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Geraldine Fitzgerald
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Irish-American actress (1913–2005)
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Geraldine Fitzgerald was a female singer and actor who worked in stage, film, and television. Born in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1913, she held citizenship in the United States and the Republic of Ireland. Her professional career began in 1934, and she was employed by Warner Bros. Entertainment. She received training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Gate Theatre, and Queen's College London.
Fitzgerald was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. She received a Daytime Emmy Award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was the mother of Michael Lindsay-Hogg. She died of natural causes from Alzheimer's disease in the Upper East Side in 2005. She is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lady Lindsay-Hogg was an Irish-American actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She was born south of Dublin, the daughter of Edith Catherine and Edward Martin FitzGerald. She studied painting at the Dublin School of Art. Inspired by her aunt, and began her acting career in at Dublin's Gate Theatre. After two seasons in Dublin, she moved to London, where…
Known for
- Chalk — Janet Slatt1997
- Bump in the Night — Mrs. Beauchamps1991
- Dick Francis: Twice Shy — Mrs. O'Rourke1989
- Arthur 2: On the Rocks — Martha Bach1988
- Night of Courage — Abby Abelsen1987
- A Year in the Life — Mrs. Wilbourne1987
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side — Gramma-Jess1986
- Circle of Violence: A Family Drama — Charlotte Kessling1986
- Do You Remember Love — Lorraine Wyatt1985
- The Golden Girls — Anna1985
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1913
- Active to
- 2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25
- Total plays
- 77
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Key facts
- Born
- Geraldine Mary Wilma Fitzgerald , ( 1913-11-24 ) November 24, 1913, Dublin , Ireland
- Died
- July 17, 2005 (2005-07-17) (aged 91), Upper East Side , Manhattan , New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx , New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1932–1991
- Spouses
- Edward Lindsay-Hogg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1946 ) Stuart Straus Scheftel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; died 1994 )
- Children
- 2, including Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Geraldine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Greystones
- Place of death
- Upper East Side
- Child
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Geraldine Fitzgerald 1955.JPG
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- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Commons category
- Geraldine Fitzgerald
- date of birth
- 1913-11-24
- date of death
- 2005-07-17
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Geraldine Fitzgerald
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- name in native language
- Geraldine Fitzgerald
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Encyclopedic overview
Geraldine Mary Wilma Fitzgerald (November 24, 1913 – July 17, 2005) was an Irish American actress. She received the Daytime Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She was a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2020 she was listed at number 30 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
She made her film debut in the British thriller Blind Justice (1934). She went on to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Isabella Linton in the William Wyler-directed romantic drama Wuthering Heights (1939). She acted in classic Hollywood films such as Dark Victory (1939), Watch on the Rhine (1943), and Wilson (1944). Her later films included The Pawnbroker (1964), Rachel, Rachel (1968), Harry and Tonto (1974), Arthur (1981), Easy Money (1983), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986).
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