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	Barbara Bel Geddes dies aged 82
		Barbara Bel Geddes, the genteel stage and screen actress best known as Miss Ellie, the forbearing matriarch on the 1970s and '80s television series "Dallas," died Monday at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
		Barbara Bel Geddes family left a message on the Ultimate Dallas Condolence board thanking fans for their messages of sympathy and support.
		Miss Bel Geddes was married twice, first to engineer Carl Schreuer, from 1944-51, and then to Broadway director Windsor Lewis, from 1951 until his death in 1972.
	www.ultimatedallas.com /barbarabelgeddes (596 words)

	Actress Barbara Bel Geddes has died - TELEVISION - MSNBC.com
		Barbara Bel Geddes, the winsome actress who rose to stage and movie stardom but reached her greatest fame as Miss Ellie Ewing in the long-running TV series “Dallas,” has died.
		Bel Geddes won an Emmy in 1980 as best lead actress in a drama series and remains the only nighttime soap star to be so honored.
		Barbara Bel Geddes, shown here in 1949, had a whole career before "Dallas," but her role as the gentle yet strong Ewing family matriarch brought her a whole new generation of fans.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8898185 (856 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an Oscar-nominated American actress, best known for her role on the hit CBS drama, Dallas, as its motherly matriarch, Miss Ellie Ewing.
		Bel Geddes was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Helen Belle Sneider and industrial architect Norman Bel Geddes.
		Bel Geddes retired from film in 1966 to care for her then ailing husband, who died of cancer in 1972.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barbara_Bel_Geddes (494 words)

	Biography for Barbara Bel Geddes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Barbara Bel Geddes is best remembered as Miss Ellie, the Ewing family matriarch on the long-running TV series "Dallas"; (1978), but the actress scored success on stage and screen long before she found fame on television.
		Bel Geddes made several TV appearances on the series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"; (1955) and other programs in the mid-'50s, but her greatest television role came as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow on "Dallas"; (1978), which enjoyed a run of 13 years (1978-1991).
		Bel Geddes returned for the 1985-86 season and continued on "Dallas"; (1978) until 1990, when she effectively retired from acting.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0000895/bio (653 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Barbara Bel Geddes
		Photograph: AP To viewers, all over the world, of the television series Dallas, Barbara Bel Geddes, who has died of cancer aged 82, was Miss Ellie, mother of the evil JR and his younger, wimpish brother Bobby.
		While Bel Geddes was often typecast as a chronic worrier over impending disaster, there was another quality buried deep inside her performances that was seldom allowed release: a certain maternal malice, a penchant for psychic murder while smiling through tears.
		In 1984 Bel Geddes had a heart attack, with the result that the role of Miss Ellie was taken over by Donna Reed.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1547434,00.html (1022 words)

	The Midwestern Roots of Barbara Bel Geddes
		When the gentle-voiced Bel Geddes started her acting career at age eighteen, she was no stranger to the theatre; her father was a well-known theatrical set designer.
		The daughter of Norman Bel Geddes and the former Helen Belle Sneider, Barbara Bel Geddes was born in New York City on 31 October 1922.
		Barbara Bel Geddes died of lung cancer on 8 August 2005 at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
	www.genealogymagazine.com /babelge.html (1283 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Bel Geddes: From Broadway to Dallas
		Barbara Bel Geddes, who has died at the age of 82, will always be remembered for playing the matriarch Miss Ellie in long-running glamorous soap Dallas.
		Bel Geddes fulfilled her ambition of working with heavyweight, respected film directors when she was cast by both Elia Karzan and Alfred Hitchcock.
		Bel Geddes' own health suffered in 1984 when she had a heart attack, keeping her out of the show for six months.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4140898.stm (563 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes
		Her film career was interrupted by McCarthyism, so Bel Geddes returned to the stage, appearing in numerous Broadway productions, and originating the role of Maggie in the first run of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
		Bel Geddes came to her widest fame, of course, on Dallas from 1978-90.
		Bel Geddes had a mastectomy in the early 1970s, and her Miss Ellie character underwent the same operation on Dallas several years later.
	www.nndb.com /people/925/000022859 (338 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes News
		By WENN Jul 31, 2006 Actress Charlene Tilton was devastated by the death of former Dallas co-star Barbara Bel Geddes because the actress was not just a friend but an "idol." Bel Geddes, who starred as Miss...
		Barbara Bel Geddes, better known as the matriarch Miss Ellie in Dallas, has died at the age of 82.
		Actress Barbara Bel Geddes, best known for her role playing Miss Ellie in TV soap opera Dallas, has died at her home in Maine aged 82.
	www.topix.net /who/barbara-bel-geddes (587 words)

	Extravagant Crowd \| Barbara Bel Geddes
		As a stage, film, and television performer, Bel Geddes won the admiration of critics as a bright and charming actress of emotional depth, a skillful performer of complex roles.
		When Bel Geddes appeared in plays that were not well received by critics, she was often singled out for praise.
		Like many popular theater actresses of her generation, Bel Geddes is best remembered for a television role and not the theatrical performances that made her famous.
	beinecke.library.yale.edu /cvvpw/gallery/geddes1.html (439 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Dallas' Miss Ellie dies of cancer
		In 1945, Bel Geddes made a splash on Broadway with her first important role in Deep Are the Roots.
		She was propelled to worldwide fame in one of the most popular dramas in the history of television, which ran for 13 years.
		Bel Geddes was married twice and is survived by two daughters, Susan and Betsy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4140322.stm (335 words)

	Playbill News: Tony Nominee Barbara Bel Geddes, Broadway's "Cat" on a Hot Tin Roof, Dead at 82
		Barbara Bel Geddes, the actress who originated the role of antsy, hungry Maggie the Cat in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof decades before she played the more composed matriarch Miss Ellie Ewing on TV's "Dallas," died Aug. 8 of cancer, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
		Bel Geddes suffered a heart attack in 1984, Miss Ellie was briefly played by Donna Reed until the original actress returned.
		Bel Geddes was born in New York City.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/94489.html (765 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes, R.I.P. - MJ Forums
		Bel Geddes was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress for the 1948 drama I Remember Mama and was the original Maggie the Cat on Broadway in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
		In her film career, Bel Geddes was able to work with great filmmakers such as Kazan (Panic in the Streets) and Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo).
		She was born in New York City on Oct. 31, 1922, the daughter of renowned industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes.
	www.moviejustice.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=7787 (1474 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes — Infoplease.com
		The daughter of noted designer and producer, Norman Bel Geddes (1893–1958), Bel Geddes made her theatrical debut in 1940, her Broadway debut in 1941, and her film debut in 1947.
		Barbara Bel Geddes - Barbara Bel Geddes Age: 82 Emmy Award–winning actress who had a long career in film and on...
		Barbara Bel Geddes.(died in August at her home at the age of 82)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
	www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0763047.html (232 words)

	USATODAY.com - Film, stage star Barbara Bel Geddes dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During her 11 years playing Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas, Barbara Bel Geddes kept son J.R. in line, comforted granddaughter Lucy and held the family together after husband Jock's death.
		Monday, Bel Geddes died of lung cancer at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, at age 82.
		Barbara Bel Geddes (seated) played Miss Ellie Ewing on the hit CBS drama, Dallas.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-08-10-bel-geddes-obit_x.htm?csp=34 (354 words)

	GreenCine Daily: Barbara Bel Geddes, 1922 - 2005.
		Long before sighing through the misdeeds of her Texas brood at TV's fictional South Fork, Miss Bel Geddes originated the role of Maggie, the caustic, sexually starved wife in Tennessee Williams's 1955 Broadway play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
		In a memorable 1958 episode of TV's Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Miss Bel Geddes played a housewife who murders her unfaithful husband with a frozen leg of lamb, roasts the murder weapon and serves it to the detectives.
		I would have like to honor Bel Geddes, and many, many others, while they were still with us, but for some reason take them for granted until they are taken from us.
	daily.greencine.com /archives/001106.html (482 words)

	Cancer Kills Barbara Bel Geddes, Stage & Screen Actress, 82, Best Known For Role On TV's 'Dallas' - CBS News
		The San Francisco Chronicle said Bel Geddes, a longtime smoker, died Monday of lung cancer at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
		But she was best known as the matriarch of the rambunctious Ewing oil family on "Dallas," which hurtled to the top of the ratings despite negative reviews.
		Bel Geddes called the television show "real fun," but it was also marked by tragedy.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/08/10/entertainment/main770068.shtml (683 words)

	Film, stage and TV star Barbara Bel Geddes
		LOS ANGELES - Barbara Bel Geddes, the winsome actress who rose to stage and movie stardom but reached her greatest fame as Miss Ellie Ewing in the long-running TV series Dallas, has died.
		Bel Geddes, daughter of renowned industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes, was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress for the 1948 drama I Remember Mama and was the original Maggie the Cat on Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
		In 1946 she signed a contract with RKO that granted her unusual request to be committed to only one picture a year.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/local/articles/0811death11.html (375 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes Photos - Barbara Bel Geddes News - Barbara Bel Geddes Information
		In this two-part episode, J.R. is on the brink of despair, holding a gun to his own head, when he's visited by an other-worldly type named Adam.
		Barbara Bel Geddes dies at 82 2005-08-10 17:52:00
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	Barbara Bel Geddes Articles - Time/People etc - Soap Chat
		I have lots of BBG articles kindly added to the UD Forum by Pamela, but here are the Time and People ones and a 1966 one.
		Barbara Bel Geddes sort of reminds me of Martha Stewart in some of the above pictures.
		I especiallyl love the picture of BBG showing her farmhouse in the background.
	www.soapchat.burtonhosting.com /showthread.php?t=119134 (450 words)

	Barbara Bel Geddes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Barbara Bel Geddes is best remembered as Miss Ellie, the Ewing family...
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		Find where Barbara Bel Geddes is credited alongside another name
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	Amazon.ca: Panic In The Streets: DVD: Elia Kazan,Barbara Bel Geddes,Lewis Charles,Tommy Cook,Paul Douglas,Edward ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Among the veterans in the lustrous cast are Barbara Bel Geddes, Zero Mostel, and Jack Palance.
		Kazan's loose style with actors was innovative for 1950, and he would continue to hone his direction of "method" acting in the next several years with such films as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and East of Eden.
		Look for Barbara Bel Geddes ("Dallas") and young Tommy Rettig ("The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" and "Lassie") as Widmark's wife and son.
	www.amazon.ca /Panic-Streets-Barbara-Bel-Geddes/dp/B0006UEVVS (1374 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Barbara Bel Geddes dies
		Photograph: AP Barbara Bel Geddes, the actor best remembered as Miss Ellie, the long-suffering matriarch in the television series Dallas, died of lung cancer on Monday at her home in Maine.
		Although television's lurid tale of a Texas oil dynasty brought Bel Geddes to the attention of a modern audience, she was an established stage and film actress before moving to Southfork.
		She was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the 1948 film I Remember Mama.
	www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,1546855,00.html (184 words)

	MTV Movies \| Barbara Bel Geddes \| 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.
	www.mtv.com /movies/person/4494/bio.jhtml (106 words)

	Remembering Barbara Bel Geddes
		Howard Hughes fired her for not being sexy enough, and she vied with Kim Novak's character for Jimmy Stewart's affections in Vertigo.
		After an up-and-down film career, Barbara Bel Geddes joined the television cast of Dallas to pay the bills, thinking the show would last just one season.
		Recently, the elegant "Miss Ellie" died at 82.
	www.aarp.org /fun/radio/pt_focus/remembering_barbara_bel_geddes.html (119 words)

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