Geraldine Page The Trip to Bountiful 1986

Geraldine Page did not make her debut on Broadway until the year 1953. Prior to that, she had worked on a variety of productions that were performed off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway. One of these was a play that was hardly known to the public entitled “The Thirteenth God. The show chronicled the life of Alexander the Great, with Geraldine portraying a prostitute. She was fortunate that the play only ran for three weeks in 1951, so she was not involved in a long run. The year after that play, Geraldine appeared in an off-Broadway theater production that ultimately earned her critical acclaim. She originated the role of the now-iconic character, Alma Winemiller, in the play “Summer & Smoke.” Geraldine would later repeat her performance for the film version, thus cementing her interpretation of Alma for generations to watch in years to come.

Geraldine Page In Her Dressing Room 1950s

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