Anne Baxter was born in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 7, 1923. She was the daughter of a salesman and his wife, Catherine, who herself was the daughter of 'Frank Lloyd Wright . On December 12, 1985, Anne died of a stroke in New York. She was 62.
Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Following her death, she was interred on her grandfathers estate at Lloyd Jones Cemetery in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
Was initially cast in All About Eve because of her resemblance to Claudette Colbert. Miss Colbert was first signed for the role of Margo and the idea was to have Eve visually turn into Margo.
Was the top runner for the lead in Rebecca and completed several tests for it before David O. Selznick decided to cast Joan Fontaine at the last minute.
Was good friends with legendary costume designer Edith Head. Head was godmother to one of Baxters daughters.
Has the unique distinction of being the only actress to play two different guest villains on the television series "Batman" , having played Zelda the Great during the first season and Olga, Queen of the Bessarovian Cossacks, during the third season. For the latter, she even learned to swear in Russian! Like most performers who guested on the series, she maintained that it was an enjoyable experience.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 51-53. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1998.
Turned down the role of Polly Cutler in Niagara and was replaced by Jean Peters. After her withdrawal, the film was reworked to highlight Marilyn Monroe.
In Italy, almost all of her films were dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. She was occasionally dubbed by Lydia Simoneschi , Andreina Pagnani and once by Rosetta Calavetta in Walk on the Wild Side .
Maintained her primary residence in Easton, Connecticut, on a ten-acre estate from the 1970s until her death.
While Bette Davis and Anne were both the stars of All About Eve , it was thought that they would both stand a better chance at Oscar trophies if Anne were to be placed in the "Supporting Actress" category, thus avoiding each canceling the other out. Anne refused to be put in the supporting category. Sure enough, both actresses were nominated for "Best Actress" Oscars and both lost to Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday .
Turned down the starring role in the movie Too Much, Too Soon , the overly dramatic, highly fictional retelling of actress Diana Barrymore s misfortunes. The role went instead to Dorothy Malone.
She replaced Lauren Bacall as Margo Channing in the Broadway hit "Applause", the musical adaptation of "All About Eve".
Was made Honorary Mayor of Universal City in 1970.
She and her third and last husband, David Klee, a prominent stockbroker, were working on renovations on a Connecticut home when he died unexpectedly in October of 1977 after only nine months of marriage.
Anne was walking down Madison Avenue in New York City when she suffered her fatal brain aneurysm in 1985.
The daughter of Kenneth Stuart Baxter, a sales manager, and housewife Catherine, she later had three daughters. Katrina Hodiak is a composer, married and with children. Melissa Galt is an interior designer in the Atlanta, Georgia area, and Maginal Galt (born 1963) is reportedly a Catholic nun residing in Rome, Italy.
Baxter studied with strong-willed dramatic coach Maria Ouspenskaya and their disagreements often resulted in clashes of temperament.
A 14-year-old Anne Baxter was called in to test with a youthful Montgomery Clift as Tom, but the actors acne was so bad at the time that the test was never made and both were sent back to New York by producer David O. Selznick.
Was very good friends with actress Maureen OHara.
She was a staunch Republican who gave much of her time and money towards various conservative political causes. She attended several Republican National Conventions, galas, and fund-raisers, and she was active in the campaigns of Thomas E. Dewey , Dwight D. Eisenhower , Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 28, a daughter Katrina Hodiak on July 9, 1951. Childs father is her 1st ex-husband, John Hodiak.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 38, a daughter Melissa Galt on October 4, 1961. Childs father is her 2nd ex-husband, Randolph Galt.
Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 39, a daughter Maginal Galt on March 11, 1963. Childs father is her 2nd ex-husband, Randolph Galt.
Suffered a miscarriage at 3 months pregnant in October 1960.
Was on life support for eight days until family members agreed that brain function had ceased.
Campaigned for the title role in Pinky but Jeanne Crain , who received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.
Was the 27th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Razors Edge at The 19th Academy Awards on March 13, 1947.
Became a grandmother for the 1st time at age 61 when her daughter Katrina Hodiak gave birth to a son, Tobin Vonditter, in September 1984. He was only 15 months old when she died.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6741 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
In 1954, her part of Nefretiri in Cecil B. DeMille s The Ten Commandments was regarded by columnist Louella Parsons as "the most sought after role of the year".
Her memoir Intermission was published in 1976. A paperback edition in 1983 by Arkon Publishers announced "Soon to be a major film from Harry M. Miller and Michael Edgley". It was to portray "her years in outback Australia". The film never proceeded, titans of show business though the two producers were at the time. From an Australian viewpoint, Baxters location during the four years, 1959-1963, with Randolph Galt on a cattle station (ranch) was not in the "outback". Rural, certainly, remote-rural, yes. "The Bush" perhaps, in the old phrase. But not at all "the Outback".
[on All About Eve (1950) ] I patterned Eve [Harrington] after the,understudy I had in a Broadway play when I was 13. She actually,threatened to finish me off. She was the bitchiest person I ever saw.
The greatest beauty secret in the world is rest. It is the fundamental,rule which must be followed if you want to look well and feel well.
If a role is challenging, then my enthusiasm is unflagging and I can,bring something special to the performance.
My grandfather Frank Lloyd Wright wore a red sash on his wedding night. That is glamour!.
