Georgia Backus
American actress (1900-1983) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Georgia Belden Backus was an American character actress on stage, radio and screen. She was also a writer, director and producer of radio dramas. In 1930 she was named dramatic director of the Columbia Broadcasting System, to guide the development of the new art of the radio play.
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Apache DrumsFilm, Mrs. Keon
The Mark of the RenegadeFilm, 1951Duenna Concepcion1950
Copper CanyonFilm, Martha Bassett
No Man of Her OwnFilm, 1950Nurse (uncredited)1949
Too Late for TearsFilm, Woman (uncredited)1948
Dream GirlFilm, Edna1947
Suddenly It's SpringFilm, WAC Maj. Cheever1943
The Moon Is DownFilm, Villager (uncredited)1942
I Married a WitchFilm, Older Woman (uncredited)
Not a Ladies' ManFilm, 1942Mrs. Roberts (uncredited)
The Lady Is WillingFilm, 1942Nurse (uncredited)1941
Citizen KaneFilm, Bertha Anderson
Repent at LeisureFilm, 1941Nurse
They Dare Not LoveFilm, 1941German Secretary1900Born13 October 1900People around Georgia
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Citizen Kane 1941
The Magnificent Ambersons 1942
I Married a Witch 1942
Too Late for Tears 1949
Force of Evil 1950
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A member of the repertory company presenting Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre radio programs, she played supporting roles in some 30 films during the 1940s and 1950s. Her first screen credit was Citizen Kane (1941), in which she played the severe assistant in the Thatcher library. Her career was ended by the Hollywood blacklist.
