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Georgia Backus(1900-1983)

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Georgia Backus
Georgia Backus was born on 13 October 1900 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Citizen Kane (1941), Cause for Alarm! (1951) and Mark of the Renegade (1951). She died on 7 September 1983 in Sun City, California, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1900
DiedSeptember 7, 1983(82)
BornOctober 13, 1900
DiedSeptember 7, 1983(82)
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Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane
8.3
  • Miss Anderson
  • 1941
Loretta Young in Cause for Alarm! (1951)
Cause for Alarm!
6.4
  • Mrs. Warren
  • 1951
Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, Andrea King, and Gilbert Roland in Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Mark of the Renegade
5.9
  • Duenna Concepcion
  • 1951
Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred MacMurray, and Arleen Whelan in Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
Suddenly It's Spring
6.3
  • WAC Maj. Cheever
  • 1947

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  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, Andrea King, and Gilbert Roland in Mark of the Renegade (1951)
    Mark of the Renegade
    5.9
    • Duenna Concepcion
    • 1951
  • Coleen Gray and Stephen McNally in Apache Drums (1951)
    Apache Drums
    6.5
    • Mrs. Keon
    • 1951
  • Loretta Young in Cause for Alarm! (1951)
    Cause for Alarm!
    6.4
    • Mrs. Warren
    • 1951
  • Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)
    Mother Didn't Tell Me
    5.7
    • Mildred Tracy (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Lyle Bettger, and John Lund in No Man of Her Own (1950)
    No Man of Her Own
    7.4
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr, Ray Milland, and Macdonald Carey in Copper Canyon (1950)
    Copper Canyon
    6.2
    • Martha Bassett
    • 1950
  • Macdonald Carey and Wanda Hendrix in Song of Surrender (1949)
    Song of Surrender
    6.7
    • Mrs. Parry
    • 1949
  • Too Late for Tears (1949)
    Too Late for Tears
    7.3
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, and Marie Windsor in Force of Evil (1948)
    Force of Evil
    7.2
    • Sylvia Morse (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Betty Hutton and Macdonald Carey in Dream Girl (1948)
    Dream Girl
    5.4
    • Edna
    • 1948
  • Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred MacMurray, and Arleen Whelan in Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
    Suddenly It's Spring
    6.3
    • WAC Maj. Cheever
    • 1947
  • Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall in Lady in the Dark (1944)
    Lady in the Dark
    5.9
    • Miss Sullivan (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Fred MacMurray, and Roland Young in Standing Room Only (1944)
    Standing Room Only
    7.1
    • Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Dorris Bowdon in The Moon Is Down (1943)
    The Moon Is Down
    7.0
    • Villager (uncredited)
    • 1943

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  • Born
    • October 13, 1900
    • Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 1983
    • Sun City, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: One of the Family. Comedy. Written by Kenneth Webb. 49th Street Theatre: 21 Dec 1925- Jul 1926 (closing date unknown/238 performances). Cast: Georgia Backus (as "Lucy Adams") [final Broadway role], Beulah Bondi (as "Maggie"), Louise Closser Hale (as "Miss Priscilla Adams"), Edward Donnelly (as "Martin Burke"), Leila Frost (as "Penelope Adams"), Kay Johnson (as "Joyce Smith"), Grant Mitchell (as "Henry Adams"), Mary Phillips (as "Irene Adams"), Raymond Van Sickle (as "George Adams"), Fleming Ward (as "Frank Owens"). Produced by John Tuerk.

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