Synopses & Reviews
Actress Anne Baxter made her Broadway debut at age thirteen and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in films at age twenty-three. In a long and successful career on stage, screen, radio, and television, she played her most memorable roles as Sophie MacDonald in
The Razor's Edge (1946) and as Eve Harrington in
All about Eve (1950), two enduring film classics. Baxter also led a diverse personal life, including an arduous and lonely stint as a pioneer wife in the Australian outback, which was related in her bestselling memoir,
Intermission: A True Story (1976).
This bio-bibliography describes her life and career in a biography and chronology, and details her achievements in the different production media, with full credits, synopses, and review sources provided for the films and plays. An extensive bibliography notes focused and passing treatment of Baxter in a wide variety of books and periodicals.
Review
. . . each section is fulsome and full, which makes the book valuable for people interested in the subject.Journal of Popular Culture
Synopsis
Actress Anne Baxter made her Broadway debut at age thirteen and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in films at age twenty-three. In a long and successful career on stage, screen, radio, and television, she played her most memorable roles as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge (1946) and as Eve Harrington in All about Eve (1950), two enduring film classics. Baxter also led a diverse personal life, including an arduous and lonely stint as a pioneer wife in the Australian outback, which was related in her bestselling memoir, Intermission: A True Story (1976). This bio-bibliography describes her life and career in a biography and chronology, and details her achievements in the different production media, with full credits, synopses, and review sources provided for the films and plays. An extensive bibliography notes focused and passing treatment of Baxter in a wide variety of books and periodicals.
Synopsis
This bio-bibliography describes Baxter's life and career in the different production media, providing full credits, synopses, and review sources for the films and plays.
About the Author
KARIN J. FOWLER is the author of Ava Gardner: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1990) and has published children's stories.
Table of Contents
Preface
Biography
Chronology
Filmography
Television Productions
Radio Productions
Musical Recordings/Soundtracks
Stage Plays (or Appearances)
Bibliography
Awards Conferred
Index