Article: MISS ELLIE DEAD; Dallas star Bel Geddes is killed by lung cancer aged 82.(News)

Byline: From RYAN PARRY US Correspondent in New York

DALLAS star Barbara Bel Geddes, Miss Ellie in the long-running oil soap, has died of lung cancer.

The 82-year-old actress lost her battle against the disease while at home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, her second cousin Lewis Bennett said last night.

Barbara landed the role of Ewing family matriarch in 1978 when the popular show started.

She starred in some of ...

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