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Ruth Chatterton(1892-1961)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Ruth Chatterton
Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.
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Female (1933)
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Beginning as a chorus girl at age 14, Ruth Chatterton became a Broadway star with "Daddy Long Legs" in 1914. She appeared in such shows as "Mary Rose" and "Come Out of the Kitchen" before moving to Hollywood in 1925. As her film career faded in the late 1930s, she returned to the stage in revivals, and radio and TV performances, including "Hamlet." In the 1950s, she began a successful writing career. She had no children.
BornDecember 24, 1892
DiedNovember 24, 1961(68)
BornDecember 24, 1892
DiedNovember 24, 1961(68)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 12 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
Dodsworth
7.7
  • Fran Dodsworth
  • 1936
Louis Calhern, Ruth Chatterton, Wong Chung, and Harold Huber in Frisco Jenny (1932)
Frisco Jenny
6.8
  • Jenny
  • 1932
George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
The Rich Are Always with Us
6.2
  • Caroline Grannard
  • 1932
Ruth Chatterton and Philippe De Lacy in Sarah and Son (1930)
Sarah and Son
5.3
  • Sarah Storm
  • 1930

Credits

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Actress



  • Hamlet (1953)
    Hamlet
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Queen Gertrude
    • 1953
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Alison Stanhope
    • 1952
  • Celanese Theatre (1951)
    Celanese Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Kit Marlowe
    • 1951
  • The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950)
    The Prudential Family Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Fran Dodsworth
    • 1950
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The Philco Television Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1948
  • Pierre Blanchar and Ruth Chatterton in A Royal Divorce (1938)
    A Royal Divorce
    5.4
    • Josephine de Beauharnais
    • 1938
  • Felix Aylmer, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Clare, Hans Rameau, Beatrix Lehmann, Rene Ray, Jack Raymond, and Anton Walbrook in The Rat (1937)
    The Rat
    6.4
    • Zelia de Chaumont
    • 1937
  • Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Dodsworth
    7.7
    • Fran Dodsworth
    • 1936
  • Herbert Marshall, Ruth Chatterton, and Simone Simon in Girls' Dormitory (1936)
    Girls' Dormitory
    6.2
    • Professor Anna Mathe
    • 1936
  • Zoe Akins, Robert Allen, Joseph Anthony, Lionel Atwill, Katharine Brush, Ruth Chatterton, Marion Gering, Otto Kruger, Marian Marsh, Lloyd Nolan, and B.P. Schulberg in Lady of Secrets (1936)
    Lady of Secrets
    6.5
    • Celia Whittaker
    • 1936
  • Ruth Chatterton, Claire Dodd, and Adolphe Menjou in Journal of a Crime (1934)
    Journal of a Crime
    6.1
    • Francoise Moliet
    • 1934
  • George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in Female (1933)
    Female
    6.7
    • Alison Drake
    • 1933
  • George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in Lilly Turner (1933)
    Lilly Turner
    6.4
    • Lilly 'Queenie' Turner -- later Dixon
    • 1933
  • Louis Calhern, Ruth Chatterton, Wong Chung, and Harold Huber in Frisco Jenny (1932)
    Frisco Jenny
    6.8
    • Jenny
    • 1932

Writer



  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • from the novel by
    • 1957

Soundtrack



  • Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Dodsworth
    7.7
    • performer: "The Moon of Manakoora"
    • 1936
  • Ruth Chatterton in The Lady of Scandal (1930)
    The Lady of Scandal
    5.8
    • performer: "Say It With a Smile", "Smiles" (1917) (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Nancy Carroll in Paramount on Parade (1930)
    Paramount on Parade
    5.6
    • performer: "My Marine"
    • 1930

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
  • Born
    • December 24, 1892
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 24, 1961
    • Norwalk, Connecticut, USA(brain hemorrhage)
  • Spouses
      Gordon John Barry Thomson1941 - August 19, 1960 (his death)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Other works
    Short story: "Ladies' Man".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 14 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She directed Broadway plays beginning in the 1920s, and translated French works for the American stage. She was also a licensed pilot who flew her own plane cross-country.
  • Quotes
    I want my face as it is, because I want to use it. If there are lines on my face, they have been etched there by time and thought and experience. Surely those things are of more value, surely people will value then more, than if I try to block them out with grease-paint and present a smooth mask with nothing written upon it.

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