Woodman, Ruth C., 1894-1970.

Ruth Cornwall Woodman was a writer for radio and television programs from the late 1920s through the 1950s. Born in 1894, she was raised in England and educated at Vassar College. Woodman worked in Turkey for a year and returned to the United States. In 1928, she began writing scripts for radio programs, such as DuPont's "Cavalcade of America" and Bob Ripley's "Believe It Or Not." In 1930, Woodman was hired as a writer for "Death Valley Days." At the request of the program's sponsor, Pacific Coast Borax Company, Woodman made summer excursions to the Death Valley region for the next fourteen years to gather material. The radio series proved so successful that Pacific Coast Borax Company asked Woodman to adapt the stories for television. Beginning in 1952, Woodman wrote the television screenplays for five years. Woodman wrote for other radio programs, including "Dr. Christian," "Suspense" and "Armstrong Theatre of Today." She married William E. Woodman, with whom she had two children. She lived most of her life in Rye, New York and died in 1970.

From the description of Ruth Cornwall Woodman papers [microform], 1913-1969. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 146293067

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