{"id":10857,"date":"2026-05-21T19:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:50:03","slug":"ann-robinson-star-of-original-war-of-the-worlds-dies-at-96-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=10857","title":{"rendered":"Ann Robinson, star of original \u2018War of the Worlds,\u2019 dies at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ann Robinson\u2019s life was shaped by both daring choices and unexpected consequences. Born in Hollywood in 1929, she crashed into the industry as a stunt performer before fate handed her Sylvia Van Buren in 1953\u2019s War of the Worlds, a role that would define her for generations. She watched audiences leave early screenings in stunned silence, not knowing she\u2019d just stepped into cinematic history. That single performance followed her for decades, from the late-\u201980s TV revival to fan conventions where she warmly embraced her legacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1861172\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yet behind the iconic status was a woman who knew regret. In 1957 she walked away from a rising career to marry matador Jaime Bravo, later admitting it \u201cblew\u201d her prospects \u201cright out of the water.\u201d After their divorce, she fought her way back with roles in Imitation of Life and a string of TV appearances, working steadily into her nineties. When she died at home in Los Angeles on September 26, 2024, at 96, the news was held close, her family guarding the mystery of her final months. No cause of death has been revealed. What remains is the image of a flame\u2011haired actress who outran Martians on screen, risked everything for love off screen, and still found her way back in front of the camera\u2014right up to her 2020 film, The Last Page of Summer. Her silence at the end only deepens the echo of a career that refused to fade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ann Robinson\u2019s life was shaped by both daring choices and unexpected consequences. 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