Geraldine Fitzgerald
About
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Birth Place
Dublin, IE
Born
November 24, 1913
Died
July 17, 2005
Cause of Death
Alzheimer's Disease
Biography
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A dark-haired classic beauty from the Dublin stage, Fitzgerald had appeared in several British films before making her Broadway debut in the 1938 Mercury Theater production of George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House" and her Hollywood debut in "Dark Victory" (1939). She is perhaps best remembered for her splendid, Oscar-nominated supporting performance as Isabella, poignantly suffering t...
Filmography
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I Could Read the Sky
(1999)
Eileen
Bump in the Night
(1991)
Things That Go Bump in the Night
(1989)
Arthur 2: On The Rocks
(1988)
Martha Bach
Night of Courage
(1987)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
(1986)
Family & Companions
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Edward Lindsay-Hogg
Husband
Songwriter, (some sources say horse-breeder). Married in 1936; divorced in 1946.
Stuart Scheftel
Husband
Businessman. Married on September 10, 1946; president, Museum of Famous People; co-founder Pan-Am Building; grandson of the founder of Macy's department store.
Notes
Received the Handel Medallion from the city of New York (1974) for Everyman Street Theatre.
Biography
A dark-haired classic beauty from the Dublin stage, Fitzgerald had appeared in several British films before making her Broadway debut in the 1938 Mercury Theater production of George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House" and her Hollywood debut in "Dark Victory" (1939). She is perhaps best remembered for her splendid, Oscar-nominated supporting performance as Isabella, poignantly suffering the pangs of unrequited love, in William Wyler's adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" (1939). Off to a fine start in Hollywood, Fitzgerald played strong-willed women throughout the 1940s. Among her notable performances was as one of the eponymous characters in the highly intriguing "Three Strangers" (1946), in which she more than held her own opposite Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre. After being put on suspension for protesting too many dull studio-chosen roles, though, Fitzgerald found that by the end of the decade her screen career had virtually petered out.
Fitzgerald's career slowed down somewhat during the 1950s and 60s, but she did TV and stage work, and made intermittent film appearances. She did fine work, for example, as the wife of a straying man (Gary Cooper) in "Ten North Frederick" (1958). In the 1970s, Fitzgerald made a triumphant return to the stage as an actress (in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" 1971), director ("Mass Appeal" 1980, for which she received a Tony nomination) and street performer (with her Everyman Street Theatre). She was memorable in a brief turn as Dudley Moore's wise grandmother in "Arthur" (1981) and also appeared in its inevitable, though inferior sequel, "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" (1988). In 1988, she received an Emmy nomination for a guest spot as an elderly woman contemplating suicide on the long-running sitcom, "The Golden Girls." Her son is director Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
I Could Read the Sky
(1999)
Eileen
Bump in the Night
(1991)
Things That Go Bump in the Night
(1989)
Arthur 2: On The Rocks
(1988)
Martha Bach
Night of Courage
(1987)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
(1986)
Circle Of Violence
(1985)
Charlotte Kessling
Do You Remember Love
(1985)
Lorraine Wyatt
The Link
(1985)
Mrs Thomason
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
(1984)
Dixie: Changing Habits
(1983)
Sister Agnes
Easy Money
(1983)
Arthur
(1981)
Lovespell
(1979)
Bye Bye Monkey
(1978)
Toland
The Mango Tree
(1977)
Grandma Carr
Yesterday's Child
(1977)
Emma Talbot
The Quinns
(1977)
Echoes Of A Summer
(1976)
Sara
Harry and Tonto
(1974)
The Last American Hero
(1973)
Rachel, Rachel
(1968)
Reverend Wood
The Pawnbroker
(1965)
Marilyn Birchfield
The Fiercest Heart
(1961)
Tante Maria
Ten North Frederick
(1958)
Edith Chapin
The Late Edwina Blake
(1951)
So Evil My Love
(1948)
Susan Courtney
O.S.S.
(1946)
Ellen Rogers, also known as Elaine Dupree
Three Strangers
(1946)
Crystal Shakleford
Nobody Lives Forever
(1946)
Gladys Halvorsen
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
(1945)
Lettie Quincy
Wilson
(1945)
Edith [Bolling Galt] Wilson
Ladies Courageous
(1944)
[Virginia] Virgie Alford
Watch on the Rhine
(1943)
Marthe de Brancovis
The Gay Sisters
(1942)
Evelyn Gaylord [Burton]
Shining Victory
(1941)
Dr. Mary Murray
Flight from Destiny
(1941)
Betty Farroway
A Child Is Born
(1940)
Grace Sutton
'Til We Meet Again
(1940)
Bonny Coburn
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
Isabella [Linton]
Dark Victory
(1939)
Ann King
The Mill On The Floss
(1937)
Cafe Mascot
(1936)
Debt of Honor
(1936)
Department Store
(1935)
Three Witnesses
(1935)
Turn of the Tide
(1935)
The Ace Of Spades
(1935)
The Lad
(1935)
Open All Night
(1934)
Cast (Special)
Street Scenes: New York on Film
(1992)
The 44th Annual Tony Awards
(1990)
Performer
Reno's Cabaret Reunion
(1989)
Mabel and Max
(1987)
Tartuffe
(1978)
Madame Pernelle
Ah, Wilderness!
(1976)
Essie
Beyond the Horizon
(1976)
Mrs Atkins
Forget-Me-Not Lane
(1975)
Amy Bisley
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
(1974)
Grandmother
We the Women
(1974)
A Touch of the Poet
(1974)
The Moon and Sixpence
(1959)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(1955)
Elizabeth Barrett
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Virtuoso
(1991)
Twice Shy
(1989)
Kennedy
(1983)
Life Events
1932
Stage debut at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
1934
British film acting debut, "Blind Justice"
1938
Moved to USA; made New York stage debut in "Heartbreak House" with the Mercury Theater
1939
First American film as actress, "Dark Victory", starring Bette Davis
1950
US TV debut "The Marble Faun"
1968
Founded Everyman Street Theatre with Brother Jonathan Ringkamp
1972
Co-produced Lincoln Center Community Street Festival
1976
Created and starred in one-woman show, "Songs of the "Streets"
1980
Directed New York stage production of "Mass Appeal"
Photo Collections
1 Photo
Wilson - Movie Poster
Wilson - Movie Poster
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Edward Fitzgerald
Father
Attorney. Lawfirm, E & T Fitzgerald is mentioned in James Joyce's "Ulysses".
Edith Fitzgerald
Mother
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Son
Director. Born May 5, 1940.
Susan Scheftel
Daughter
Father, Stuart Scheftel.
Tara Fitzgerald
Great-Niece
Actor.
Companions
Edward Lindsay-Hogg
Husband
Songwriter, (some sources say horse-breeder). Married in 1936; divorced in 1946.
Stuart Scheftel
Husband
Businessman. Married on September 10, 1946; president, Museum of Famous People; co-founder Pan-Am Building; grandson of the founder of Macy's department store.
Bibliography
Notes
Received the Handel Medallion from the city of New York (1974) for Everyman Street Theatre.
