Tuesday, December 30, 2008

One Savage Lady

The actress Ann Savage died in her sleep December 25. 

According to her manager, she had complications due to strokes. She was at a nursing home, and she was 87.

She debuted in 1943, and her career had been over in the mid-1950s. This year she had starred in Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg.

She has been known best for being the femme fatale in Edgar G. Ulmer's Detour (1945). She played a woman blackmailing the character played by Tom Neal. The movie reversed the traditional gender roles of its time. 

Detour has been enjoying a following, and I'm looking forward to seeing it myself. 

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