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Geraldine Page
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- #001
At the time of her death, Geraldine Page was suffering from kidney disease and high blood pressure.
- #002
In 1985, she became the first woman to win an acting Oscar without having won any of her seven previous nominations. She received her eighth nomination the following year and finally won. As of 2018, the eight nominations she needed for her first win still stands as a record among actresses.
- #003
Geraldine Page was allergic to the sun, meaning she could only endure it for a few minutes, which made filming Hondo in the Mexican desert at 126 degrees difficult.
- #004
Geraldine Page received a standing ovation when she won her Oscar.
- #005
Geraldine Page was offered the role of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), but she turned it down. Louise Fletcher was cast instead and won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.
- #006
On February 17, 1964, Geraldine Page gave birth to her first child, Angelica Page, at the age of 39. The child's father was her second husband, Rip Torn.
- #007
At the time of her death, Geraldine Page was starring on Broadway in "Blithe Spirit."
- #008
Geraldine Page's husband, Rip Torn, is Sissy Spacek's cousin.
- #009
Among all actors nominated for at least six acting Oscars, Geraldine Page is the only one who never appeared in a film nominated for Best Picture.
- #010
Geraldine Page was born on her father's 30th birthday.
- #011
On June 1, 1965, Geraldine Page gave birth to her second and third children, twin sons John Torn and Tony Torn, at the age of 40. The children's father was her second husband, Rip Torn.
- #012
Geraldine Page taught acting at the Actors Studio and the Pelican Theatre in New York, as well as at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
- #013
Geraldine Page was portrayed by Sarah Paulson in Feud (2017).
- #014
Geraldine Page studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
- #015
Among all actors and actresses with at least eight Oscar acting nominations, Geraldine Page is the only one whose lead acting nominations do not outnumber her supporting acting nominations, with four of each.
- #016
Geraldine Page became the 92nd actor to win an Oscar, winning the Best Actress Oscar for The Trip to Bountiful (1985) at the 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) on March 24, 1986.
- #017
Geraldine Page was the daughter of Leon Elwin (1894-1968) and Pearl Page (née Maize) (1894-1953).
- #018
When Geraldine Page finished the Broadway play "Strange Interlude," she was one month pregnant with her daughter Angelica Page.
- #019
Geraldine Page was a lifelong Democrat.
- #020
Geraldine Page was the maternal granddaughter of Pinkney Maize (1850-1922) and Susan Maize (née Grindel) (1847-1925). Both were born and raised in the state of Missouri.
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