Geraldine Brooks (actress)

Geraldine Brooks was an American actress whose threedecade career on stage as well as in films and on television was noted with nominations for an Emmy in 1962 and a Tony in 1970. She was married to author Budd Schulberg.

A native of New York City, Geraldine Stroock was born to a family descended from Dutch immigrants. Her parents had entertainment industry connections, with her father, James, as ownermanager of the Brooks theatrical costume concern and her mother, Bianca, with a career as stylist and designer of costumes. Two of her aunts had also been in show business, one as a singer at the Metropolitan Opera and another as a showgirl with the Ziegfeld Follies. Her elder sister, Gloria, was an actress. Geraldine, who was named after Metropolitan Operas most famous diva of the era, Geraldine Farrar, took dancing classes from the age of two and attended allgirls Hunter Modeling School and graduated in 1942 from Julia Richman High School, where she was president of the drama club.

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