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. Although she maintained a residence in West Hollywood, Baxter considered her Connecticut home to be her primary residence. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). shopping) abilities, and broad business capabilities. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. 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. "This signifies great luck in your life. This time her luck was somewhat better. She was a very good actress. She never regained consciousness after being stricken, said her lawyer, Henry Perles. You found David!". Great granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. I relocated to the East Coast for boarding school in Massachusetts. 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). She maintained an active career until '85 when she suffered a stroke while walking on Madison Avenue, New York City. [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. "Wellsometimes she'd put something in a baggieyou knowone of those plastic sandwich types and then tape it to the underside of thingslike furniture, countertops." Melissa volunteered a bit defensively having overheard us. At 47 years of age, James Fransiscus was still a very hot looking manmuch to his daughter's disgust. Katrina was there with her husband, Michael. He thought I was a librarian.. No matter what woes befall youyou'll somehow always manage to land on your feet!". ", I was overjoyed to find that she had been feeling the same waybut since Maginel was the type to suffer in silence, she would have just endured it in misery. To my shame, I'd picked one at last in order to unfreeze the word 'divorce'. Dutifully, I knelt and checked the underside of the furniture and was relieved to find no plastic packages. "Maginel, you must see this! With a serious look on her face she looked up from the cards and met my eyes. Mag cried. Although my friend was the daughter of a famous actress, I was still an insignificant nobody from New Hampshire as far as the world was concerned. She appeared as one of the mystery guests on What's My Line? She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. Suddenly water started pouring into the bottom of the boat, Mother yelled aqua in Spanish with Italian pronunciation, and the driver took one look back, turned ash white and gunned the boat to the nearest ramp. One can only do so much with storerooms and freezers! she wondered out loud. she asked, her curiosity piqued. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. No funeral was planned. It had snowed during the night and the grounds were covered with a dusting of whiteness, looking rather depressing under heavy gray skies. 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. 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). 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. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. The marriage produced two daughters, Melissa and Maginel, and Miss Baxter's book, Intermission, about giving up career and Hollywood. [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. Baxter received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the title role of Eve Harrington. I asked. The idea that I would do that held infinitely more appeal to me than some mysterious man and a long journey over water. To this day, my stomach does somersaults whenever I encounter that nasty concoctionbut it never fails to make me smile at the memory. She was 62. Whenever I think of Maginel's motherI think especially of that moment. The '80s saw Baxter not only star in "Hotel," but she also appeared in "East of Eden," "Sherlock Holmes," and "Mask of Death." ", I nodded my head, suddenly a bit shy at admitting to a dream I'd harbored secretly. 902 Anne Baxter Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images EDITORIAL All Entertainment News Archival Browse 902 anne baxter stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. In 1971, she had a role in Fools' Parade as an aging prostitute. She was Tyrone Power's leading lady in Crash Dive (1943), her first Technicolor film. Your Mom is Anne Baxter?!" of Frank Lloyd Wright) Husband: John Hodiak (actor, m. 7 . Melissa Galt, Baxter's first daughter with Galt, became an interior designer and then a business coach, speaker, and seminar provider. Her next roles were in The Magnificent Ambersons directed by Orson Welles, Pied Piper in 1942 and the Technicolor film Crash Drive in 1943. Anne Baxter. Directing local theater groups in the state of Washington [October 2001] Tentatively, I dipped my forefinger into the dusty contents and stirred it slightly. Search instead in. I suppose she thought I might make fun of itbut the idea caught me completely off guard. Studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck thought she was smart and not too sexy, Miss Baxter once recalled, and he tested 13 other actresses before casting her in The Razors Edge, for which she won the 1946 supporting-actre ss Oscar. While in England she acted in the play The Joshua Tree for three months. Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. She appeared often on stage and on television. She also starred as guest villain Zelda The Great in episodes 9 and 10 of the Batman series. With great care she began to turn over cards and tell me my future. She married actor John Hodiak on July 7, 1946 and divorced him on January 27, 1953. Surprised at the impromptu gift she was giving me, I looked down at the cover and smiled. Mag would never fail to groan in embarrassment at her mother's dramatic gesturesbut I adored them. "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.". Saying goodbye after that particular visit was especially difficult. They divorced in 1953. In 1976, Baxter recounted her courtship with Galt (whom she called "Ran") in a well-received book called Intermission. And if they had, my memories of Anne Baxter were all good ones. It seemed safer to just agree. Maginel's mother exclaimed as my roommate snorted indelicately, stuffing her dinner napkin into her mouth to smother the sound. "All the world's a stage," Shakespeare wroteand Maginel's mother proved that sentiment to be true by living her life as if it was always her greatest role. Your email address will not be published. Laurie just picked the SAME card for the third time!" Appropriately, I also seem to have a strong memory of the hotel rooms, the most unforgettable being in Fort Lauderdale with lots of crushed red velvet (I promise it was a respectable place, albeit the 1970s!). She had two daughters, Melissa and Maginal from this marriage. Anne Baxters death is a shattering shock to all of us who loved her and had the privilege of working with her, Spelling said. 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She had a way of scrutinizing everyone with her ice blue eyes and leaving you with the impression that she missed nothing. Anne Baxter's death is a shattering shock to all of us who . Memorial services will be held in New York and Los Angeles at times to be announced. [20], In 1960, Baxter married her second husband Randolph Galt, an American owner of a cattle station at Gloucester near Sydney, where she was filming Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. I always loved visiting Mag. 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. I had never met Melissa, the second oldest daughter, until now, but I recognized her from Mag's photo album. She was raised in Westchester County, New York[3] and attended Brearley.[4]. she asked softly. In 1971, a year after the marriage ended and she resumed her career, Miss Baxter told an interviewer: Acting is not what I do. [28] Baxter remained on life support for eight days in New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, until family members agreed that brain function had ceased. But now, after so many years, I realize that in my eyes she wasn't simply a famous Hollywood actress. 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. Is that something you've thought of doing? Realizing I wanted a broader education, Mom suggested focusing on a business path. Cocktail Connoisseur. 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. When the movie was turned into the Broadway musical Applause, Miss Baxter played the Davis role for nine months. It's my permanent built-in cathedral.". [23] Maginel became a cloistered Catholic nun, reportedly living in Rome.[24][25]. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. Baxter, your Irish nose stays in this picture." Without any fuss, she exchanged room keys with Maginel and moved in next door. she suffered a stroke while walking on Madison Avenue, New York City. Mag saw my frown as she was passing the doorway and stuck her head in. Halfway there, motoring at a good clip they hit something in the water. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! In 1951 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for All About Eve. . "Sotomorrow we're going on a scavenger hunt to make sure we've found everything.". 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. "Are you ready to start?" . 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