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. [23] Maginel became a cloistered Catholic nun, reportedly living in Rome.[24][25]. These were my selfish years and if it did not directly involve me, I couldn't have cared less. This time her luck was somewhat better. She did her next film Blaze of Noon in 1947 for Paramount. 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. of Frank Lloyd Wright) Husband: John Hodiak (actor, m. 7 . Child's father is her husband, Martin Vonditter. In 1942 Anne played Joseph Cotten's daughter, Lucy Morgan, in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). "This signifies great luck in your life. Back at Fox, that same year, Anne played Mary Maxwell in The Great Profile (1940), which was a box-office dud. Miss Baxter had a daughter, Toby, by her first husband, the late actor John Hodiak . She followed it up with Theres Always a Breeze and Madame Capet on Broadway in 1938. . 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. She was married to stockbroker David Klee, until his death. In 70, Baxter returned to movies, having missed working as an actress. 52-year-old man killed in shooting on Baxter Avenue. Anne Baxter with her 8-month-old Australian-born daughter. When she was six, her family moved to New York, where she continued to act. The four of us joined several other freshmen to attend the first football game of the season. I slid one away from the deck and nudged it toward her. Kelly, the athletic, freckled blonde that everyone found so likeable, put up with our bad behavior every time her father would come to visit. Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. It was a copy of her novel, "Intermission" autographed to me. If I had to listen to one more explanation of bandanas and their significance when worn on different parts of the body, I would have been forced to show her the meaning of one wrapped tightly around her own throat. Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Surprised at the impromptu gift she was giving me, I looked down at the cover and smiled. We moved often growing up, giving me a ready sense of adaptability and a head start on my philosophy of moveable furnishings. 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. Cocktail Connoisseur. She worked with John Barrymore in her next film The Great Profile (1940) and appeared as the ingnue in the Jack Benny vehicle Charley's Aunt (1941). You found David!". AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. I always felt as if I was the luckiest person alive to be given a private audience to her performance. Maginel clung tightly to her boyfriend, Harvey with one hand and to me with the other. Its what I am. She maintained an active career until '85 when she suffered a stroke while walking on Madison Avenue, New York City. She was hardly idle, though. It had snowed during the night and the grounds were covered with a dusting of whiteness, looking rather depressing under heavy gray skies. 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). I guess when it came to torture, one roommate was as good as the next. I said in dismay, "What do you mean noabsolutely not? When the movie was turned into the Broadway musical Applause, Miss Baxter played the Davis role for nine months. She never regained consciousness after being stricken, said her lawyer, Henry Perles. Tough-love Business Coach. 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.. She attended the Brearley School after her family moved to New York from Michigan when Anne was eleven. Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. 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. Her next film Razors Edge was directed by Edmund Goulding. Dutifully, I knelt and checked the underside of the furniture and was relieved to find no plastic packages. 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 still wasn't a great role, but it was better than a bit part. 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! It was very cool for the day! Miss Baxter married actor John Hodiak in 1946 and they had a daughter, Katrina, before the marriage ended. She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. It seemed safer to just agree. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. 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. Director Alfred Hitchcock deemed Baxter too young for the role, but she soon secured a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox. Still, it gave me plenty of time to reminisce as I covered the miles. [19] Princeton University Library has a collection of 175 letters by Baxter to Birdwell. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. [9], In 1953, Baxter contracted a two-picture deal for Warner Brothers. Baxter received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the title role of Eve Harrington. Anne was born in Michigan City, Indiana to Kenneth Stuart Baxter and Catherine (ne Wright), whose father was the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. "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.". [27], Baxter had a stroke on December 4, 1985, while hailing a taxi on Madison Avenue in New York City. I told him I'd have to wear an Egyptian false nose and he pounded the table. (Photo by Richard C. Miller/Donaldson Collection/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. And if they had, my memories of Anne Baxter were all good ones. Is that something you've thought of doing? The next time I met Maginel's mother was marginally better. | Anne Baxter got her first decent role in Swamp Water directed by Jean Renoir. She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. [14], Baxter worked regularly in television in the 1960s. 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. she suffered a stroke while walking on Madison Avenue, New York City. She has been married to Jeffrey Michael Lunore since 13 October 2004. Directing local theater groups in the state of Washington [October 2001] She was not the only child of a celebrity to attend this college. She had two daughters, Melissa and Maginal from this marriage. 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!" As she flipped it over, I heard her gasp in surprise. "Please Momnot the cards! Absolutely not!" Beyond breathtaking chateaus, driving through Tuscany, and all manner of new taste sensations, the trip will likely be remembered most for the Venice fiasco. Walter Brennan, Rory Calhoun, Anne Baxter | Full Western MovieThe daughter of a railroad executive, Kit Dodge Jr. (Anne Baxter) is a no-nonsense gunslinger, . It still wasn't a great role, but it was better than a bit part. I shook my head in the negative and asked what was wrong. Lori smiled oftenbut never spoke. 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. [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). Whenever I think of Maginel's motherI think especially of that moment. Adventures like the white water rafting trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River for a week were the norm. Things unsaid. 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 pursued an. Publicity Listings ", With a dramatic wave of her hands, she laughed. To this day, my stomach does somersaults whenever I encounter that nasty concoctionbut it never fails to make me smile at the memory. 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. The groundwork was laid for hanging out my own shingle. But now, after so many years, I realize that in my eyes she wasn't simply a famous Hollywood actress. Showing Editorial results for anne baxter. Possessing an acting talent and encouraged by her mother, Anne Baxter won a part at age 13 in a Broadway stage production. With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. 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. Taking a year off after high school, I explored the retail world, only to find too quickly school was more fun! 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. I enjoyed the newness of each position and locale, but was frustrated by the lack of creativity. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. With tears welling up in my eyes, I hugged her tightly in thanks. Maginel Galt is the great-granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and daughter of Oscar-winning actress Anne Baxter (All About Eve). Either way, it makes me smile remembering that moment. At 16, Baxter screen-tested for the role of Mrs. DeWinter in Rebecca. Mag rolled her eyes and made like it was no big deal. "How interestingit's the SAME card as last time. Anne was the daughter of Catherine Dorothy (Wright) and Kenneth Stuart Baxter, an executive with the Seagrams Distillery Company. Her final moment before the public eye was as Irene Adler in the TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984). As I was glancing through the contents of the bottom drawer though, I came upon a nondescript white envelope with rather puzzling contents. 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). She made her acting debut at the age of 13 on stage in the Broadway play Seen But Not Heard in 1936. 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