Ann Savage, a ferocious femme fatale and pinup who was never quite able to rise above B-movie status, died at 87 last week. Best known for her portrayal of a ruthless villain in 1945's Detour, Savage starred in more than 30 movies in the '40s and '50s, often playing bad girls. Born Bernice Maxine Lyon in Columbia, S.C., Savage left acting in the '60s but made a return to the silver screen last year in the acclaimed pseudo-documentary My Winnipeg. Savage had suffered a series of recent strokes.
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