She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. She once said in an interview, "Acting is what I do. When she was there, the atmosphere was always electrically charged by her presence. Feeling limited in Birmingham, I set my sites on a larger venueAtlanta beckoned. Her third marriage was with a stockbroker named David Gutman Klee on January 30, 1977 who he died suddenly nine months later. Dutifully, I knelt and checked the underside of the furniture and was relieved to find no plastic packages. We moved often growing up, giving me a ready sense of adaptability and a head start on my philosophy of moveable furnishings. Still, I didn't want her to realize just what a total failure and disappointment I would beno matter what the cards had said. 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. She had an easy way in at a time when other artists had to pay their dues. Baxter wanted nothing more than to be an actress and was not in it for fame or celebrity status. Anne Baxter. The sound stage sets were magnificent. HereI'll do it again! I couldn't believe she was gone. Leaning over to Maginel, I whispered that I needed to make a trip to the ladies room.and would she mind joining me. Anne was the daughter of Catherine Dorothy (Wright) and Kenneth Stuart Baxter, an executive with the Seagrams Distillery Company. 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 did not make any films for the next three years after acting in Walk on the Wild Side in 1962. With a sad smile, I put away the pleasant reverie as I pulled into the darkened driveway of the Connecticut house in the woods. In 1946 she acted in the Technicolor film Smoky and followed it up with Angel on My Shoulder, again for United Artists. Katrina Baxter Hodiak: Mini Bio (1) Katrina Hodiak was born on July 9, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. I'm not sure exactly how helpful I wasbut I have a feeling I would have been a more compassionate and understanding friend if I had known then what I know now about how hard it is to lose your mother. Actress. Born in Michigan City, Indiana, her mother was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. I admired her energythe way she didn't so much walk as stride with a sense of purposeordering people around as if they were her personal army and expecting nothing less than total obedience. "I'm not surecome see," I said holding out the envelope. Anne Baxter won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the Golden Globe Award in 1947 for Razors Edge. Once again she spread the remainder of the deck before me and asked me to select a card. "Can you see itcan you? This experience provided me with invaluable resourcing (a.k.a. Eric smiled sheepishly but looked completely unrepentant. view all Maginel Galt's Timeline 1963 March 11, 1963 Birth of Maginel Galt She died on 28 December 2021 in Nairobi Kenya. Anne Baxter was under-rated by 20th Century Fox in spite of winning the Oscar. Fortunately, except for a rather blas shrug of her shoulders, Claudia didn't seem to mind much. While she lived there, the "The Ten Commandment" star stayed on a ranch and got married to the Aussie, Randolph Grant. 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." The marriage produced two daughters, Melissa and Maginel, and Miss Baxters book, Intermission, about giving up career and Hollywood. After several notable TV appearances, Anne became a staple of two television series, East of Eden (1981) and Hotel (1983). "Then you should do just that!" 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. In 1971, a year after the marriage ended and she resumed her career, Miss Baxter told an interviewer: Acting is not what I do. In 1971, a year after the marriage ended and she resumed her career, Miss Baxter told an interviewer: Acting is not what I do. The professional lives of the two actresses had crossed triumphantly 34 years earlier in All About Eve, for which both received Academy Award nominations. I slid one away from the deck and nudged it toward her. 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 was like God had reached out and snuffed a bright flame with a quick pinch of His fingers. Her final moment before the public eye was as Irene Adler in the TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984). Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. 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. Anne Baxter with her 8-month-old Australian-born daughter. In between, she married David Klee in '77, but he died that same year. A marriage to banker David Klee in 1977 ended with Klees death the same year. I always loved visiting Mag. I was sure this was probably very sage advice, but I didn't understand. ", I nodded my head, suddenly a bit shy at admitting to a dream I'd harbored secretly. She starred in another film in 1944, Guest in the House, this time for United Artists. Born July 9, 1951 Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Jane Austen in Manhattan 4.6 Katya 1980 Credits After finding no discerning marks on it she turned to me and asked, "Sojust how lucky are you anyway?". I guess when it came to torture, one roommate was as good as the next. There was a mysterious man of courseand travel over a great distance in store for me. No funeral was planned. And if they had, my memories of Anne Baxter were all good ones. 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. Anne Baxter was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in her day. She was active for 45 years and loved every moment of it. Your email address will not be published. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Razor's Edge (1946). 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. [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. She married Beverly Randolph Galt, an Air Force pilot, on February 18, 1960, and divorced him in 1968. 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. This time her luck was somewhat better. My Mom had a well-traveled sense of style often incorporating such disparate elements as antique Persian rugs with exotic Chinese opium beds as sofas and a hand painted chest from Mexico converted into a bar. Lori smiled oftenbut never spoke. With great care she began to turn over cards and tell me my future. 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. Carefully she laid them out on the table and then spread the remainder of the deck before me. It would be 1950 before she landed another decent role--the part of Eve Harrington in All About Eve (1950). The mystery man would be a bit of a problem she said. She is an actress, known for Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980). Anne starred with John Hodiak, who would become her first husband in 1947 (Anne was to divorce Hodiak in 1954. Baxter, your Irish nose stays in this picture." Whenever I think of Maginel's motherI think especially of that moment. As everyone slowly woke up and set about searching the premises, I chose the office next to her bedroom. Walter Brennan, Rory Calhoun, Anne Baxter | Full Western MovieThe daughter of a railroad executive, Kit Dodge Jr. (Anne Baxter) is a no-nonsense gunslinger, . 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. She appeared in the musical Youre My Everything and then in A Ticket to Tomahawk in 1950. Zanuck thought all women were either broads or librarians, she said. Actress. 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. There was a question I really needed an answer toand I wanted her to take it seriously. 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.. She married Randolph Galt in 1960 and moved with him to a ranch in Australia. 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. Her mouth was a perfect "O" of wonder. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. 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. At 16, Baxter screen-tested for the role of Mrs. DeWinter in Rebecca. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. The Michigan native stayed in a coma for eight days and died at the age of 62 in early December at the Lenox Hill Hospital. Four years later, Baxter starred in her first feature film, the western 20 Mule Team (1940). 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 marriage produced two daughters, Melissa and Maginel, and Miss Baxter's book, Intermission, about giving up career and Hollywood. Born in Michigan City, Indiana, her mother was the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright. Design an extraordinary life." "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. "What did you put in the chili?". Maginel could be somewhat sadistic when she wanted to be. 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. Before persuing her love of design, Galt worked in hotel purchasing for five years. I shook my head in the negative and asked what was wrong. Anne Baxter died of a brain aneurysm on December 12, 1985 in New York City while walking down Madison Avenue. Rather than giving up, she turned to Hollywood.[5]. [27], Baxter had a stroke on December 4, 1985, while hailing a taxi on Madison Avenue in New York City. In 1957 she appeared in The three Violent People and appeared on Broadway in The Square Root of Wonderful. Melissa Galt, Baxter's first daughter with Galt, became an interior designer and then a business coach, speaker, and seminar provider. She appeared in The Sullivans in 1944. [7] The comedy My Wife's Best Friend, with MacDonald Carey, was her second and last Fox film released in 1952. She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. She also starred as guest villain Zelda The Great in episodes 9 and 10 of the Batman series. With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. 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. 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. In 1943 she was loaned to Paramount to act in Billy Wilders Five Graves to Cairo. 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!" 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