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Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage,

is the first complete book dedicated to a remarkable woman who rose from dirt-poor roots in the rural South to the Hollywood limelight. The book includes Ann's biography and an in-depth filmography, covering all of Ann's film and television appearances with commentary, behind-the-scenes anecdotes (many provided by Ann herself), and rare photos. read more

February 2011Scarlet Magazine calls Savage Detours "entertaining and informative". Read more

November 2010Leonard Maltin blogs about Savage Detours! Read more

November 2010Savage Detours earns a 3-page rave review in Classic Images. Read more

As Vera in
Detour
She may be best-known as "Vera" in Edgar Ulmer's Detour (for which Time Magazine named her one of the 10 Greatest Villains), but she was also a studio ingenue, a celebrated model, an independent actress, a television pioneer, a jetsetter, an award-winning aviatrix, and finally a star. read more

In Ann's own words:

My father was a mean bastard. The less said about him, the better. He had a violent temper, which I inherited. I've never been able to forgive him for the things he did to my beautiful mother... read more

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