", "gender": "Male" }, Broadway Actor Unfortunately, I think my mother got to it before I could throw it outso I need to check on her if you know what I mean." Career of Anne Baxter. [1953] In the past my sex appeal has been kept in shackles. Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. 1955, Greta Garbo{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Greta Garbo", "gender": "Female" } 1956, Dinah Shore{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Dinah Shore", "gender": "Female" } Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. "Well," Maginel's mother said looking the cards over one last time, "that's what the cards seem to indicate. It's more successful to be a personality. Anne Baxter was a grand-daughter of the influential architect Frank Lloyd Wright. shopping) abilities, and broad business capabilities. I do what I do from inside someone else's skin. You have to see this!". A paperback edition in 1983 by Arkon Publishers announced "Soon to be a major film from Harry M. Miller and. A path that proved fortuitous in providing critical buying skills because essentially, if you ate it, drank it, slept on it, or wrote with it in a hotel, I bought it! The space was actually more of an alcove tucked off the main room, overlooking the back gardens through a large window. I don't spill over into everything I do. Was on life support for eight days until family members agreed that brain function had ceased. makeup, and costume tests including actors Joan Fontaine, Anne Baxter, Vivien Leigh, Margaret . They knew what my billing was. Anne Baxter won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the Golden Globe Award in 1947 for Razors Edge. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. Search instead in Creative? The film was a critical and financial success and Anne came in for her share of critical plaudits. Anne was the daughter of Catherine Dorothy (Wright) and Kenneth Stuart Baxter, an executive with the Seagrams Distillery Company. "[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). I took a cut in salary to work for DeMille; a lot of actors did; he seemed to expect it as a kind of due. Official Sites. Your email address will not be published. She had a way of scrutinizing everyone with her ice blue eyes and leaving you with the impression that she missed nothing. CBS) Cancer has claimed the life of Anne Francis, sexy star of more than 30 movies, including the 1956 sci fi classic "Forbidden Planet." The actress, who underwent surgery and chemotherapy after . It's not a long drive from Manchester, New Hampshire to Danbury, Connecticut. The next morning, I was up earlier than everyone else, standing in the kitchen and looking out the window as I drank a cup of coffee. Truly, it wasn't the same place without her presence. You are a very very lucky person it seems!". Fortunately, except for a rather blas shrug of her shoulders, Claudia didn't seem to mind much. Baxter co-starred with Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney in 1946's The Razor's Edge, for which she won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Again she returned to reading the other cards. 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. Anne (Baxter) Klee (1923 - 1985) Daughter of Kenneth Stuart Baxter and Catherine Lloyd (Wright) Baxter. She appeared as one of the mystery guests on What's My Line? Cocktail Connoisseur. She appeared as another villain, Olga, Queen of the Cossacks, opposite Vincent Price's Egghead in three episodes of the show's third season. Child's father is her husband, Martin Vonditter. [7] The couple formed Baxter-Birdwell Productions to make films on a 10-year plan; Baxter would star in the films and Birdwell would work behind the camera. Without any fuss, she exchanged room keys with Maginel and moved in next door. Marshall plays Somerset Maugham. Daniel's 5th outing as Bond gets bums back on seats in the cinema. 1953, Audrey Hepburn{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Audrey Hepburn", "gender": "Female" } I noticed that not long after I turned blonde, people began behaving differently toward me, saying sillier things and playing more practical jokes. I suppose she thought I might make fun of itbut the idea caught me completely off guard. It surprised me a bit only because my roommate seemed sonormal. It was so very different from my last visit here. 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. She was raised in Westchester County, New York[3] and attended Brearley.[4]. "[8], Her next Fox film Follow the Sun (1951) co-starred Glenn Ford as champion golfer Ben Hogan; Baxter played Hogan's wife Valerie. We moved often growing up, giving me a ready sense of adaptability and a head start on my philosophy of moveable furnishings. In 1976, Baxter recounted her courtship with Galt (whom she called "Ran") in a well-received book called Intermission. I enjoyed the newness of each position and locale, but was frustrated by the lack of creativity. Stars: Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger Director: Kurt NeumannAn American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama. Anne Baxter in publicity portrait for the film 'Chase A Crooked Shadow', 1958 | Photo: Getty Images Born in 1923, the "Magnificent Ambersons" star, who is the granddaughter of the world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, began acting at the age of 13 after her family moved to New York. The mystery man would be a bit of a problem she said. Her first television work was in the series General Electric Theater. Anne started acting in 1936 with the project was the play Seen But Not Heard. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Razor's Edge (1946). Before long, we were huddled on her bed, drinking hot chocolate laced with peppermint schnapps, looking through photo albums, giggling like girls having a pajama party and sharing woeful tales of our roommates. Truly, it wasn't the same place without her presence. She had come a long way in so short a time, but for her next two films she was just the narrator: Mother Wore Tights (1947) and Blaze of Noon (1947). 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