Patricia Collinge
Collinge in 1941
Born	Eileen Cecilia Collinge (1892-09-20)September 20, 1892
Died	April 10, 1974(1974-04-10) (aged 81) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	St. Mary's Cemetery Nantucket,Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress,writer
Years active	1904–1967

Eileen Cecilia^{[citation needed]} "Patricia"Collinge (September 20, 1892 – April 10, 1974) was an Irish-American actress and writer. She was best known for her stage appearances, as well as her roles in the filmsThe Little Foxes (1941) andShadow of a Doubt (1943). She was nominated for anAcademy Award and won aNBR Award for the former.

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Gladys Cooper,Alexandra Carlisle and Patricia Collinge in theDrury Lane production ofEverywoman (1912)

Douglas Fairbanks,William H. Crane,Amelia Bingham, and Patricia Collinge in the Broadway production ofThe New Henrietta (1913)

Collinge first appeared on the stage in 1904 inLittle Black Sambo and Little White Barbara at theGarrick Theatre inLondon. She immigrated to the United States with her mother in 1907. Soon after, she appeared as a flower girl inThe Queens of the Moulin Rouge (1908)^[1] and as a supporting player inThe Thunderbolt (1910) starringLouis Calvert, which was staged at the New Theatre (Century Theatre).^[2]

In 1911, Collinge played Youth in the Broadway production ofEverywoman, withLaura Nelson Hall in the title role.^[3] She reprised the role in the 1912 London production starringAlexandra Carlisle.^[4] She appeared as Agnes withDouglas Fairbanks, Sr.,Amelia Bingham, andWilliam H. Crane inThe New Henrietta, a play based on a comedy byBronson Howard, produced at theKnickerbocker Theatre on Broadway in December 1913. In 1914, she again appeared with Fairbanks inHe Comes Up Smiling.^[5]

Collinge toured inA Regular Businessman, was the original Pollyanna Whittier inPollyanna, and toured withTillie in 1919. In 1932, she appeared inAutumn Crocus. Her acting was acclaimed by aNew York Times critic, who wrote, "Miss Collinge plays with the soft, pliant sincerity that makes her one of the most endearing actresses."^{[citation needed]}

She was a member of the original Broadway cast ofThe Little Foxes withTallulah Bankhead as the lead in 1939, playing the role of the tragic Birdie Hubbard. In 1941, she played the same part inthe motion picture version, which starredBette Davis. Other stage work included roles in productions ofThe Heiress,Just Suppose,The Dark Angel,The Importance of Being Earnest,To See Ourselves, andLady with a Lamp. Her final stage appearance came in December 1952 inI've Got Sixpence^[6] at theEthel Barrymore Theatre.

Collinge's film debut in 1941'sThe Little Foxes earned her anAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Other films includedShadow of a Doubt (1943),Tender Comrade (1943), andThe Nun's Story (1959).^{[citation needed]}

According to the featurette included with the DVD ofShadow of a Doubt,^{[citation needed]} Collinge rewrote the scene that takes place in the garage betweenTeresa Wright andMacdonald Carey, since DirectorAlfred Hitchcock and the actors were unhappy with the dialogue. Hitchcock was delighted with her work and used it in the film. She also worked withAlma Reville (Hitchcock's wife) andBen Hecht on the screenplay for Hitchcock'sLifeboat (1944), which also starredTallulah Bankhead.^{[citation needed]}

Collinge appeared in four episodes of the popular seriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents. In one episode, "The Cheney Vase", based on the playKind Lady, she played a vulnerable, elderly, wealthy woman kept hostage in her own home by ruthless crooks (Darren McGavin andRuta Lee) attempting to steal a valuable Primitive style vase.

Collinge appeared in two episodes ofThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In one episode, "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow", she once again played a vulnerable, elderly, wealthy woman. However, in this episode, she is locked inside of a vault and left for dead by her niece's husband after discovering he is a forger.^[7]

She also appeared in such television dramas asLaramie (1961),The United States Steel Hour (1962),East Side/West Side (1963), andN.Y.P.D. (1967).^{[citation needed]}

Collinge wrote the playDame Nature (1938), an adaptation of a French drama byAndré Birabeau, in addition to some short stories forThe New Yorker, and contributed toThe New York Times Book Review.^[8] She also wroteThe Small Mosaics of Mr. and Mrs. Engel, atravelogue that earned her a gold medal from the Italian government, andThe B.O.W.S., which she co-authored withMargalo Gillmore.^[9]

Collinge had no children.^{[citation needed]}

Collinge died on April 10, 1974, inNew York City,New York, at the age of 81 of aheart attack.^[9][8] She is buried with her husband at Saint Mary's Cemetery inNantucket,Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

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• Collinge, Patricia (April 4, 1925). "Plots".The New Yorker.1 (7): 22.
• — (January 2, 1926). "Western Union, please ...".The New Yorker.1 (46): 30.

• "All About The Winsome Actress Seen InTillie". Iowa Citizen. December 29, 1919. p. 6.
• "Many New Plays Bid For Favor".New York Times. November 6, 1910. p. X1.
• "News and Comment of the Stage".New York Times. March 12, 1911. p. X2.
• "Crane at Knickerbocker December 22, 1913".New York Times. December 6, 1913. p. 11.
• "Patricia Collinge, 81, Actress In Many Leading Plays, Dies".New York Times. April 11, 1974. p. 38.

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