He thought I was a librarian.. Still, I didn't want her to realize just what a total failure and disappointment I would beno matter what the cards had said. 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! Queen Anne-Marie of Greece symbolically wore the glittering cross . Eric smiled sheepishly but looked completely unrepentant. She said she relived the death of her brother, who had died at age three.[8]. 2.4M views 7 months ago Did you know that Cecil B. DeMille insisted on Anne Baxter being cast in The Ten Commandments as Queen Nefertari and that the actress felt that she wasn't right for the. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. Never a dull moment with Mom! "Ummmy mother used to hide things in odd places," she admitted with a bit of chagrin. I remember saying in surprise. Miss Baxter joined Hotel in 1983 after Bette Davis, who starred in the series pilot film, became ill. These special people from her past inspire Melissa because they earned respect for their creative genius and for doing what they loved. 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.. Great granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The only other film job Anne appeared in that year was in Swamp Water (1941). She has been married to Jeffrey Michael Lunore since 13 October 2004. After several notable TV appearances, Anne became a staple of two television series, East of Eden (1981) and Hotel (1983). "Uh.Lauriethe bathroom is right here," Mag pointed out. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. 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 original idea was to have Baxter's character gradually come to mirror Colbert's over the course of the film. Kelly, the athletic, freckled blonde that everyone found so likeable, put up with our bad behavior every time her father would come to visit. "What did you find?" Either way, it makes me smile remembering that moment. It seemedwrong somehow. There was a question I really needed an answer toand I wanted her to take it seriously. 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. This photograph originates from a press photo archive. Anne Baxter was a grand-daughter of the influential architect Frank Lloyd Wright. 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. Her father was a successful sales executive at Seagram's, her mother the daughter of preeminent architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1971, a year after the marriage ended and she resumed her career, Miss Baxter told an interviewer: Acting is not what I do. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. 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. By age 13, she had appeared on Broadway in Seen but Not Heard. Guest in the House (1944) the next year was a dismal failure, but Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) was received much better by the public, though it was ripped apart by the critics. Baxter did not only take a break from acting, but she also moved to Australia. She was Tyrone Power's leading lady in Crash Dive (1943), her first Technicolor film. "Well," Maginel's mother said looking the cards over one last time, "that's what the cards seem to indicate. The two of us had been assigned totally inappropriate roommates in our freshman year at college. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. 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. 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. She appeared often on stage and on television. 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. 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. Longwood Gardens and Duponts Winterthur were lasting highlights, as was the private tour of a Detroit car manufacturer. Anne Baxter was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in her day. She frowned a bit at them as she tapped one in particular. Daughter of players Anne Baxter and John Hodiak. Child's father is her husband, Martin Vonditter. It was all corny, sure, but DeMille knew it was cornythat's what he wanted, what he loved. [9], In 1953, Baxter contracted a two-picture deal for Warner Brothers. It's time to take back control of your interior design business and step into your role as a visionary leader. Three years . In 1951 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for All About Eve. Maginel clung tightly to her boyfriend, Harvey with one hand and to me with the other. Mag would never fail to groan in embarrassment at her mother's dramatic gesturesbut I adored them. MAIL. She was a very good actress. Lori smiled oftenbut never spoke. followed by Eric's awed exclamation, "Wowyour Mom is so cool!". 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. And if they had, my memories of Anne Baxter were all good ones. Katrina Hodiak was born on July 9, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. "Ohwait one second LaurieI nearly forgot," said Maginel's mother as she raced from the foyer and returned rather breathlessly a few moments later. Eric graciously extended his hand to help her off the table, while I nodded and assured her that I had most definitely seen the zest. Turns out later that we had encountered sabotage meant for the President who had arrived a day early. She was made honorary mayor of the Universal City in 1970. I was sure this was probably very sage advice, but I didn't understand. 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. In horror, Mag and I looked at each other over the contents of the envelope. It was the first role that was really worth anything, but critics weren't that impressed with Anne, her role nor the movie. 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. Back at 20th Century Fox, she played a wide variety of roles: a lawyer in love with Cornel Wilde in The Walls of Jericho (1948); Tyrone Power's Irish romantic interest in The Luck of the Irish (1948); a tomboy in Yellow Sky (1948), with Gregory Peck and Richard Widmark; a 1920s flapper in You're My Everything (1949), with Dan Dailey; and another tomboy in A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950), again with Dailey. 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. 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. Anne was signed up by 20th Century Fox for a seven year contract in February, 1940. Maginel's room-mate, by comparison, wasn't so bad. She arrived in New York City, New York at age 11, attending various private schools. 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.. I lifted my eyebrows and looked at Eric. "How"I began awkwardly, "How do you write a book? But now, after so many years, I realize that in my eyes she wasn't simply a famous Hollywood actress. It was so very different from my last visit here. I guess when it came to torture, one roommate was as good as the next. Showing Editorial results for anne baxter. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Its what I am. Actress. I nodded dismally. 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). Beyond breathtaking chateaus, driving through Tuscany, and all manner of new taste sensations, the trip will likely be remembered most for the Venice fiasco. Miss Baxter joined Hotel in 1983 after Bette Davis, who starred in the series pilot film, became ill. She had a daughter, Katrina from this marriage. 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. Still, when Maginel informed me that her mother was in town and wanted to take us to dinner, I was extremely nervous. If it feels right to start in the middlethen start there and work your way out. 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. 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. Never in her Hollywood career did Anne look as beautiful as she did as the Egyptian queen, opposite Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner. USA, 1950 | Photo: Getty Images. Portrait of American actress Anne Baxter in the film A Ticket to Tomahawk. It's my permanent built-in cathedral.". While living for today, it is by understanding the past that todays inspirations are found and tomorrows dreams delivered. I was watching your mom on tv and was wondering about her life. Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. "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.". 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. Anne Baxter with her 8-month-old Australian-born daughter. With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. 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. she asked, her curiosity piqued. Mag rolled her eyes and made like it was no big deal. Required fields are marked *. She is an actress, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). The '40s saw her perform in "The Great Profile," and the hit film, "Swamp Water.". It seemed so quiettoo quiet. She had two daughters, Melissa and Maginal from this marriage. Evidently he was going to try to hold me back from doing something very importantand above all else I must never let him do that. All things consideredit wasn't a bad way to go, I guess. She attended the 'Brearley School' after her family moved to New York from Michigan when Anne was eleven. The groundwork was laid for hanging out my own shingle. view all Maginel Galt's Timeline 1963 March 11, 1963 Birth of Maginel Galt . HereI'll do it again! I furrowed my brow in puzzlement. Dragging along behind her was our friend Eric, hanging his head in shame. Tentatively, I dipped my forefinger into the dusty contents and stirred it slightly. 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. "Promise me, Laurie," she said, "you won't let anyone hold you back. 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.. At 16, Baxter screen-tested for the role of Mrs. DeWinter in Rebecca. She made her acting debut at the age of 13 on stage in the Broadway play Seen But Not Heard in 1936. 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. I shook my head in the negative and asked what was wrong. With a serious demeanor, I did as she asked and handed the deck back to her. "Well this idiot," she hissed holding up Eric's hand, "decided it would be a lot of fun to add something special to the chili. We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. Waist deep in water he got us all out and tossed all our soggy belongings with us. It was like God had reached out and snuffed a bright flame with a quick pinch of His fingers. 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. "It doesn't matter where you start. To be honest, my previous roommate sort of frightened me. Inner Imposter Buster. | 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. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. I always felt as if I was the luckiest person alive to be given a private audience to her performance. "Would you like me to read your cards, Laurie? "You must really love that salad, Laurie!" she suffered a stroke while walking on Madison Avenue, New York City. Your design talent and love affair with texture got you this far. To my relief, Katrina seemed to approve of mewhich was good, because I thought she was an incredible lady. However, before she could make a movie with Fox, Anne was loaned out to MGM to make 20 Mule Team (1940). 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. Miss Baxter, who was 62, died at Lenox Hill Hospital on Thursday, eight days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while walking along Madison Avenue. As luck would have it, I found her firstin the living room, bouncing up and down in great exuberance on the coffee table. [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. "Then you should do just that!" Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. 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