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. Her father was a successful sales executive at Seagram's, her mother the daughter of preeminent architect Frank Lloyd Wright. I always loved visiting Mag. 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. In 1977, Baxter married David Klee, a stockbroker. Halfway there, motoring at a good clip they hit something in the water. In 1971, she had a role in Fools' Parade as an aging prostitute. 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. As I changed my outfit for the third time, a quick rap came at our door. Anne Baxter had been working for several decades before taking on her iconic role as Queen Nefertari in the 1956 masterpiece The Ten Commandments. The four of us joined several other freshmen to attend the first football game of the season. She was not the only child of a celebrity to attend this college. In horror, Mag and I looked at each other over the contents of the envelope. Required fields are marked *. Anne Baxter in The Durant Daily Democrat - Dec 13 1985 view all 16 Immediate Family Private spouse Private spouse David Klee husband John Hodiak ex-husband Katrina Hodiak daughter Beverly Randolph Galt ex-husband Melissa Galt daughter Maginel Galt daughter David G Klee husband Catherine Dorothy Baxter mother Kenneth Stuart Baxter father Private Landing in the airport, the family was immediately taken to a water shuttle, necessary transport to their hotel. I had never met Melissa, the second oldest daughter, until now, but I recognized her from Mag's photo album. she asked softly. In 1983, Baxter starred in the television series Hotel, ironically replacing iconic former film costar Bette Davis (All About Eve) after Davis became ill.[citation needed], Baxter married actor John Hodiak on July 7, 1946,[15] at her parents' home in Burlingame, California. There was a mysterious man of courseand travel over a great distance in store for me. If it feels right to start in the middlethen start there and work your way out. Nationally acclaimed interior designer Melissa Galt is the great-granddaughter of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and daughter of Oscar-winning actress Anne Baxter (All About Eve). She appeared in Orson Welles' period drama The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) with Joseph . In 1949 she was loaned to another studio for a small role in a minor western 20 Mule Team and in The Great Profile. 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). Its what I am. Good thing she had met me. At 16, Baxter screen-tested for the role of Mrs. DeWinter in Rebecca. 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.. Actress Anne Baxter and her daughter Katrina Hodiak unpacking their home in 1955. "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. Other Works I still smile at memories of the lime green room with sky blue ceiling and white shag from my junior high school years. All things consideredit wasn't a bad way to go, I guess. "Wonderful!" With great care she began to turn over cards and tell me my future. Actress Anne Baxter arrives to the back lot in Los Angeles, California | Photo: Getty Images. It surprised me a bit only because my roommate seemed sonormal. Showing Editorial results for anne baxter. "Are you ready to start?" Katrina was there with her husband, Michael. The original idea was to have Baxter's character gradually come to mirror Colbert's over the course of the film. At 47 years of age, James Fransiscus was still a very hot looking manmuch to his daughter's disgust. Miss Baxter had a daughter, Toby, by her first husband, the late actor John Hodiak . Miss Baxter, who was 62, died at Lenox Hill Hospital on Thursday, eight days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while walking along Madison Avenue. Anne was a 1944 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School. 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. In the same year producer Samuel Goldwyn took her on loan for North Star. Back at Fox, that same year, Anne played Mary Maxwell in The Great Profile (1940), which was a box-office dud. NEW YORK (AP) _ Actress Anne Baxter, whose nearly 50-year career has included an Academy Award, a best-selling book and a starring role in television's Hotel, was in critical condition at a hospital Thursday after collapsing on a Manhattan street. Who is your father's sports idol?. She has three surviving daughters . She had been starring in the television series, Hotel, and was a stage, screen and television performer over a 49-year period. Her next film Razors Edge was directed by Edmund Goulding. 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. Even a fight would have warmed us. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Carefully she laid them out on the table and then spread the remainder of the deck before me. Eisenhower. 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 She arrived in New York City, New York at age 11, attending various private schools. Miss Baxter joined Hotel in 1983 after Bette Davis, who starred in the series pilot film, became ill. With the latter, she appeared in "20 Muse Team," and so began her career in Hollywood. she suffered a stroke while walking on Madison Avenue, New York City. 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. It still wasn't a great role, but it was better than a bit part. Your design talent and love affair with texture got you this far. Anne Baxter was under-rated by 20th Century Fox in spite of winning the Oscar. When she was six, her family moved to New York, where she continued to act. Anne Baxter was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in her day. 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). I put up a valiant struggle, literallybut being pinned to the floor while laughing makes it hard to hold your breath. Anne was born in Michigan City, Indiana to Kenneth Stuart Baxter and Catherine (ne Wright), whose father was the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. 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. I loved slinking aroundreally, this was silent film acting but with dialogue. It was while I was chatting comfortably with several guests that Mag suddenly raced up to me in a panic. She also starred as guest villain Zelda The Great in episodes 9 and 10 of the Batman series. 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. Shuffling them, she looked at me with a smile. Mag giggled in her girlish way and playfully punched me in the arm. [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. 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. I had met Katrina several times before this event at her home, so I wasn't nervous in the least. She was made honorary mayor of the Universal City in 1970. Maginel's room-mate, by comparison, wasn't so bad. 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." Having agreed, she was a bit puzzled when I strolled right past the bathroom door heading for the exit. 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.. 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. [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. When the movie was turned into the Broadway musical Applause, Miss Baxter played the Davis role for nine months. Your email address will not be published. The only thing Anne Baxter wanted more than anything was to be an actress, and she lived that dream until death took her to a place where being a movie star doesn't count for much. In 70, Baxter returned to movies, having missed working as an actress. Anne Baxter. "You must really love that salad, Laurie!" Possessing an acting talent and encouraged by her mother, Anne Baxter won a part at age 13 in a Broadway stage production. Miss Baxter, whose home was in Easton, Conn., is survived by three daughters. Baxter received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the title role of Eve Harrington. Muluzi had two children from her marriage with Bakili Muluzi, namely Austin Atupele Muluzi and Esmie Atweni Muluzi Malisita. I couldn't believe she was gone. With a serious demeanor, I did as she asked and handed the deck back to her. Anne Baxters death is a shattering shock to all of us who loved her and had the privilege of working with her, Spelling said. [14], Baxter worked regularly in television in the 1960s. In between, she married David Klee in '77, but he died that same year. "Cut it out, Laurie," she laughed, "it's no big dealshe's just my Mom.". It wasn't likely that Entertainment Tonight would be pounding on my door asking for an insider story. Search instead in Creative? One afternoon, Mag and I were insufferably bored. She appeared as one of the mystery guests on What's My Line? "But we'd eventually congealed in the longest winter in the world. Daily estrangement. The two of us had been assigned totally inappropriate roommates in our freshman year at college. Realizing I wanted a broader education, Mom suggested focusing on a business path. 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