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Geraldine Page

actress

Born: Died: American

Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress. With a career which spanned four decades across film, stage, and television, Page was the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for four Tony Awards.

A native of Kirksville, Missouri, Page studied at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg in New York City. During the McCarthyism era, she was blacklisted in Hollywood because of her association with Hagen and did not work in film for eight years. Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Trip to Bountiful (1985). She was Oscar-nominated for her work in Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978), and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). She is also known for her roles in What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969), The Beguiled (1971) and The Rescuers (1977). On stage, she made her Broadway debut in the 1953 play Mid-summer.

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American actress

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    Geraldine Page, American actress, known for american actress, died on 1987-06-13. Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress.

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Geraldine Page was born on 1924-06-13 (American).
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American actress
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Geraldine Page died on 1987-01-01.

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