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Georgia Burke

ActorBorn 1878, died 1985On stage 1934 to 196111 productions on this page

Georgia Burke (February 27, 1878 — November 28, 1985) was an American actress who had performed on television, radio, and Broadway theatre between the 1930s and the 1960s. In 1934 Burke made her debut in Broadway in They Shall Not Die, and in 1944 she won a Donaldson Award as the third choice for Best Supporting Actress in Edward Chodorov's play, Decision. Burke had performed in the 1952 U.S. State Department-sponsored international production of Porgy and Bess and had taken a role as a nurse in the radio program When a Girl Marries, which had been broadcast for 18 years. She had also performed in the 1944 Broadway production of Anna Lucasta and its second film counterpart in 1958. Burke has…

On stage

11 productions, 27 years
1934
They Shall Not DieBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by Philip Moeller
62 performances
1940
Cabin In The SkyBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by George Balanchine, Albert Lewis
156 performances
1940
Mamba's DaughtersBroadway Broadway Theatre. Return-Engagement
17 performances
1942
The Sun FieldBroadway Biltmore Theatre. Original. Directed by Edward Clarke Lilley
5 performances
1944
Anna LucastaBroadway Mansfield Theatre. Original. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble
957 performances
1944
DecisionBroadway Belasco Theatre. Revival
160 performances
1950
The Wisteria TreesBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original
165 performances
1952
The Grass HarpBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Lewis
36 performances
1953
Porgy and BessBroadway Revival
305 performances
1958
InterlockBroadway Anta Playhouse. Original. Directed by Philip Burton
4 performances
1961
MandingoBroadway Lyceum Theatre. Original. Directed by Louis MacMillan
8 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

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