Bel Geddes, Barbara (1922-2005)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1922-2005

Biography

Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She made her acting debut in 1941, performing on Broadway in the show "Out of the Frying Plan." Six years later, she starred in her first film "The Long Night." She was nominated for an academy award a year later for the film "I Remember Mama." Her biggest success on stage came in 1955 in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Modern audiences may best remember Bel Geddes for her role as Jimmy Stewart's character's ex-fiance Midge Wood in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo." Barbara Bel Geddes continued acting until 1990, retiring after a successful run on the T.V. show "Dallas."

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Movie Female Stars (various)

folder

Identifier: SC.214.7.23

Scope and Contents

This folder contains black and white photographs of Barbara Bel Geddes, Betty Grable with press releases attached and an 8x10" negative of the Grable images.

Dates: 1933-2003

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Eleanor Lambert collection, 1942-2003 / Photographs and documents, 1993-1998