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Barbara Bel Geddes
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Actor Born: October 31, 1922 in New York City, NY Death: August 8, 2005 in Northeast Harbor, ME Biography:The daughter of Norman Bel Geddes, the noted architect and theatrical set designer, "Barbara Bel Geddes" was a professional stage actress from age 18. She gained prominence as the ingenue in the original Broadway production of that summer-stock perennial Out of the Frying Pan. Other accomplishments in "Barbara"'s years on stage included the New York critics circle award in 1945, and her performance as Maggie "The Cat" in the original 1955 production of "Tennessee Williams"' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Ms. Bel Geddes enjoyed a promising beginning in films in 1947's "The Long Night" (remake of Marcel Carne's "Le Jour se Leve"); one year later, she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as "Irene Dunne"'s daughter in "I Remember Mama" (1948). The House UnAmerican Activities Committee investigations effectively ended Ms. Bel Geddes' starring career in films. She returned before the cameras thanks to a... Full Biography
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