Ruth_Hall_(actress)

Ruth Hall (actress)

Ruth Hall (actress)

American actress (1910–2003)

Ruth Hall (born Ruth Gloria Blasco Ibáñez;[1] December 29, 1910 – October 9, 2003) was an American film actress.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Hall was a 1929 graduate of Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida.[2]

Hall was a great-niece of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, the Spanish novelist. She took her mother's maiden name as her professional name so as not to benefit from the novelist's more celebrated last name.[3] In 1931, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures.[4]

Personal life

She was married to cinematographer Lee Garmes[1] from 1933 until his death on August 31, 1978; the couple had two daughters.[citation needed]

Ruth Hall died in Glendale, California, aged 92.

Partial filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Landesman, Fred (2004). The John Wayne Filmography. McFarland. p. 282. ISBN 9780786432523. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Wins Recognition". The Tampa Times. Florida, Tampa. December 8, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved August 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    "Cinderella Actress Niece Of Ibanez". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. June 22, 1931. p. 17. Retrieved August 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. [4]
    Shaffer, George (May 27, 1931). "Movie Gossip from Hollywood". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. p. 19. Retrieved August 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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