| Birth: | Nov. 24, 1913 | | Death: | Jul. 17, 2005 | 
Actress. She was born in Greystones, near Dublin (Ireland) and died in Manhattan. Her role in the film "Wuthering Heights" (1939), earned her an Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in "Dark Victory" (1939), "Wilson" (1944), "Three Strangers" (1946), "Harry and Tonto" (1974) and "Arthur" (1981). On stage, she played 'Goneril' in King Lear (1956), 'Gertrude' in Hamlet at Stratford, Connecticut, in 1958, and 'Juno' in Juno and the Paycock at the Long Wharf Theatre at New Haven in 1973. Then, in 1975, she was acclaimed in the role of 'Mary Tyrone' in Long Day's Journey into Night, playing opposite Robert Ryan. In 1969, she founded the Everyman street theatre company to take drama out to the most depressed sections of New York City. She also started a career as a singer and toured with a cabaret act, Street Songs, during the 1980s in which she sang a wide range of songs - from the Beatles to Edith Piaf. The son of her first marriage is director Michael Lindsay-Hogg and Tara Fitzgerald is her great-niece. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cause of death: Complications of Alzheimer's Disease
Search Amazon for Geraldine Fitzgerald | | | Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx
Bronx County
New York, USA
Plot: Chestnut Hill, Section 111 Lot 12461 (Scheftel family plot) |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
Record added: Jul 18, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 11383726 |
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george
Added: Jun. 13, 2013 |
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george
Added: Jun. 13, 2013 |
Geraldine, you were one of my most favorite actresses who brought me a lot of joy over the years especially in the role of the grandmother in Poltergeist II. Every time I see the scenes with you talking to the granddaughter~it makes me cry & think of me ...(Read more)
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Deanna Duncan
Added: May. 19, 2013 |
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