Anne Baxter 1970s in "Applause", the musical version of "All About Eve", but this time as Margo Channing (succeeding Lauren Bacall). In the 1970s, Baxter was a frequent guest and guest host on "The Mike Douglas Show". She portrayed a murderous film star on an episode of "Columbo", called "Requiem for a Falling Star". In this episode, she portrayed a fading movie star called Nora Chandler, perhaps in homage to the fading star Margo Channing of "All About Eve". In 1971, she had a role in "Fools' Parade" as an aging prostitute who helps characters played by Jimmy Stewart, Strother Martin, and
The Sisters (1938 film) there. At the ball on the night of the 1908 presidential election, Frank and Louise are reunited and decide to give their marriage another chance. The film was based on a popular novel. Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis were originally announced as female stars. Following "Jezebel", Bette Davis was dismayed to be assigned to "Comet Over Broadway", a melodrama in which she would portray a Broadway actress who sacrifices her career to care for her ne'er-do-well husband when he is released from prison. "This was the first nothing script I was given since my court battle in England," Davis later