GERALDINE PAGE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 159901

GERALDINE PAGE. ALS: "G.P.T", 1p, 6x8. No place, no date, but circa 1982-1983. Begins: "Dear Sir". In full: "I am happy to send you a photograph I am enjoying so much playing Mother Miriam Ruth in 'Agnes of God' at the moment. When I get some other pictures I'll send them to you if you would like them." Page, who performed in Agnes of God at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway from March 30, 1982-September 4, 1983, was nominated for a 1982 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Mother Miriam Ruth. The play also starred Elizabeth Ashley and Amanda Plummer. Actress Geraldine Page (1924-1987) took home the Best Actress 1985 Academy Award for The Trip to Bountiful after being nominated for Oscars seven times: as Best Actress for Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and Interiors (1978) and for Best Supporting Actress honors for Hondo (1953, her debut film), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). Page, who had begun her acting career as a stage actress, had received raves for her performance in the off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke, and began her film career the following year. Page also won two Emmy Awards for her portrayals of Truman Capote's eccentric mother in A Christmas Memory (1967) and The Thanksgiving Visitor (1969). She was married to actor Rip Torn from 1961 until her death in 1987. Fine condition.