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Jean Ruth

Jean Ruth

American actress (1917–2004)


Jean Ruth (September 10, 1917[3] September 18, 2004) was an American actress and radio personality.[4] As an actress, she is best known for appearing in the Martin and Lewis film At War with the Army (1950).[5] Her radio broadcasts during WWII from 1941-44 were the basis for the musical film Reveille with Beverly. She claimed later that while broadcasting she would be asked to read out the titles of songs that didn't exist, which served as secret messages to the French Resistance. She also later befriended the famous wartime Japanese-American radio announcer Iva Toguri after she was prosecuted for treason for radio broadcasts from Tokyo.[6] She was married to American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader Freddie Slack from 1945 to 1948.[2][7]

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  1. Associated Press (October 3, 2004). "Jean Hay, 87, Host During War of 'Reveille With Beverly' Show, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. Lentz, Harris (April 20, 2005). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004. McFarland. pp. 160–161. ISBN 9780786421039 via Google Books.
  3. "Jean Gets Raves For Stage Role". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved January 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. Neubaur, James; Okuda, Ted (1995). The Jerry Lewis Films: An Analytical Filmography of the Innovative Comic. McFarland. pp. 33–35. ISBN 9780899509617 via Google Books.



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