Ann Savage (born Berniece Maxine Lyon, February 19, 1921 – December 25, 2008) was an American film and television actress. She is best remembered as the greedy cigarette-puffing''

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'' in the critically acclaimed

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'' Detour'' (1945). She featured in more than 20

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s between 1943 and 1946. Effectively leaving the film business in the mid 1950s, Savage made occasional appearances on television and worked for industrial and inspirational film producers from the 1950s to the 1970s. She made a number of live appearances at film festivals, especially for screenings of ''Detour''. In 2007 she was cast by director

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as his mother in '' My Winnipeg'', "a part that had been tipped to bring her an Academy Award and which introduced her to a legion of new fans"."Ann Savage" (Obituary)
in ''

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'', January 2, 2009

Early life

Ann Savage was born Bernice Maxine Lyon in Columbia, South Carolina. During her early years, her family moved often as her father, an officer in the United States Army, relocated from base to base."My Winnipeg's Ann Savage dies" (obituary)
at

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, December 28, 2008. Accessed January 7, 2009 After he died when Berniece was four years old, her mother moved the two of them to Los Angeles. Growing up around the corner from the Jewelry District, the

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movie palaces of downtown Los Angeles served as her babysitter while her mother worked selling jewelry. She attended 64th Street Grammar School and Mount Vernon Junior High and first stepped on a sound stage at the age of 17 at MGM Studios and was screen tested by

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. Ann spent time among the more famous Hollywood kids of the day, such as

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Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

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, and

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. Her MGM test did not work out, prompting her to get her teeth capped and acquire theatre training at the

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workshop on

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. Reinhardt oversaw her name change, and Berniece became Ann Savage. The Reinhardt school's manager, Bert D'Armand, became Savage's agent, and the two later married. Savage was offered a

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by Fox, but she decided not to turn up, as she knew the studio already had a bevy of pretty blondes.

Career

1940s

Savage instead made a screen test with

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—after playing Lorna in a Reinhardt acting showcase of Odet's ''Golden Boy''"—and was offered a contract. Recalling Columbia mogul

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as "a friendly Uncle type", Savage remembered Cohn being intimidated by acid-tongued

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. The two actresses featured together in '' What a Woman!'', one of a dozen films with Savage released in 1943. Although Columbia typically groomed its girls in the mold of

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, Savage's look echoed

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, although her customary blonde locks were reddened for ''

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'' (1943) "so that the star, Penny Singleton, would be the only blonde on screen." She joined Joan Davis and

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in ''Two Senoritas from Chicago'' (1943) and starred (as a

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) in the first of several outings with Tom Neal in '' Klondike Kate'' (1943). At this time, during World War II, Savage was also a popular pin-up model, including posing for a centerfold in ''Esquire'' shot by

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. She was a tireless seller of

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s on two nationwide drives coordinated by Hollywood studios with the United States government.

''Detour'' (1945)

Although Savage and Neal did not see eye-to-eye (she found him "childlike"), the duo would star together in ''Two Man Submarine'' and ''The Unwritten Code'' (both 1944) before their most famous film, the 1945 film noir '' Detour''. Reminiscing in the 1980s about her career as a stalwart actress in B movies, Savage dismissed most of her roles as "mindless", saying: "The actresses were just scenery. The stories all revolved around the male actors; they really had the choice roles. All the actresses had to do was to look lovely, since the dialogue was ridiculous". ''Detour'', she felt, was different. The two leads underwent

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, with Savage's Vera blackmailing Neal's Al, in a style described by her manager Kent Adamson as "vicious and predatory... very sexually aggressive". Although the B-feature was shot quickly in 28 days, its status has been cemented over the years. Director

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called her work "at least 15 years ahead of its time", and ''The Guardian'' termed Ann "a Garbo for our times". More recently, critics such as Derek Malcolm and

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have praised the film, with Norman calling Savage "sultry and sexy... a feline film noir star at its finest". After ''Detour'', although Savage starred in a half-dozen more films during the later 1940s—including ''Scared Stiff'' (1945), ''The Spider'' (1945), ''The Dark Horse'' (1946), and ''Satan's Cradle'' (1949; a rare

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)—her most prolific years were behind her. When ''Detour'' entered the

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, it frequently was syndicated on television channels and released in numerous VHS incarnations. Gaining

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and garnering critical acclaim as "arguably film noir's greatest low-budget feature", this exposure earned Savage a new, younger following. From the 1980s, Savage also attended a number of film festivals, helping to bolster her personal status and leading her to emerge once more as "a glamorous figure-about-Hollywood at film festivals and galas". In 1983, she attended a screening of ''Detour'' held as a tribute to director Edgar Ulmer with Ulmer's widow Shirley.

1950s

During the early 1950s, Savage began working in television and found that she liked performing in anthology drama series, such as ''

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'', '' Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'', and '' The Ford Television Theatre''. She also guest-starred in episodes of '' Front Page Detective'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' (''The Pioneers''). She continued, however, to act on the big screen as well, including in

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's ''

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'' (1953) with

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, Joan Leslie and John Lund. As offers for additional movie and television roles began to dwindle, Savage started appearing in commercials and industrial films before essentially withdrawing from acting by the mid 1950s.

Personal life

180px, Savage in 1944 In Los Angeles in July 1938, while still using her birth name Berniece Lyon, Savage married a 21-year-old gas station attendant, Clark Tennyson. The couple divorced three years later. After a second, even briefer marriage to Douglas Worthington from 1944 to 1945, she married her agent Bert D'Armand in January 1946. D'Armand, who was 18 years older than Savage, proved to be a stabilizing influence on the actress's life.Muller, pp. 165-169, 266-270. The two left California in the mid 1950s, moving to

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and later, before Bert's death in 1969, splitting their time between New York and Florida. After Bert's death, Savage returned to Los Angeles to be near her mother. There she took odd jobs to finance flying lessons, becoming a licensed pilot in 1979. Her manager quoted her as saying that she loved flying because it put her "closer to God and Bert". She also became part-owner of a small tool company and later took a secretarial course and became a docket clerk receptionist and then a secretary at the law firm Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles. Savage was keen on the "preservation and celebration of all things Hollywood", becoming a volunteer and advisory board member of Hollywood Heritage.

Later years

Savage's exposure and the praise heaped on ''Detour'' led to her appearing in the 1986 film '' Fire with Fire'' and in a guest role on the television show ''

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''.

''My Winnipeg''

In 2007, she enjoyed a comeback, and rave reviews, when Canadian filmmaker

cast her as his mother in his '' My Winnipeg'' (2008), a "personal portrait of his hometown". Maddin, according to Savage's manager, is a fan of ''Detour'', and Savage's role in his film—"a part that had been tipped to bring her an

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"—also "introduced her to a legion of new fans, including

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, and

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". Maddin has stated that he cast Savage because she "would have scared the pants off

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". ''My Winnipeg'' was critically acclaimed and won prizes from both the

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and the

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as well as the Best Canadian Feature Film at the

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and a

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nomination.

Death

Remaining blonde through her eighties and continuing to attend film festivals and galas, Savage had a series of strokes and became a resident of the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in California. She died in her sleep on December 25, 2008, aged 87. Her remains were interred with her husband D'Armand at the

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in Los Angeles, California. Her personal and career memorabilia will become part of the

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at the University of Texas at Austin alongside the archives of

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, and others.

Legacy

In 2005, Savage was elevated to the status of "icon and legend" by the

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. In 2007, ''Time'' named Savage's role as Vera in ''Detour'' one of the "Top 10 Movie Villains" and ''Detour'' as one of the 100 best movies.Adamson, Kent, "Ann Savage: A Friend to Hollywood Heritage"
Accessed January 7, 2009 In 2010, McFarland and Co. published ''Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage'', by Kent Adamson and Lisa Morton.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1943) - Vivian * ''

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'' (1943) - Betty Barnaby * ''

Murder in Times Square ''Murder in Times Square'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Chapman and John Litel.Morton & Adamson p.181-82 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks. Plot A Broa ...

'' (1943) - Miss Ruth (uncredited) * '' Saddles and Sagebrush'' (1943) - Ann Parker * '' The More the Merrier'' (1943) - Miss Dalton (uncredited) * '' Two Señoritas from Chicago'' (1943) - Maria * '' Passport to Suez'' (1943) - Valerie King * '' Dangerous Blondes'' (1943) - Erika McCormick * ''

'' (1943) - Vicki Wheeler * '' Klondike Kate'' (1943) - Kathleen O'Day * '' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1943) - Jane Drake * ''

Two-Man Submarine ''Two-Man Submarine'' is a 1944 American action film directed by Lew Landers and written by Griffin Jay and Leslie T. White. The film stars Tom Neal, Ann Savage, J. Carrol Naish, Robert B. Williams, Abner Biberman and George Lynn. The film wa ...

'' (1944) - Pat Benson * '' The Last Horseman'' (1944) - Judy Ware * '' Ever Since Venus'' (1944) - Janet Wilson * '' The Unwritten Code'' (1944) - Mary Lee Norris * '' Dancing in Manhattan'' (1944) - Valerie Crawford * '' Scared Stiff'' (1945) - Sally Warren * ''

Midnight Manhunt ''Midnight Manhunt'' is a 1945 film noir crime film mystery directed by William C. Thomas and written by David Lang. The film premiered on July 24, 1945 and is in the public domain. The film stars William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey and Ge ...

'' (1945) - Sue Gallagher * '' Apology for Murder'' (1945) - Toni Kirkland * '' Detour'' (1945) - Vera * ''

The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by editor Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. A 119th Spider novel manuscr ...

'' (1945) - Florence Cain * '' The Dark Horse'' (1946) - Mary Burton * '' The Last Crooked Mile'' (1946) - Sheila Kennedy * '' Lady Chaser'' (1946) - Inez Marie Polk / Palmer * ''

Renegade Girl ''Renegade Girl'' is a 1946 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Ann Savage, Alan Curtis and Edward Brophy. It was one of a few movies made by the short-lived Affiliated Productions, and was released through Robert L. ...

'' (1946) - Jean Shelby * '' Jungle Flight'' (1947) - Laurey Roberts * ''

Any Number Can Play ''Any Number Can Play'' is a 1949 drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. It is based on Edward Harris Heth's novel of the same name. It stars Clark Gable and Alexis Smith. Plot Casino owner Charley Enley Kyng (Clark Gable) is advised by his physic ...

'' (1949) - Woman in Office (uncredited) * ''

Satan's Cradle ''Satan's Cradle'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by J. Benton Cheney, and starring Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Ann Savage, Douglas Fowley and Byron Foulger. It was released on October 7, 1949, by United Ar ...

'' (1949) - Lil * ''

Pygmy Island ''Pygmy Island'' is a 1950 Jungle Jim film starring Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. It was movie number five in the series. Production Filming started 19 June 1950. Katzman hired several midget actors to play pygmies. The film was shot ...

'' (1950) - Capt. Ann R. Kingsley * '' Pier 23'' (1951) - Ann Harmon * ''

'' (1953) - Glenda * '' Fire with Fire'' (1986) - Sister Harriet * '' My Winnipeg'' (2007, Documentary) - Mother (final film role)

Selected Television

References

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