I remember the tearful phone call asking if I'd seen the news, requesting that I not talk to any mediaand then begging me to come to her mother's home in Connecticut because she needed me. 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. | I doubt they would have caused a big scandalalthough, come to think of it, there was one really good story. At 47 years of age, James Fransiscus was still a very hot looking manmuch to his daughter's disgust. "What did you put in the chili?". 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. 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. She did a cameo in Family Jewels in 1965, acted in a spaghetti Western Tall Women and in The Busy Body in 1967. Baxter left 20th Century Fox in 1953. The grey powder clung to my fingertip with a rather unpleasant chalky sensation. Showing Editorial results for anne baxter. Still, it gave me plenty of time to reminisce as I covered the miles. Leaning over to Maginel, I whispered that I needed to make a trip to the ladies room.and would she mind joining me. She had a way of scrutinizing everyone with her ice blue eyes and leaving you with the impression that she missed nothing. she exclaimed looking at the card. She portrayed a murderous film star on an episode of Columbo, titled "Requiem for a Falling Star". I asked somewhat breathlessly. Absolutely not!" Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. Her next appearance was in All About Eve in 1950 for which she received an Oscar nomination. The mystery man would be a bit of a problem she said. 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 surprised me a bit only because my roommate seemed sonormal. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. It wasn't likely that Entertainment Tonight would be pounding on my door asking for an insider story. Even a fight would have warmed us. 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. Upon graduation Anne was employed as an Executive Secretary at Armstrong . You found David!". 2023 Getty Images. The '40s saw her perform in "The Great Profile," and the hit film, "Swamp Water.". 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Never in her Hollywood career did Anne look as beautiful as she did as the Egyptian queen, opposite Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. Maginel's room-mate, by comparison, wasn't so bad. Either way, it makes me smile remembering that moment. [22] Baxter and Galt were divorced in 1969. She frowned a bit at them as she tapped one in particular. [21] They then moved to Hawaii (his home state) before settling back in Brentwood, California. She died on December 12, aged 62. I couldn't believe she was gone. 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. Having agreed, she was a bit puzzled when I strolled right past the bathroom door heading for the exit. My mumbled replies must have had her wondering about the current state of scholarship programs, at the very least. While Maginel was convinced that this was the work of Eric's infamous chiliI'm not so sure. If Maginel said she needed methen of course I would be there for her. 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 married Beverly Randolph Galt, an Air Force pilot, on February 18, 1960, and divorced him in 1968. "Ummmy mother used to hide things in odd places," she admitted with a bit of chagrin. Anne had a lot of respect for the film's director, who was Golden Age legend Cecil B. DeMille. Marketing Magician. It was so very different from my last visit here. There was sadnessbut there was also a comfortable peace to be found in the companionship we shared. 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!" AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. On summer mornings, Maginel and I would curl up cozily in the kitchen, quietly nibbling on fresh fruit and buttery pastries. The American actress Anne Baxter in Madrid, 1966, Madrid, Spain | Photo: Getty Images. "Please Momnot the cards! she exclaimed as if it had all been settled. Dutifully, I knelt and checked the underside of the furniture and was relieved to find no plastic packages. She was raised in Westchester County, New York[3] and attended Brearley.[4]. 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.. Isn't it marvelousdo you see the zest?! 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. Dragging along behind her was our friend Eric, hanging his head in shame. "[13] For her work in The Ten Commandments, she won a Laurel Award for Topliner Female Dramatic Performance. Its my permanent, built-in cathedral.. Maginel Galt is the great-granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and daughter of Oscar-winning actress Anne Baxter (All About Eve). Her next roles were in The Magnificent Ambersons directed by Orson Welles, Pied Piper in 1942 and the Technicolor film Crash Drive in 1943. She is an actress, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). I lifted my eyebrows and looked at Eric. In 1971, a year after the marriage ended and she resumed her career, Miss Baxter told an interviewer: Acting is not what I do. Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. 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. You have to see this!". "Really?" Adventures like the white water rafting trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River for a week were the norm. Anne starred with John Hodiak, who would become her first husband in 1947 (Anne was to divorce Hodiak in 1954. ", I nodded my head, suddenly a bit shy at admitting to a dream I'd harbored secretly. By the time the night was over, I'd cleared out the entire pan much to Mag's amusement. Before persuing her love of design, Galt worked in hotel purchasing for five years. [citation needed], In the 1970s, Baxter was a frequent guest and guest host on The Mike Douglas Show. With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. 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. 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. I made a quick swipe at my face, a bit embarrassed by my emotional response and tried to compose myself. Possessing an acting talent and encouraged by her mother, Anne Baxter won a part at age 13 in a Broadway stage production. As she flipped it over, I heard her gasp in surprise. HereI'll do it again! I didand as she turned it over we both looked at it in surprise. "Hide things? Whenever I think of Maginel's motherI think especially of that moment. 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 funeral was planned. "[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). [23] Maginel became a cloistered Catholic nun, reportedly living in Rome.[24][25]. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. She was not the only child of a celebrity to attend this college. I extracted a card from the deck and waited for her to turn it over. 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. It seemedwrong somehow. In 1940, she was loaned to MGM for her first film 20 Mule Team, in which she was billed fourth after Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, and Marjorie Rambeau. Without any fuss, she exchanged room keys with Maginel and moved in next door. Actress Anne Baxter arrives to the back lot in Los Angeles, California | Photo: Getty Images. Actress. Anne Baxter won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the Golden Globe Award in 1947 for Razors Edge. Landing in the airport, the family was immediately taken to a water shuttle, necessary transport to their hotel. She did not make any films for the next three years after acting in Walk on the Wild Side in 1962. Mag would never fail to groan in embarrassment at her mother's dramatic gesturesbut I adored them. Possessing an acting talent and encouraged by her mother, Anne Baxter won a part at age 13 in a Broadway stage production. She appeared in The Sullivans in 1944. Katrina Baxter Hodiak: Mini Bio (1) Katrina Hodiak was born on July 9, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Tentatively, I dipped my forefinger into the dusty contents and stirred it slightly. She pursued an. Until now, my memories of Anne Baxter have been shared with very few peoplemostly family and close friends. 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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. In 1977, Baxter married David Klee, a stockbroker. Baxter did not only take a break from acting, but she also moved to Australia. To my shame, I'd picked one at last in order to unfreeze the word 'divorce'. 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.. The film was a critical and financial success and Anne came in for her share of critical plaudits. "Cut it out, Laurie," she laughed, "it's no big dealshe's just my Mom.". Anne Baxter was a grand-daughter of the influential architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Carefully she laid them out on the table and then spread the remainder of the deck before me. view all Maginel Galt's Timeline 1963 March 11, 1963 Birth of Maginel Galt This time her luck was somewhat better. She starred in another film in 1944, Guest in the House, this time for United Artists. After that epic, job offers got fewer because she wasn't tied to a studio, instead opting to freelance her talents. With a serious demeanor, I did as she asked and handed the deck back to her. I had met Katrina several times before this event at her home, so I wasn't nervous in the least. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. His office at Paramount was bursting with books, props, rolls of linens. 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. Never a dull moment with Mom! 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. This film garnered Anne her second nomination, but she lost the Oscar to Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday (1950). And there were the annual pilgrimages for a month in the summer with Mom driving to national parks, after the requisite month at a sleep over camp. On the bright side, Maginel's mother would now get her last requestwhich was to have her ashes scattered with her late husband's, minus a small amount, beneath the cherry tree outside. 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 a result, my first meeting with the great actress is a little fuzzy. Miss Baxter, who was 62, died at Lenox Hill Hospital on Thursday, eight days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while walking along Madison Avenue. In 1957 she appeared in The three Violent People and appeared on Broadway in The Square Root of Wonderful. 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 is an actress, . Director Alfred Hitchcock deemed Baxter too young for the role, but she soon secured a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox. She was made honorary mayor of the Universal City in 1970. Her mouth was a perfect "O" of wonder. He acted out my part and I kept nodding, and I walked out with the part. Feeling limited in Birmingham, I set my sites on a larger venueAtlanta beckoned. "Wonderful!" One moment, she was on her way to a hair appointment and the next a massive cerebral aneurism had taken her life. Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. Your Mom is Anne Baxter?!" Daily estrangement. 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 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. She arrived in New York City, New York at age 11, attending various private schools. The play helped her gain entrance to an exclusive acting school.In 1937, Anne made her first foray into Hollywood to test the waters there in the film industry. Access the best of Getty Images and iStock with our simple subscription plan. She received star billing in Swamp Water (1941) and The Pied Piper (1942), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. We moved often growing up, giving me a ready sense of adaptability and a head start on my philosophy of moveable furnishings. Baxter made a guest appearance on My Three Sons season 8 episode 10, aired on November 4, 1967, called "Designing Woman", portraying a glamorous female engineer who wanted Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) as a love interest and possible future husband. It's my permanent built-in cathedral.". Official Sites, Great granddaughter of legendary architect, Directing local theater groups in the state of Washington [October 2001]. It was as if the house was holding its breath waiting for the one person to return home that would breathe life into these walls. Baxter was a Republican who was active in the campaigns of Thomas E. Dewey[26] and Dwight D. After leaving Fox she signed a two-year contract with Warner Bros and got a role in Alfred Hitchcocks I Confess in 1953 and then in The Blue Gardenia. There was a mysterious man of courseand travel over a great distance in store for me. Your email address will not be published. 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. She had an easy way in at a time when other artists had to pay their dues. [16] The couple had one daughter, Katrina, born in 1951. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy . She never regained consciousness after being stricken, said her lawyer, Henry Perles. It still wasn't a great role, but it was better than a bit part. "No shit? During the 1960s and 1970s she appeared as a guest artist in TV shows Batman, The FBI, Ironside, The Big Valley, The Name of the Game, Marcus Welby, MD, Cannon Bancek, The Love Boat, Mannix and others. shopping) abilities, and broad business capabilities. She was active for 45 years and loved every moment of it. She married Randolph Galt in 1960 and moved with him to a ranch in Australia. When we were done, Maginel collapsed on her bed in a sweaty heap and asked, "Do you think she'll likemaybe beat us up?" Anne Baxter was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in her day. Who is your father's sports idol?. During the 1970s she appeared in the Broadway production Applause. 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. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). she asked softly. "[8], Her next Fox film Follow the Sun (1951) co-starred Glenn Ford as champion golfer Ben Hogan; Baxter played Hogan's wife Valerie. The King of Rock and Roll's iconic estate will benefit Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters, Riley, Harper and Finley, following her death . Melissa Galt, Baxter's first daughter with Galt, became an interior designer and then a business coach, speaker, and seminar provider. In horror, Mag and I looked at each other over the contents of the envelope. 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. Her final moment before the public eye was as Irene Adler in the TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984). Anne Baxter was always so full of life, able to enjoy the "zest" if you willthat it simply could have been another one of her dramatic, larger than life gestures. Moving every eight months in hotel work, I skipped from Charlotte to Birmingham, then to the Opryland Hotel, Nashville and from there to a final hospitality position at Callaway Gardens in Columbus, Georgia. In 1976, Baxter recounted her courtship with Galt (whom she called "Ran") in a well-received book called Intermission. We'd flopped on the couches in the great room, tossing about ideas of what to do when her mother happened to stroll in. It was only a matter of time before we came up with "The Plot.". 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." She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. Waist deep in water he got us all out and tossed all our soggy belongings with us. All things consideredit wasn't a bad way to go, I guess. I loved slinking aroundreally, this was silent film acting but with dialogue. The only furniture was a rather formal looking dark wood writing desk, a couple of chairs and a reading lamp. 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. Baxter, your Irish nose stays in this picture." While living for today, it is by understanding the past that todays inspirations are found and tomorrows dreams delivered. Personal life and death. The only other film job Anne appeared in that year was in Swamp Water (1941). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Razor's Edge (1946). 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. [7] The comedy My Wife's Best Friend, with MacDonald Carey, was her second and last Fox film released in 1952. Anne Baxter was under-rated by 20th Century Fox in spite of winning the Oscar. And if they had, my memories of Anne Baxter were all good ones. When she was there, the atmosphere was always electrically charged by her presence. Anne Marie (Nonn) Baxter, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. "Maginel, you must see this! The newlywed couple had purchased a sprawling property in Easton, Connecticut, which they extensively remodeled; however, Klee did not live to see the renovations completed. She continued acting with the play Fools Paradise in 1971, TV movie Little Mo, the mini-series East of Eden 1981 and Hotel in 1983. Drunk as we were, we still made every effort to put Claudia's things away in as close an approximation to the way she had them in her former room as possible. With tears welling up in my eyes, I hugged her tightly in thanks. In her hand she was holding a paperback novel, which she extended toward me with a smile. 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]. It was very cool for the day! Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! To be honest, my previous roommate sort of frightened me. In 1949 she was loaned to another studio for a small role in a minor western 20 Mule Team and in The Great Profile. 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. To this day, my stomach does somersaults whenever I encounter that nasty concoctionbut it never fails to make me smile at the memory. 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. get the rockstar team and back-end systems in place that make it easier for you to crush your to-conquer list.. "Make an exceptional living. She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. Born in Michigan City, Indiana, her mother was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. I was watching your mom on tv and was wondering about her life. Father: Kenneth Stuart Baxter (salesman) Mother: Catherine Wright (dau. Saying goodbye after that particular visit was especially difficult. When she was six, her family moved to New York, where she continued to act. Anne Baxters death is a shattering shock to all of us who loved her and had the privilege of working with her, Spelling said. She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. 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.. I grinned and threw myself dramatically across the bed, clutching my roommate's ankle as I cried, "Moses.Moses!" While in England she acted in the play The Joshua Tree for three months. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. She was married to stockbroker David Klee, until his death. Anne Baxter's death is a shattering shock to all of us who . Eisenhower. "Now?" 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. So I pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel administration from Cornell University and enjoyed the camaraderie as a sister of Pi Beta Phi. Even worse though, somewhere during the course of the evening I discovered the all you can eat salad bar and developed an extreme appetite for carrot and raisin salad. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). Publicity Listings From Times Wire Services NEW YORK Anne Baxter, the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright who built her own career acting in roles that ranged from the scheming ingenue Eve Harrington. My initial pursuit was a degree in costume design, following in the illustrious footsteps of my godmother Edith Head. 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. Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. Things unsaid. Its my permanent, built-in cathedral.. Inner Imposter Buster. Anne Baxter got her first decent role in Swamp Water directed by Jean Renoir. When the movie was turned into the Broadway musical Applause, Miss Baxter played the Davis role for nine months. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. As luck would have it, I found her firstin the living room, bouncing up and down in great exuberance on the coffee table. In 1939, she was cast as Katharine Hepburn's younger sister in the play The Philadelphia Story, but Hepburn did not like Baxter's acting style, and Baxter was replaced during the show's pre-Broadway run. Fortunately, except for a rather blas shrug of her shoulders, Claudia didn't seem to mind much. "What is it?" . 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, Spri. . Katrina was there with her husband, Michael. In June 1954, Baxter won the part of the Egyptian princess and queen Nefertari in Cecil B. DeMille's award-winning The Ten Commandments. [27], Baxter had a stroke on December 4, 1985, while hailing a taxi on Madison Avenue in New York City. Fortunately, our rooms were beside each other making us neighbors. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. However, before she could make a movie with Fox, Anne was loaned out to MGM to make 20 Mule Team (1940). Well that was certainly good news, I agreed. She was previously married to Michael Martin Von ditter. "It doesn't matter where you start. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. 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. I said in dismay, "What do you mean noabsolutely not? It came as no surprise therefore that while this was her birthday partyshe had everything under control. "Well," Maginel's mother said looking the cards over one last time, "that's what the cards seem to indicate. 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