Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald (November 24, 1913 – July 17, 2005) was an Irish actress and a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 2020, she was listed at number 30 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
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| Full name at birth | Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald
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| Claim to fame | Wuthering Heights (1939)
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1913
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland
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| Date of death | 17 July 2005
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| Age | 91 (age at death)
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| Place of death | New York City, New York, United States
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| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease
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| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
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- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 8120184. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- She was not shown in the so-called Memorial Tribute during the telecast of the 78th Annual Academy Awards, in which the Academy pays tribute to artist who passed away since the last Award's show, although she has been nominated for an Academy Award in 1940 and played roles in memorable movies.
- Reportedly a distant relative of Irish author James Joyce, her father's law firm, D. & T. Fitzgerald, is mentioned in Joyce's classic novel "Ulysses". His sister once worked for this law firm.
- Showed signs of Alzheimer's disease in the early '90s. The death of her husband in 1994 aggravated the severity of her illness afterward.
- A role in Rachel, Rachel (1968) required her to sing. Displeased with the results, she took voice lessons. She later became a cabaret artist. Her show "Streetsongs" was a nightclub hit and appeared three times on Broadway over the years.
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