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Considered by many to be one of the greatest American actresses of all time, Geraldine Page was a master craftswoman who seemed to bring out the most inner detail of the character she was playing. Her dedication to her craft has earned her the respect of many of today's great actors including Meryl Streep and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Geraldine Sue Page was born on November 22, 1924 in Kirksville, Missouri to Dr. Leon Elwin Page, an osteopathic physician and Pearl Maize Page, a homemaker. She had an older brother named Donald. The family moved to Chicago when Page was five years old. Growing up, her interests and hobbies always were directed toward the arts. She tried writing and painting while younger, but that proved to be too frustrating. She wanted to be a concert pianist, but her family couldn't afford all that training. While she was still a preteen, she joined the drama club at her church and soon found her passion. She began reading all kinds of plays as well as reading about actors. She was fascinated with the careers of actresses like Lucille La Verne, Maude Adams, and Eva Le Gallienne.
Upon graduation from high school in 1942, she entered the Goodman Theater School, where she performed in just about everything in which students could perform, as well as earning money working for a children's theater group. When she completed the three-year program in 1945, she and several other students organized a summer stock theater in Lake Zurich, Illinois. After the summer season, she headed for New York City. Unfortunately, by Christmas she was working three part-time jobs just to get by and not finding any work as an actress. She returned to Chicago that winter and accepted a position as a part-time instructor in the theater department at DePaul University for the spring semester. After another summer at Lake Zurich, Miss Page headed for New York again, this time joining a stock company in Woodstock, New York. She spent the next two summers in Lake Zurich, and the rest of the time performing in Woodstock playing everything from young girls to grandmothers.
In 1948, she made her New York City debut with an Off-Broadway production of "Seven Mirrors." She spent the next four years performing with Off-Broadway groups and summer stock in New Jersey. She also performed character parts on radio shows. In 1952, she had the lead in an Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke." That production caused a sensation, not only with critics but with a growing audience marking the first big hit Off-Broadway. Page won the Drama Critics Award, becoming the first person from a non-Broadway production to receive such an award.
Page put off a number of film offers and instead played leading roles on radio and television, and made her Broadway debut in January 1953 in Vina Delmar's play "Mid-Summer." Although the play was dismissed by most critics, she was hailed by critics for her portrayal of an uneducated woman married to a schoolteacher.
In the fall of 1953, she made her film debut opposite John Wayne in the western Hondo (1953). Although she received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress, she wasn't offered any good parts in Hollywood and returned to New York.
During the 1950s, Page's theater career flourished. She played a variety of roles on Broadway including a vindictive wife of a homosexual in "The Immoralist," to a lonely spinster in "The Rainmaker." She also made frequent radio and television appearances and honed her craft at the Actors Studio. It was in the fall of 1959 that Page starred opposite Paul Newman in Tennessee Williams's "Sweet Bird of Youth." Her role as a pathetic fading movie star earned universal praise, her first Tony Award nomination, and interest again from Hollywood. It was also when she met and married one of her co-stars, actor Rip Torn.
In 1961 she starred in the film version of Summer and Smoke (1961) and in 1962 in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). She earned consecutive Golden Globe awards as well as Academy Award nominations for these two performances.
From now on, Page divided her time between the stage and the screen. Her selectivity was high, whatever the medium. She turned down many famous roles, including the role of Martha in the original Broadway production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and the role of Chris MacNeil in the film "The Exorcist." She was first and foremost a character actress who believed in repertory. She tended to accept parts that were very different from the one she had just played and often liked to rotate between leading roles and supporting roles.
Despite the fact that she was such a highly respected stage actress, very few of her Broadway productions after "Sweet Bird of Youth" were hits, and often closed after just a few performances. The few productions that were hits included revivals of "Strange Interlude" and "The Three Sisters." Most of her better stage work through the rest of her life came in productions Off-Broadway, or in regional theaters across the country. She liked touring the United States and performing theater in states and cities often neglected by Broadway touring companies. In the 1960s, some of her notable film work included "The Happiest Millionaire," "What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice" and "You're a Big Boy Now." She earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the latter. She also won two Emmy Awards for television work.
In the 1970s one of her few hits on Broadway was as a banker's alcoholic wife in "Absurd Person Singular." This role netted her a second Tony Award nomination. One of her bigger triumphs on the stage was the Sanctuary Theater Company which she and her husband Rip Torn founded off-Broadway. Although it only lasted a couple of years, it gave young actors a chance to work, and many of the productions were given rave reviews by critics. Some of her more memorable film roles in the 1970s included a nosy matchmaker in Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) (Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress), a controversial religious leader in The Day of the Locust (1975), the voice of the villain Madame Medusa in The Rescuers (1977) and the suicidal mother in Interiors (1978) (Oscar nomination as Best Actress).
In the 1980s, she began teaching acting at the Pelican Theater School. In 1982 she had another triumph on Broadway as Mother Superior in "Agnes of God," a role which earned her a third Tony Award nomination. In 1983 she co-founded the Mirror Repertory Company, an Off-Broadway theater group dedicated to preserving the art of repertory theater. She performed and directed in a variety of productions with the group. She continued to work in films despite her hectic theater schedule. One of her film roles in 1984 was a scene stealing bit part as a chain-smoking mother of a murdered cop in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). She received an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress. With that she became the first woman to receive seven Oscar nominations for acting without a single win. In 1985, she starred in the independent film The Trip to Bountiful (1985). Based on Horton Foote's play, it tells the story of a 60-year-old woman who yearns to run away from her cramped city apartment that she shares with her son and daughter-in-law, to see the old country town where she grew up. Page's performance was hailed by critics and she began to rack up a number of award nominations. She was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, making it her eighth try for the golden boy. Although Meryl Streep looked like a sure bet for Out of Africa (1985), many critics predicted Page would emerge as the dark horse winner. When F. Murray Abraham opened the envelope on Oscar night he announced "Ah! I consider this woman the greatest actress in the English language. The winner is Geraldine Page in 'The Trip to Bountiful!'" As Page scrambled to find her shoes which she had kicked under her seat, Meryl Streep led the long standing ovation for her.
In the 1980s she received a number of other honors. She received several lifetime achievement awards from various theater groups. In 1983, she was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. The only thing that seemed to be missing was a Tony Award. In the spring of 1987, Page took a break from the Mirror Theater, to return to Broadway in a revival of "Blithe Spirit." For her leading performance as the wacky medium, she was nominated for her fourth Tony Award. Many critics predicted her to be the sentimental favorite for the award. She did not win. Six days after the Tony Awards ceremony, she died of a heart attack, leaving behind her husband and their three children. She was 62 years old. A memorial service was held at a Broadway theater and numerous actors and celebrities paid their respects including Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, and Paul Newman among others. Ronald and Nancy Reagan had flowers sent from the White House to the memorial service.
Page dedicated her life to her craft and is regarded as one of the most important actresses of the 20th century. She appeared in 28 films, 16 Broadway plays, memorable television plays and radio plays, and innumerable repertory, stock, regional and Off-Broadway performances. As People magazine noted: "Geraldine Page wasn't resting on her laurels at the time of her death; she was on a role. After a performance, she asked, 'I wasn't overdone, was I?' Then she added with a smile, 'Wasn't I exquisite?' As ever, she was."- Actor
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Anthony Cistaro is a classically trained actor who is best known for his comedic turns on some of the most endearing shows on broadcast television. Cheers (1982) provided him his first big break when he was cast as Henri, Woody's recurring nemesis during the show's final three seasons. He was then invited to guest on Bob (1992) (Newhart) as Matthew, Tricia's overconfident improv-actor boyfriend. Anthony also appeared on Seinfeld (1989) as Elaine's boyfriend Joel Rifkin ("Same name as the serial killer ..."), and as a French gate attendant on the final episode of Friends (1994).
Often called upon to deliver a humorous take on foreign characters, Anthony has guested as a slithery Eurotrash photographer (The Nanny (1993)), a surly Russian chef (Charlie Lawrence (2003)), a gullible French Canadian hockey player (Alright Already (1997)), an arrogant British director Wild Oats (1994)), a rough-hewn Canadian fur trapper (Thanks (1999)) and an insouciant French waiter (Ugly Betty (2006)).
Anthony is also known for his portrayal as supervillain Kenneth Irons on TNT's Witchblade (2001), the top-rated basic cable series during its run. Additional forays into the Sci-fi and Fantasy realm include two separate demons on Angel (1999), and his role on the final three episodes of Charmed (1998) as Dumain, the "imaginary friend." In dramatic roles, Anthony has tended to play antagonists - including an international arms dealer (Alias (2001)), a club owner peddling pirated material (Numb3rs (2005)) and an anesthesiologist on the make (Nip/Tuck (2003)). For Netflix, Anthony recurred in the second season of Sense8 (2015) as the relentless Agent Bendix - and as Detective Brown (opposite Ashton Sanders) in the Netflix Original All Day and a Night (2020).
Notable theatre credits include "The King Stag" (originally staged by Andrei Serban and Julie Taymor) at the Barbican Theatre in London - and regional performances at the South Coast Repertory in "A View from the Bridge" and at the American Repertory Theatre in "Six Characters in Search of An Author" and "Tartuffe".
Anthony grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eldest of six children. His father was a schoolteacher and counselor, and his mother later worked as an executive assistant. As children Anthony and his siblings all worked professionally as actors. Anthony's first speaking role was opposite Dyan Cannon as her son in Lady of the House (1978). A near-miss followed with Anthony being cast as the son of Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) in Apocalypse Now (1979), but that ending was never filmed. What remains is Anthony's third-grade photo, seen in a dossier that Willard (Martin Sheen) reviews as he travels upriver.
Upon completing his studies in Film and TV Production at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Anthony trained with the legendary Stella Adler at her West Coast academy for three years. Fellow contemporaries included Mark Ruffalo and Benicio Del Toro. After a promising start to his television career, Anthony decided he would benefit from more stage training. He earned a spot at the American Repertory Theatre Institute at Harvard University where he worked and trained during the Robert Brustein years. Anthony performed in seventeen productions during his tenure at the ART. Years later, Anthony reunited with fellow ART alums to film the improvisational comedy feature Fell, Jumped or Pushed (2016), where he developed the role of Mike, the long-haired jerk of a husband.
Anthony is married to author Melissa Cistaro (Pieces of My Mother). When they returned to San Francisco to continue raising their family, Anthony also took the opportunity to get behind the camera as an in-house media producer and director for BlackRock (the world's largest money manager) and later for Ripple (a blockchain technology-based fintech). He's an avid ocean swimmer and has participated over the years in several distance races, including multiple Alcatraz swims. Anthony speaks French, having earned a second major in the language at LMU and having lived in France on two separate occasions. He holds dual US and Italian passports.- William Traylor was born on 8 October 1929 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Man with Two Brains (1983) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). He was married to Peggy Feury. He died on 23 September 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Hallene Hill was born on 12 September 1876 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956), The Arkansas Traveler (1938) and Hello, Everybody! (1933). She died on 6 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Darin McGowan is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer and art director from Kirksville, Missouri who created the 2003 Cartoon Monsoon short Gorilla Girl. He worked on various shows and films including The Loud House, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Futurama, The Mr. Men Show, Napoleon Dynamite, The Snoopy Show and Fur-Ever Family.- Sarah Brady was born on 6 February 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. She was married to James Brady. She died on 3 April 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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Singer Farrell "Rusty" Draper was one of the biggest American singing stars of the 1950s, pioneering a pop/country crossover sound that scored him a string of million-selling hit singles. A sometime actor and radio presenter, he worked at a radio station at Des Moines, Iowa, where he often filled in for sportscaster--and future U.S. president--Ronald Reagan. He established himself on the 1950s music scene with such songs as "Gambler's Guitar" and "Shifting Whispering Sands". His biggest hit in the UK was "Mule Skinner Blues" in 1960. Getting his nickname from because of his shock of thick red hair, he was performing on the radio in his home state of Missouri at age 12. As a teenager he worked his way to San Francisco. In 1952 he signed with Mercury Records and the next year he had a million-seller with "Gambler's Guitar", a song that reached #6 on both the pop and country charts. Further hits came over the next 10 years, as well as guest appearances on TV shows Laramie (1959), Rawhide (1959) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958). In the 1980s he suffered severe heart trouble and a mild stroke, and later he lost his voice to throat cancer. He died in Bellevue, Washington, on March 28, 2003, at age 80.- Producer
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Rick Cowan was born on 23 November 1955 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Fire Down Below (1997), C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004) and Ninth Street (1999). He died on 8 August 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.- Samuel Ellison was born on 23 January 1875 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Flames of Wrath (1923). He was married to Margaret "Pet" Wilson. He died on 7 August 1949 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA.
- Nicky Francis was born in 1920 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Time for Fun (1951), Super Circus (1949) and The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). He died on 28 September 1960 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
- Leo Goeke was born on 6 November 1936 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Mozart's The Magic Flute (1978), Don Giovanni (1978) and Idomeneo (1974). He died on 18 September 2012 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jim Musick was born on 5 May 1910 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor. He died on 15 December 1992 in Santa Ana, California, USA.- John Wimber was born on 25 February 1934 in Kirksville, Missouri, USA.
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Corrington Wheeler is an American singer, songwriter, voice actor, and author. Cory's music displays diversity that ranges from Metal, to Pop, and R&B.
He released an EP on October 28th, 2015 called "Traveling East" with producers Justin Kyle of Jamie's Elsewhere with Victory Records and Eric Ferraro of Asmara. On February 22nd, 2016, he released a cover single of "The Parting Glass".
His newest album "Seeking Light" was released on March 15th, 2017 with additional guest features from Garret Rapp of The Color Morale with Fearless Records, Jeremy Gilmore of Sycamour with Hopeless Records, Tada Maico, Ryan Tyler of Viridian, Sebastian Elizondo of Darkness Divided with Victory Records, & Rory Rodriguez of Dayseeker with Invogue Records and Spinefarm Records!
Songs "Sociological Structural Functionalism" and "Your Erroneous Evil" have been played on over 177 global networks cumulative including Video Hits!, PC Music pool, RNR TV, OK! TV, The Cool TV, VH1 India, Havoc TV, Bowling Music Network, Club Com Inc, In-Store Sports Network, ScreenPlay, Promo Only, VJ Pro, Channel M/Play Network, Mood Media, Almen Joi's Music Video Show, Sidewalks Entertainment, The Insane Show, Xcorps Action Sport TV, KVJ Rocks, Rhythms on The Rockside, DaPow, Access Unlimited TV.
CW has played performances on shows such as America's Got Talent, appeared on national radio stations, and toured with national acts such as Alien Ant Farm, Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf, Bobaflex, Seasons After, Parabelle, Jeff Pinkus of Butthole Surfers, Chris Taylor Brown of Trapt, Flaw, Vesperteen, and others!