Actress Geraldine Court 71
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The above link is from 24 November 2010. Court's death was not noted
here at the time.
Geraldine Court
The actress Geraldine Court passed away at her home in Warwick [NY] on
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, after a long illness. She was 71 one [sic]
years old.
She was born Geraldine Ann Oldenboom in Binghamton in 1939 to Gertrude
Callahan and Derk Odlenboom, the patented inventor during the early days
of IBM.
From the start, Geraldine was determined; the stage was set for her
first break with a little help from the actress Ruth Warrick.
Gerry was ushering at a Broadway theater when Ms. Warrick found her in
the alley in tears because she could not get and audition for "Barefoot
in the Park."
Ms. Warrick arranged for an audition with Mike Nichols, who cast Ms.
Court as the understudy to Joan Van Ark in the National Tour. She
eventually took over the lead, acting with Myrna Loy.
For the next 25 years Ms. Court was busy developing her craft and talent
in the New York theatre and television. She first came to the attention
of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where the president of the
Academy, Frances Fuller, awarded her a full scholarship. She studied
further with Viveca Lindfors, Philip Burton and Uta Hagen.
Her performance in "The Lower Depths," directed by Robert Moss, brought
her to the attention of agent Stephen Draper who signed her as a client
and became a life long friend.
The doors of television knocked in the early 70's, starting with "As The
World Turns."
Ms. Court eventually became a contract player for seven years on "The
Doctors" as Ann Larimar, working with David O'Brien and Anna Stuart.
That was followed by five years playing Jennifer Richards on "The
Guiding Light."
Working with six other actresses, Geraldine established Coven Production
in New York, producing and directing to the delight of the New York
critics.
People Picks and Pans: Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the New York Stage
company: "Court has put her own stamp on the production."
Village Voice: "Lovely lovely abridged interpretation of "As You Like
It.' I know nothing about Ms. Court but she seems to be one of the most
astute new director I have encountered in a long time."
Rumanian director Andrei Serban, enchanted by Geraldine's production,
quickly hired her as his directorial assistant to go on tour throughout
Europe and the Middle East with "As You Like It" and "The Trojan Women."
She also began the development of original material at the Westport
County Playhouse Workshop, working closely with longtime friends and
supporters Burry Fredrik and Jerome Kilty.
Encouraged by her award-winning submission of "And Other Fragile
Things," Geraldine decided to dedicate her talent to writing in the mid
1980s.
She is survived by Valerie Ward, her companion of 21 years.
No services are planned.
Kris Baker
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> <30210ff0-1815-412a...@x1g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> <randi...@aol.com> wrote:
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>> http://m.strausnews.com/articles/2010/11/24/new_york/milestones/passings/3.txt
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> Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, after a long illness. She was 71 one [sic]
Now we know who writes those ads that say
"Cut down a bit of your belly everyday by following
this one 1 weird old tip."
Kris
Kris Baker
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>> Encouraged by her award-winning submission of "And Other Fragile
>> Things," Geraldine decided to dedicate her talent to writing in the mid
>> 1980s.
>
>
> Self-written obits: your last crack at sounding important.
>
>
Village Voice: "Lovely lovely abridged interpretation
of "As You Like It.' I know nothing about Ms. Court but
she seems to be one of the most astute new director [sic]
I have encountered in a long time."
Kris