Lona Bailey

An authorized look at the life and career of Hollywood icon and Academy-Award Winning actress Anne Baxter. Anne Baxter’s life was a vibrant tapestry of remarkable talent, personal resilience, and enduring legacy still relevant today even 40 years after her death. Born into a family of extraordinary creativity as the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Anne was destined to make her own enduring mark on the world. Her journey into the spotlight began at just 13 years old. By the 1940s and 50s, she had become one of Hollywood’s most versatile actresses, delivering iconic performances in films like Guest in the House (1944), Yellow Sky (1948), The Razor’s Edge (1946), All About Eve (1950) and The Ten Commandments (1954). She also appeared in hit television series such as Batman, Ironside, Columbo, and Hotel. Alongside her career, she had three marriages, raised three daughters, and endured periods as a single working mother while juggling the demands of Hollywood. Her life swayed from heartbreak such as her miscarriage in the Australian bush to highs such as her triumphant return to Broadway in the 1970s to star in Applause, the musical adaptation of All About Eve. All About Anne Baxter is the first authorized biography of Anne Baxter, enriched by insights and exclusive interviews with her daughters, friends, and colleagues. It paints an intimate portrait of a woman who mastered her craft, defied expectations, and left a timeless mark on the entertainment world. Lona Bailey explores her entire journey, providing a deeper and more comprehensive portrait of her as an artist, a mother, and a woman navigating fame, family, and the evolving entertainment industry. Anne’s story is sure to inspire a new generation of readers to appreciate her artistry and the barriers she broke for women in entertainment.

Susan Cabot was a popular B-list movie actress in the 1940s-1950s whose grisly slaying perhaps gained her more notoriety than her on-screen and on-stage accomplishments. Susan had a significant acting career ultimately cheapened by the media circus surrounding her death.The role for which Susan was most recognized was Wasp Woman, Janice Starlin, the president of a cosmetics corporation who experiments with a youth serum made from the extract of wasps that proves to have deadly side effects--not unlike the experimental injections that contributed to her own real-life slaughter in 1986 at the hands of her son, Tim.Susan was essentially tried and convicted of her own murder due to the overbearing mother narrative purported by Tim's defense attorney team and the media. This biography broadens the narrative of Susan Cabot, detailing her legacy from a fresh perspective beyond the coils of her last years and brutal murder. It also explores the sociopolitical implications of victim-blaming, mother blame, and toxic masculinity that led to the skewing of Susan's life and death.Susan's side of the story has never been told... until now.

Lead Thou Me On tells the compelling story of one of Titanic's most unsung heroines.Britain's Lady No l Leslie, Countess of Rothes was one of the 325 first class passengers to board the luxury ocean liner on April 10, 1912. Four nights into the voyage, infamous disaster struck when The White Star's flagship collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic, sending all aboard into panic.The few lifeboats Titanic carried were frantically dispatched from the top deck amid the mass hysteria of frightened passengers of all classes. With a massive gash in the side of her hull from the iceberg, the celebrated show ship began to take on the Atlantic's frigid water and sink deeper and deeper under the enveloping sea's surface. White Star Line staffers gave women and children priority in the frenzied loading of lifeboats. Able Seaman Thomas William "Tom" Jones was given charge of lifeboat number eight as it was filled to half capacity with a few more than thirty passengers. Tom needed a second seaman to steer the lifeboat's tiller, and Britain's Countess of Rothes with her pearls and fur coat under her life jacket was chosen for the arduous job. The hymn "Lead Thou Me On" became much more than lyrics that night, as the Countess relied on God to see fellow survivors to safety. Beyond the doomed voyage of Titanic, Lady No l had a fascinating and Christ-honoring life that is being told for the first time through full-length biography.

She had one of the most recognizable faces and voices in American media for over 40 years. In radio, television, and film, Virginia went largely uncredited for many of her legendary performances including "Norma Bates" from Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic Psycho. In radio she was a favorite on classics like Dragnet, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and Richard Diamond, Private Detective. On television she was a regular guest on shows such as Dragnet, Gunsmoke, and The Twilight Zone. In film she gave her most memorable performances in productions including Psycho, Operation Petticoat, and Spencer's Mountain. Read the incredible story behind the familiar face and voice that until now has never been told. Virginia's is a story of great tragedy, resilience, and perseverance far more compelling than that of any character she ever portrayed. Discover the great lady behind the hundreds of unforgettable characters she gave our world. Through the pages of this biography, I invite you to meet legendary actress Virginia Gregg.