Barbara Bel Geddes

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Biography

Recent Role:
Eleanor 'Miss Ellie' Southworth Ewing Farlow on Dallas
Gender:
Female
Born:
10-31-1922
Died:
8-10-2005 (Lung cancer)
Birthplace:
New York City, New York
When Barbara Bel Geddes died, it was inevitable that obituaries should highlight her long-running role in one of the silliest things she was ever in - TV's "Dallas" - rather than her marvellous work on Broadway and in the cinema; Miss Ellie took precedence over her heartbreaking performance in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo", or her brilliant comedy work on stage in the original productions of "The Moon Is Blue" and "Mary, Mary". The TV niche she settled into in the 1970s was also at odds with her earlier work in the medium - she had been unforgettable under Hitchcock's direction on… More another occasion (in the same year as "Vertigo") in the classic "Lamb To The Slaughter" episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". This was said to be Hitch's favourite segment in the show's long history, and is generally held to be the best of the handful he himself directed. When she went into "Dallas", her film career was already over and she later claimed she had been "flat broke" when she accepted the role of the Southfork matriarch. One hopes it was at least a lucrative engagement.

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  • Barbara Bel Geddes dies at 82

    Stage, film, and television star Barbara Bel Geddes has died of lung cancer. The accomplished actress, who won an Emmy award for her role on Dallas, was 82 years old.

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