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Anne Ramsey
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Sixty years later, James (Marion’s brother) and Anne Ramsey of Longwood, Fla., have honored Marion’s memory in an extraordinary way. The couple has made a $1.5 million planned gift to the UW-Eau Claire Fulfilling the Promise of Excellence campaign to establish the Oliver Marion Ramsey Science Chair, which will endow a faculty position in the sciences.
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Bennington College graduate "Anne Ramsey" married actor "Logan Ramsey" in 1954; together, they formed Philadelphia's prestigious Theatre of the Living Arts. Despite her many stage credits, Ramsey did not actively pursue a film career during her first two decades as a professional. Put bluntly, she was far from photogenic; ... she decided to hold off working in films until she was as old as she looked. In 1971, she made her film bow, acting opposite her husband in "The Sporting Club". She continued essaying minor roles until the 1980s, when tragedy transformed Ramsey into a latter-day star. Suffering from throat cancer, Anne was forced to endure the removal of most of her tongue and jawbone. Thereafter, her performances had a sharp, pit-bull edginess that worked beautifully in such films as "Any Which Way You Can" (1980) and "The Goonies" (1985).
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From All Movie Guide: Bennington College graduate Anne Ramsey married actor Logan Ramsey in 1954; together, they formed Philadelphia's prestigious Theatre of the Living Arts. Despite her many stage credits, Ramsey did not actively pursue a film career during her first two decades as a professional. Put bluntly, she was far from photogenic; ... she decided to hold off working in films until she was as old as she looked. In 1971, she made her film bow, acting opposite her husband in The Sporting Club. She continued essaying minor roles until the 1980s, when tragedy transformed Ramsey into a latter-day star. Suffering from throat cancer, Anne was forced to endure the removal of most of her tongue and jawbone.
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Anne Ramsey is best known as a actress who played crusty old battleaxes. The stereotype earned her an Academy Award™ nomination for her role as Danny DeVito's mother in 1987's Throw Momma From the Train.
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The "momma" in question, Anne Ramsey, was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for the movie (who knew?), but died less than a year after the movie was released. No, she wasn't thrown from a train.
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In 1987, Ramsey was Oscar-nominated for her bravura portrayal of Danny DeVito's monstrous mother in Throw Momma From the Train. Reportedly as salty offscreen as on, Anne Ramsey refused to go gentle into That Good Night, continuing to work in films right up to her death in 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.
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