Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985

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Gordon, Ruth, 1896-?

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Jones, Ruth, 1896-

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Jones, Ruth, 1896-1985

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1896-10-30

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Actress and playwright.

From the description of Ruth Gordon papers, 1924-1969 (bulk 1940-1969). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130956

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Ruth Gordon

1896, Oct. 30 Born, Wollaston, Mass. 1915 Appeared as Nibs in Peter Pan (play) 1918 Married Gregory Kelly (died 1927) 1936 Appeared as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (play) 1940 Appeared as Mary Todd Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film) 1942 Married Garson Kanin 1946 Wrote Years Ago (play) 1949 Wrote Adam's Rib (film) 1952 Wrote Pat and Mike (film) 1953 Wrote The Actress (film based on play Years Ago) 1955 Appeared as Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker (play) 1965 Appeared as Mrs. Clover in Inside Daisy Clover (film) 1968 Appeared as Minnie Castevet in Rosemary's Baby (film) 1969 Won 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Rosemary's Baby 1971 Appeared as Maude in Harold and Maude (film) 1978 Appeared as Ma Boggs in Every Which Way But Loose (film) 1985, Aug. 28 Died, Edgartown, Mass.

Garson Kanin

1912, Nov. 24 Born, Rochester, N.Y. 1932 1933 Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, N.Y. 1933 Appeared as Tommy Deal in Little Ol' Boy (play) 1942 Married Ruth Gordon (died 1985) 1946 Wrote Born Yesterday (play) Directed Years Ago (play) 1949 Wrote Adam's Rib (film) 1952 Wrote Pat and Mike (film) 1955 Wrote and directed The Diary of Anne Frank (play) 1964 Directed Funny Girl (play) 1990 Married Marian Seldes 1999, Mar. 13 Died, New York, N.Y. From the guide to the Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Papers, 1921-1993, (bulk 1940-1959), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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