Ann Savage

Resumen

Nacimiento
19 de febrero de 1921 · Columbia, Carolina del Sur, Estados Unidos
Defunción
25 de diciembre de 2008 · Hollywood, Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos (complicaciones tras multiples ictus)
Nombre de nacimiento
Bernice Maxine Lyon

Biografía

Familiar

Cónyuges

Trivia

In May 2007, "Time" Magazine called her walking nightmare portrayal of Vera in Peligros del destino (1945) one of the Top "10 All-Time Best Villains", included alongside James Cagney in Alma negra (1949), Robert Mitchum in Cabo de miedo (1962), and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator (1984).
In 1992 the Library of Congress named Peligros del destino (1945) as the first film noir and "B- movie" inducted into the National Registry of Film.
Made three other films with her Peligros del destino (1945) co-star, Tom Neal. They reportedly had a rather chilly working relationship.
A speed-rated pilot, she once flew her own plane, a 250 Comanche, winning several tournament awards.
Warner Bros. briefly considered John Garfield to play the lead opposite Ann in Peligros del destino (1945). Tom Neal was cast when Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corp. (PRC) bought the script by Martin Goldsmith.

Citas

No one would wish to be remembered for things like El submarino suicida (1944) or Saddles and Sagebrush (1943), which were typical of the kind of pictures I did. The part in Peligros del destino (1945) seemed like the opportunity every actress longs for. When I first read the script by Martin Goldsmith, I knew that I was going to be part of something very exciting.
[about director William Berke, with whom she made several pictures] [He had] a round face, but wasn't fat--nor was he too thin. A gentle man who spoke quietly. A nice, lovely man who wore glasses--he wasn't tall or short, probably around 5'8" or 5'9". Nicely built and a nice face.
[on Tom Neal, her co-star in Peligros del destino (1945) and several previous films] He was a troublemaker, the only one I had problems with in all the years I was in movies. He would go out of his way to rub you the wrong way! Otherwise, he could be charming. He was like two different people. He wore lifts, otherwise I'd be taller than he was; and those hairstyles made me seem taller, anyway. I was 5'4¾" tall and Tom was about the same, as was Don 'Red' Barry, for that matter. Tom embarrassed me once. He had some buddies with him. I was standing there as they were lighting me for the next scene. He came into the scene, saying he had something to tell me. I leaned over and he stuck his tongue in my ear. I hit him as hard as I could! I slapped him with my hand open! I was a tough little kid and could take care of myself. I was so angry and humiliated I naturally reacted by hitting him. He staggered back, and I immediately left the set, so I didn't see his reaction, be it anger or whatever. Later, when we worked together, there was no talk at all----just did our scenes together and that was it. We stayed apart and never spoke.