Ann Savage was an American actress who appeared in several films, including the 1945 film Detour and the 1986 film Fire with Fire. Savage died on December 25, 2008, at the age of 87.
Death
Savage reportedly suffered complications from a series of strokes that resulted in her death at a nursing home on December 25, 2008. According to her manager, Kent Adamson, Savage died in her sleep. The actress was 87-years-old at the time of her death.FOX News: '40s Femme Fatale Star Ann Savage Dies at 87 (December 28, 2008)
Film and Television
- 1943: One Dangerous Night
- 1943: After Midnight with Boston Blackie
- 1943: The More the Merrier
- 1943: Murder in Times Square
- 1943: Klondike Kate
- 1944: Two-Man Submarine
- 1944: Dancing in Manhattan
- 1944: The Last Horseman
- 1944: The Unwritten Code
- 1945: Midnight Manhunt
- 1945: Apology for Murder
- 1945: Detour
- 1946: The Dark Horse
- 1946: The Last Crooked Mile
- 1946: Renegade Girl
- 1947: Jungle Flight
- 1950: Jungle Jim in Pygmy Island
- 1951: Pier 23
- 1953: Woman They Almost Lynched
- 1954-1955: City Detective
- 1986: Fire with Fire
Featured Video
Ann Savage News and Blogs
The Star: Six farewells (December 29, 2008)
Contactmusic: American Actress Savage Dies (December 29, 2008)
LA Times: '40s femme fatale star Ann Savage dies at 87 (December 28, 2008)
ABC News: Ann Savage Dies at 87 (December 28, 2008)
Bitten & Bound: Ann Savage 'Detour' Femme Fatale Dies 1921-2008 (December 28, 2008)
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References
Fast Facts
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Birth name
Bernice Maxine Lyon
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Born
February 19, 1921
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Birthplace
Columbia, South Carolina
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An only child
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Married three times
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Former husband Bert D'Armand died in 1969
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Attended
Max Reinhardt's acting school
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Began her career in theater
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Film debut
The Great Waltz in 1938
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Best remembered as a "cigarette-puffing femme fatale "
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Popular WWII pinup
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Died on December 25, 2008
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Buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles
